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The poem survives in only one manuscript, Bodleian Library Rawlinson D.913, [7] which was bequeathed to the library in 1755 by the antiquarian bibliophile Richard Rawlinson. [8] Bound into this manuscript is a strip of vellum , eleven inches by four inches, on which are written about a dozen poems including "Ich am of Irlaunde", "Hay!
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" (also sometimes called "Daffodils" [2]) is a lyric poem by William Wordsworth. [3] It is one of his most popular, and was inspired by an encounter on 15 April 1802 during a walk with his younger sister Dorothy, when they saw a "long belt" of daffodils on the shore of Ullswater in the English Lake District. [4]
Later James Weldon Johnson used it in his poem "The Prodigal Son", which was published in his 1927 book of poems God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse. [4] The passage—which likewise refers to an arm (singular) rather than arms (plural)—reads: Young man— Young man— Your arm's too short to box with God.
Written in the middle of his work on Playing God, the book was a distraction for Colquhoun from that work. The poems are an explanation of why the son of a builder would go and write poetry. Playing God, Colquhuoun’s third book, was published in 2002 to critical acclaim and popular support. It has sold over 10,000 copies in New Zealand and in ...
Ane Dance in the Quenis Chalmer or A dance in the Queen's chamber is a humorous or satiric Scots poem by William Dunbar. [1] The verses describe a dance in the chamber of Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland. [2] Various courtiers are introduced and their dance moves described in comic terms. [3]
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The third substantial fragment of Corinna's poetry, preserved on a papyrus in the Sackler Library of the University of Oxford (P.Oxy. 2370), invokes the muse of dance and choral poetry, Terpsichore. It is usually thought to be from a partheneion, a kind of poem performed by a chorus of young women for a public occasion. [42]
Move over, hot chocolate and egg nog — it seems steamed-up Dr Pepper is the new cold weather beverage of choice. In a video posted on Instagram, user Morgan Chomps kickstarted a new trend: Dr ...