Great Short Poems: Selections by Shakespeare, Burns, Wordsworth, Shelley, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Dunbar and many more (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry) Cover
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Great Short Poems Selections by Shakespeare, Burns, Wordsworth, Shelley, Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Dunbar and many more (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry)

Paul Negri

This outstanding anthology of short verse offers poetry lovers an impressive sampling of more than 150 masterpieces spanning over 400 years of English and American literary history. Although short in length (the longest are 24 lines, most 16 lines or less), these poems are long on beauty, power, ima...

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Leah recalled that her father had given her the book as a Christmas present in December 1964, hoping it would provide her with moments of tranquility. The episode highlighted the personal significance of the small poetry collection and its soothing effect.

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Leah said her father gave her a small book of poetry as a Christmas present in December 1964 and told her it might bring moments of tranquility.

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She's brought a small book of poetry with her, a Christmas present. And I know that when he gave this to me in December of 1964 he said to my darling daughter may you someday find in these pages a few moments of tranquility, dad.

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