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The poems span the entire range of verse from high drama to stuff-and-nonsense and are presented in nine sections: poems of childhood and youth; poems of love and marriage; poems of life; poems of loss and comfort; poems of war and peace; poems to read aloud; poems to read quietly; poems of animals and nature and poems of magic and mysterythe poems have all been chosen and arranged by neil philip and the volume is illustrated throughout with watercolour borders and decorative motifs by isabelle brent, glowing with her trademark gold leafoverall in very good conditionoxfam bookshop carlisle this highly accessible collection gathers together the best-loved gems of english language verse, from the deeply moving to the hilariously sillysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe anthology includes works by william blake, dylan thomas, seamus heaney, robert burns, t s eliot, rudyard kipling, w b yeats and many, many more
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Housman was one of the best-loved poets of his day, and a shropshire lad and other poems is a collection of poems whose elegant simplicity of form belies their hidden complexitieshousman, was an english poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems a shropshire ladthis volume brings together the works housman published in his lifetime, a shropshire lad () and last poems (), along with the posthumous selections more poems and additional poems, and three translations of extracts from aeschylus, sophocles and euripides that display his mastery of classical literaturetheir scope is wide - ranging from religious doubt and doomed love to intense nostalgia for the countryside and patriotic celebration of the life of the soldier - and they are made all the more memorable by their distinctive diction and perfectly modulated rhythm and soundhousman's poems, including'to an athlete dying young', 'loveliest of trees, the cherry now' and 'when i was one-and-twenty', conjure up a potent and idyllic rural world imbued with a poignant sense of loss and sadnesssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham aalfred edward housman () usually known as athis edition has been revised by archie burnett and includes updated notes on the text and indexes of first lines and titlesin his afterword, john sparrow discusses housman's methods of writing and melancholic temperamentif you enjoyed a shropshire lad and other poems, you might like john clare's selected poems, also available in penguin classics'what are those blue remembered hills,what spires, what farms are those?'in this collection, athis penguin classics edition is introduced by nick laird with revisions by archie burnett and an afterword by john sparrow
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Oxfam books & music fareham the poona poems by madhurithese are poems about romantic love gone good or bad, about discipleship, about the mysteries of being in a buddhafield, and a few adventures on enfields  a new book of poems by madhuri written between and , in osho's communes in poona and the ranch; also some from goa, the himalayas, sri lankasee oxfam website for delivery information read moresmall stain to bottom right page edgesotherwise in good conditionpaperback book in good condition published in by lulucover shows some wear with slightly bent corners
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Written over a period of nine years, the poems "relate the modern world of neon lights, space travel and television commercials to the more traditional subjects of pastoral poems and love poems" as new, inside and cover; some small closed tears to top and bottom edge of front of dust jacketoxfam bookshop st albans pete hoida's first book of poems, published insee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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" beside these widely anthologised poems, this book places a selection of other poems in many genres, revealing the scope of his workarnold's love for his particular engand and for his friends, his longing for stability and his religious doubt, form the case note of much of his poetryspine, gilt banding and lettering, bumped, some staining at the bottom along the sides, sunned backboard, embossed banding, bumped, slightly stained at the top, rubbedthis book contains some of his most popular works, such as "dover beach," "the scholar gypsy" and "thyrsisbound in blue clothpasedown, yellowed, endpaper, inscription by a previous owner in pencil on the poets biography, yellowedsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreback pastedown, has a the educational co, ltd, 46 renshaw street, liverpoolhis impact as a poet, critic and scholar was considerablefrontboard, embossed banding, gilt lettering and decoration, bumped, stained, rubbedoxfam shop darlington hardbackmany pages are underlined with comments, in pencil and ink, all pages in complete and cleanson of dr arnold, headmaster of rugby school, matthew arnold was himself deeply involved in education, becoming an inspector of schoolspublisher is macmillan and co sticker, yellowed endpaper, small of amount of discolouration  slightly dusty on the top edge,all edges yellowed, used good conditionthis is a collection of the poetry by the victorian poet-critic and professor of poetry at oxford (), matthew arnold ()
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love emerges as something that we do in practice, enacted by couples through particular socially and historically determined ritualsit provides new insights into the making and breaking of relationships, beginning with the formation of courtships using the language of love, the development of intimacy through the exchange of love letters, and sensory engagement with love tokens such as flowers, portrait miniatures, and locks of hairthe game of love in georgian england brings together love letters, diaries, valentines, and proposals of marriage from sixty courtships sourced from thirty archives and museum collections, alongside an extensive range of sources including ballads, conduct literature, court cases, material objects, newspaper reports, novels, periodicals, philosophical discourses, plays, poems, and prints, to create a vivid social and cultural history of romantic emotionsit also charts the increasing modernization of romantic customs over the georgian era - most notably with the arrival of the printed valentine's card - revealing how love developed into a commercial industrythe book concludes with the rituals of disintegration when engagements went awry, and pursuit of damages for breach of promise in the civil courtsthis volume brings to life the emotional experience of courtship using the words and objects selected by men and women to navigate this potentially fraught processsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book demonstrates the importance of courtship to studies of marriage, relationships, and emotions in history, and how we write histories of emotions using objectscourtship in georgian england was a decisive moment in the life cycle, imagined as a tactical game, an invigorating sport, and a perilous journey across a turbulent seaoxfam bookshop clifton very good condition; some shelf wear
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An anthology of beautiful, funny and quirky poems and songs from across centuries, continents and cultures, all celebrating loveall the various stages and moods of love are featured, such as first love, lost love, marriage and falling out of lovebuyer to collect or pay p&p ÂŁ2includes poets such as robert burns, william shakespeare, wendy cope, adrian henri, dorothy parker and cole porter
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Oxfam bookshop market harborough cretan mantinades, songs, poemstales of love and romance in the beautiful cretian hillsa few pages of historical notes55 pages of poetry from the mountains of crete, three pages of musical scores for the pianonear fine, softback edition, probably never read or playedfirst editionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished in athens by by cnossos editionsfrederick ragovanexcellent covers and corners, edges etc
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Oxfam bookshop cardiff this book is a translation and study of the poems of a ninth-century woman saint and mysticthe introduction is designed to make the translations accessible to a non-specialist audience, while the notes provide insights into the poems and useful explications of allusions and convention with which readers who do not possess a specialized knowledge of tamil vaisnava bhakti may be unfamiliarsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop newport "these poems range over a period of sixty odd years and reflect my life-long love of nature and as expressions of faith and thoughts on life generally"see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Very good condition99 at waterstones ÂŁ2 each all for ÂŁ3 please feel free to contact me or make me an offer
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Have been discarded, in accordance with browning's own omission of them in the final edition of his poems (this vcolume includes (1) the contents of the three-volume edition of browning's poems published in ) pauline, taken from the first edition () the contents of the second edition of hte volume entitled dramatis personae ; (4) two short poems, a sonnet and ben karshook's wisdom, not reprinted by browning in any collected edition of his poems; and (5) orpheus and eurydice, which appeared first in the royal academy catalogue forsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreno other alterations have been made in the texta few obvious misprints have been corrected, and the 'elucidatory headings' to sordello, which first appeared in the edition of
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Maud and other poems was alfred tennyson's first collection after becoming poet laureate in , published in"maud, and other poems" by lord alfred tennyson edward moxon, first uk edition (first issue) - 154p, 15cmx13cm - hardcoverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeedward moxon, first edition, half-title, 8pp"maud, and other poems" by tennysonpublisher's catalogue at front, original cloth, spine faded, wear to spine, corners bumpedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableamong the "other poems" was "the charge of the light brigade", which had already been published in the examiner a few months beforecondition: good
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The poems in this book give a voice to much that is unspoken, unspeakable, or has no wordsfortunately, she didoxfam bookshop cheltenham hannah spontaneously wrote her first poem when she was only tensee oxfam website for delivery information read moresearching through the darkness stumbling through the pain the light at the end of the tunnel she will emerge whole againthey are a remarkable expression of dwelling in a state of love, of the agony of being abandoned, of sinking into despair, and of being able to look out into life againhannah captures the essence of these states in a beautifully meaningful wayher teacher was very impressed and told her she must keep on writing
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Volume vi: a midsummer holiday; astrophel; a channel passage; and other poems all six volumes: dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text to spinevolume i: poems and ballads, first series volume ii: songs before sunrise; songs of two nations volume iii: poems and ballads, second and third series; songs of the springtides volume iv: tristram of lyonesse; the tale of balen; atalanta in calydon; erechtheus volume v: studies in song; a century of roundels; sonnets on english dramatic poets; the heptalogia; etcoxfam bookshop newport a six-volume set of works by the renowned victorian poet, playwright, novelist, and criticsee oxfam website for delivery information read morevarious scuffs, marks, discolouration and signs of wear to boards, edges and top and bottom of spinesendpapers discolouredtext blocks are lightly and evenly tannedminor superficial foxing and occasional marks throughout
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It contains 30 poems and begins with 'a charade' called "paid on both sides"for the second edition () he omitted seven items and added new poems in their placeoxfam bookshop brigg auden's electrifying, enigmatic and extraordinarily influential debut collection was published by faber in , and simply entitled poemsthe book covers are in fine conditionthe jacket has darkened from handling around edges; the spine is noticeably discoloured and has chips and closed tears to endssee oxfam website for delivery information read morepages are clean and unmarkedthis volume is a reprint edition frombinding is soundinside, old brown areas have appeared on the free end papers as a result of the binding process
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Smith prize for her collected poemsthis new selected poems comes forty years on from her first carcanet selected, which it honours by retaining her original choices while adding a substantial number of poems from her several later collectionssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas the author and editor of almost fifty books of poetry, criticism and theology, she received numerous awards, including the wedited by rebecca watts, whose debut poetry collection was shortlisted for the seamus heaney prize, this book is a new take on a poet whose human sympathy and religious faith are transferable and timelessoxfam shop hebden bridge elizabeth jennings () is one of the twentieth century's best-loved and bestselling poets
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poems dates back to the early 'ssection of 32 poems include home they brought her warrior dead and the charge of the light brigadecoloured illustrated en dapers by john blairthis collectable book of tennyson aedinburgh, nimmo, hay& mitchellhas been in the family for a number of years and has been a great favourite of many generationshaving a major clear out so sadly it has to gohappy to answer any questionsit is illustrated by alice ross
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Unheard voices: an anthology of stories and poems to commemorate the bicentenary anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade, paperback by blackman, malorie, isbn , isbn-13 their short stories and poems sit alongside first-hand accounts of slavery from freed slaves, making a fascinating and absorbing collection that remembers and commemorates one of the most brutal and long-lasting inflictions of misery that human beings have inflicted upon other human beings
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With over 100 poems, readings and religious passages, you can choose the perfect recital for your special daya collection of poetry and prose for every type of wedding including timeless favourites and modern classics with tips on writing your own vows* poems, sonnets and bible readings * unusual readings and perfect prose * how to choose readings for every kind of wedding * great ideas for writing your own vows read more
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Oxfam books & music perth poems $ songs of robert burns including some unpublished poemssee oxfam website for delivery information read more the book is in excellent condition internally but the dust jacket has incurred some damage edited with an introduction by james barke souvenir edition, published in by collins
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About hr1 books limitedauthors: wordsworth, williamselected poems: wordsworthlist price (msrp): 9product category: bookstitle: selected poems: wordsworthbinding: hardcover
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Christmas at the new yorker: stories, poems, humor, and art (book) amazing valuetitle: christmas at the new yorker: stories, poems, humor, and art format: book type: book edition: 1st edition publisher: random house uk release date: language: english
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One of akhmatova's 'magic choir' of young leningrad poets, he was joseph brodsky's mentor and lifetime friendindeed, for rein’s work – and in my view he is the most gifted russian poet of the second half of the 20th century – the cadences of soviet popular music from that era probably had a greater influence than the technical achievements of the best among the russian futurists and constructivists… rein not only radically extended the poetic vocabulary and sound palette of russian poetry; he also broadened and shook up the psychological sweep of russian lyricshe is an elegist, but of a tragic stripeborn in , he belongs to that tragic generation of russian poets who for decades went unpublished in the soviet unionoxfam bookshop hexham evgeny rein is one of russia's major living poetsbrodsky figures in many of his poems, and brodsky's essay on rein introduces this bilingual selection: 'rein is unquestionably an elegiac poethis main theme is the end of things, the end, to put it more broadly, of a world order that is dear – or at least acceptable – to himthe incarnation of this order in his poetry is the city in which he grew up, the city of leningrad… but in contrast to the dramatic effect usually found in elegiac poets… the death of the world order in rein is accompanied by a vulgar ditty from the 30s or 40sfew among his compatriots would dispute the depth of the despair and exhaustion that darkens these poems… ' see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam books & music wells an extremely rare, collectable, original copy of the poems of mrs g sewellas a tribute of unfeigned respect to superior excellence, more than exalted rank, the following collection of poems is humbly addresseda very nice, tidy, original copyinside pages are all very tight and clean, with some slight foxing and tanning, chiefly at the front and back pagesprinted inscription on early page: 'to her royal highness the dutchess (sic) of yorksee oxfam website for delivery information read more' this copy is in very good condition for its agewith gratitude and diffidence, by her royal highness's most sincere, most obedient, and devoted humble servant, mary sewellgreen marbled cover with red leather corners and spine - with some rubbing and wear at the edges, but good and strong
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His poems are known for their irony, characterisation, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntaxoxfam books & music islington a prefatory note to this volume describes the contents in some detail, stressing that they include at least two poems not included in any other such publicationonly light external wear - a little damage to the top of the spine, one or two scuff marks, a few stainstitle in gilt lettering on the spine, with 5 impressed double-line bands and gilt flower motifs, remains brightsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreour book is handsomely bound in full black leather with the poet's monogram (shiny black with gilt outline) on the front coverrobert browning () was an english poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost victorian poetsall page edges giltinside, the green 'marbled' endpapers are bordered with a gilt line round edge of the covers, and the rear endpaper has a strange v-shaped hole mirrored by a pale v on the fep, and a tiny hole a little belowthe reader will find enough here to gain a good impression of the poet's work from to the end of his lifewhether this is evidence of worm damage is not certain - but there appear to be no other such defects elsewherethe body of the book is firmly bound with no loose pages; all pages clean and bright; dark green silk page marker present; frontispiece b/w photograph portrait of the poet (taken in )
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Oxfam bookshop st albans this is a second edition of tony harrison's selected poems containing 13 additional poemsit includes ten new sonnets for the school of eloquence and his long poem vsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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poems and readings for funerals is a carefully curated collection of the very wisest words about death by some of the world's greatest poets, thinkers, playwrights and novelistsoxfam shop hebden bridge words of sadness and loss, comfort and consolationsummoning the words to express our feelings of loss for a loved one in the days following a death can feel almost impossibleand often the choice of readings available can seem dauntingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefeaturing beautifully and thoughtfully written poems, prose extracts and prayers, these readings have been chosen to move and console, sympathize and relieve - to bring everyone attending a funeral or memorial closer together
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00 selected poems of emily dickenson by james reeves paperbackshop / curiosities selected poems of emily dickenson by james reeves paperback * * ÂŁ2used 1 in stock 1 add to basket category: curiosities tags: book, craigkiddltd, curiosity, emilydickenson, hardback, jamesreeves, paperback, reading
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