by JohnKeatsKeen, fitful gusts are whisp'r...On first looking into Chapman's HomerTo one who has been long in city pent, To one who has been long in city pent,
'Tis very sweet to look…
by Robert Burns Logan BraesO Were My Love Yon Lilac FairBlythe Hae I been On Yon Hill Tune-"The Quaker's Wife." Blythe hae I been on yon hill,
As the lambs before me;…
To Mrs. Reynolds's CatTo SleepTo One Who Has Been Long in City Pent To one who has been long in city pent,
’Tis very sweet to look into the fair
And open face of heaven,—to breathe a prayer…
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(Encyclopedia) balladeballadebəlädˈ [key], in literature, verse form developed in France in the 14th and 15th cent. The ballade usually contains three stanzas of eight lines with three rhymes and a…
by Robert Burns Song-For A' ThatThe Cotter's Saturday NightSong-Merry Hae I Been Teethin A Heckle Tune-"The bob O' Dumblane." O Merry hae I been teethin' a heckle,
An'…
(Encyclopedia) LearLearlēr [key], legendary English king, supposed descendant, through Locrine and Brut, of Aeneas of Troy. The story of Lear and his three daughters probably originated in early…
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(Encyclopedia) Gamelyn, The Tale ofGamelyn, The Tale ofgămˈəlĭn [key], a romance in verse, written c.1350, containing about 900 lines. It tells of the tribulations of a young man abused by his older…
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