Author: Alfred Noyes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engelse digkuns
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Forty Singing Seamen, and Other Poems
Author: Alfred Noyes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engelse digkuns
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engelse digkuns
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Forty Singing Seamen
Forty Singing Seaman and Other Poems
Forty Singing Seamen and Other Poems
Author: Alfred Noyes
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230312729
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... FORTY SINGING SEAMEN. "In our lands be Beeres and Lyons of dyvers colours as ye redd, grene, black, and white. And in our land be also unicornes and these Unicornes slee many Lyons.... Also there dare no man make a lye in our lande, for if he dyde he sholde incontynent be sleyn."--Mediceval Epistle of Pope Prester John. Across the seas of Wonderland to Mogadore we plodded, Forty singing seamen in an old black barque, And we landed in the twilight where a Polyphemus nodded With his battered moon-eye winking red and yellow through the dark! For his eye was growing mellow, Rich and ripe and red and yellow, As was time, since old Ulysses made him bellow in the dark! Cho.--Since Ulysses bunged his eye up with a pinetorch in the dark! II. Were they mountains in the gloaming or the giant's ugly shoulders Just beneath the rolling eyeball, with its bleared and vinous glow, Red and yellow o'er the purple of the pines among the boulders And the shaggy horror brooding on the sullen slopes below, Were they pines among the boulders Or the hair upon his shoulders? We were only simple seamen, so of course we didn't know. Cho.--We were simple singing seamen, so of course we couldn't know. in. But we crossed a plain of poppies, and we came upon a fountain Not of water, but of jewels, like a spray of leaping fire; And behind it, in an emerald glade, beneath a golden mountain There stood a crystal palace, for a sailor to admire; For a troop of ghosts came round us, Which with leaves of bay they crowned us, Then with grog they wellnigh drowned us, to the depth of our desire! Cho.--And 'twas very friendly of them, as a sailor can admire! IV. There was music all about us, we were growing quite forgetful We were only singing seamen from the dirt of Londontown, ...
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230312729
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... FORTY SINGING SEAMEN. "In our lands be Beeres and Lyons of dyvers colours as ye redd, grene, black, and white. And in our land be also unicornes and these Unicornes slee many Lyons.... Also there dare no man make a lye in our lande, for if he dyde he sholde incontynent be sleyn."--Mediceval Epistle of Pope Prester John. Across the seas of Wonderland to Mogadore we plodded, Forty singing seamen in an old black barque, And we landed in the twilight where a Polyphemus nodded With his battered moon-eye winking red and yellow through the dark! For his eye was growing mellow, Rich and ripe and red and yellow, As was time, since old Ulysses made him bellow in the dark! Cho.--Since Ulysses bunged his eye up with a pinetorch in the dark! II. Were they mountains in the gloaming or the giant's ugly shoulders Just beneath the rolling eyeball, with its bleared and vinous glow, Red and yellow o'er the purple of the pines among the boulders And the shaggy horror brooding on the sullen slopes below, Were they pines among the boulders Or the hair upon his shoulders? We were only simple seamen, so of course we didn't know. Cho.--We were simple singing seamen, so of course we couldn't know. in. But we crossed a plain of poppies, and we came upon a fountain Not of water, but of jewels, like a spray of leaping fire; And behind it, in an emerald glade, beneath a golden mountain There stood a crystal palace, for a sailor to admire; For a troop of ghosts came round us, Which with leaves of bay they crowned us, Then with grog they wellnigh drowned us, to the depth of our desire! Cho.--And 'twas very friendly of them, as a sailor can admire! IV. There was music all about us, we were growing quite forgetful We were only singing seamen from the dirt of Londontown, ...
Forty Singing Seamen and Other Poems; - Scholar's Choice Edition
Author: Alfred Noyes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781297372230
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781297372230
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Forty Singing Seaman And Other Poems
Author: Alfred Noyes
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781013164606
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781013164606
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Collected Poems
Early poems
Author:
Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited
ISBN: 9326192512
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 889
Book Description
Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited
ISBN: 9326192512
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 889
Book Description
Collected Poems: Volume One
Author: Alfred Noyes
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
The following book is a collection of poems written by Alfred Noyes, best remembered today for his novels, including 'The Last Man', which may have inspired George Orwell's 1984. The current volume also includes some of his most celebrated poems, such as 'The Flower of Old Japan' and 'The Highwayman'.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 587
Book Description
The following book is a collection of poems written by Alfred Noyes, best remembered today for his novels, including 'The Last Man', which may have inspired George Orwell's 1984. The current volume also includes some of his most celebrated poems, such as 'The Flower of Old Japan' and 'The Highwayman'.