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Poems volume 3, I
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" Voltaire called it "the most sublime didactic poem ever written in any language." Rousseau rhapsodized about its intellectual consolations. Kant recited long passages of it from memory during his lectures. And Adam Smith and David Hume drew inspiration from it in their writings. This was Alexander Pope's Essay on Man (1733-34), a masterpiece of philosophical poetry, one of the most important and controversial works of the Enlightenment, and one...
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Daily Meditations and Prayers from Around the World. Create a tapestry of comfort and inspiration. Maggie Oman creates a healing space for readers in her deeply spiritual book Prayers for Healing: 365 Blessings, Poems, & Meditations from Around the World. During moments that are filled with despair, illnesses, depression, or spiritual longing, Prayers for Healing draws on the power of wise and healing devotionals for reflection and deep mediation....
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This early work of poetry is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a collection of poems by English poet Alfred Noyes. This is a fascinating work and thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in the history of English poetry. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions,...
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It is here, in "The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson", that we witness Dickson's singular poetic depth and range of style. Collected are the first three series of her posthumous publishing career coming out respectively in 1890, 1891, and 1896. The myth that surrounds Dickinson's life is enhanced by the ethereal quality of her poetry. With the coming of New Criticism in the 1930's and 40's, Dickinson experienced unprecedented posthumous acclaim,...
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Love and redemption are answered with a lifetime. Five years of lovesickness and ten years of togetherness, her share of worries in the harem and her share of rewards in the governance of the country, make the life of Qi Mei and his wife comfortable enough. With my whole life, I will give you peace and glory...
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Love and redemption are answered with a lifetime. Five years of lovesickness and ten years of togetherness, her share of worries in the harem and her share of rewards in the governance of the country, make the life of Qi Mei and his wife comfortable enough. With my whole life, I will give you peace and glory...
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AArdvark Tales - Children Stories & Poems - Book One is a combination of 'silly' stories that will entertain and spark your child's imagination, poems to reflect life's simple and sweet moments, the heroic adventures of three saints, plus riddles, tongue-twisters, jokes and knock-knocks. "Expressly Yours" and "The Poetry Place" are part of this series. "Expressly Yours" consists of a personalized short story where your child is the hero or heroine...
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Originally published in 1912, this book contains an excellent collection of poetry by the much-loved English poet Alfred Noyes, best known for his ballads 'The Highwayman' and 'The Barrel-Organ'. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork....
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Great Canadian Poems for the Aged Vol. 1 Illus. Ed. dares to go where no book of Canadian poetry has gone before - deep into the heart of darkness epitomized by the idea of the Great White North. Except white is not dark. And the heart thing was a bit overused even by the time Conrad got around to it. In any case, recalling the fundamental elements of the Canadian struggle for identity, when he can recall anything at all, Michael Boughn takes his...
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"In The Man Against The Sky, Edwin Arlington Robinson presents us with a gallery of characters drawn from the streets, homes and gathering places of Tilbury Town, his fictional Northeastern dwelling place. A mysterious compelling stranger, a woman living on charity, a welcoming home - this and other portraits give us a compelling and perceptive view of the range of human character and feeling. As if to widen the horizons of Tilbury Town, he also imagines...
19) Merlin
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In “Merlin,” Edwin Arlington Robinson delves into the minds and hearts of a gallery of characters from the story Camelot: Gawaine, Bedivere, Lamorak; Arthur himself; his fool, Sir Dagonet, and most importantly, Merlin himself and the woman he loves, Vivian. He places the action at the moment when Guinevere and Lancelot have fled to Joyeux Gard, and Arthur, goaded on by Modred and Gawaine, is reluctantly preparing an army to make war on them. It...
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Contains 40 poems most of them are based on my lifes experience of Gods love and trustworthiness through many tough and varied situations. The others are inspired by messages and testimonies I have heard at Christian Conferences and church services. What God Has Done In My Life is inside the front of the book and is my testimony of His love and trustworthiness in my life to the present day.
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