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  2. Ayenbite of Inwyt - Wikipedia

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    This book is [the work of] don Michael of Northgate, written in English in his own hand, that's called: Remorse of Conscience. And in a postscript, Ymende. þet þis boc is uolueld ine þe eve of þe holy apostles Symon an Iudas / of ane broþer of þe cloystre of sanynt Austin of Canterburi / ine þe yeare of oure lhordes beringe 1340.

  3. List of poems by William Wordsworth - Wikipedia

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    Poems Composed or Suggested during a Tour in the Summer of 1833 1835 Iona. (Upon Landing) 1833 "How sad a welcome! To each voyage" Poems Composed or Suggested during a Tour in the Summer of 1833 1835 The Black Stones of Iona 1833 "Here on their knees men swore; the stones were black" Poems Composed or Suggested during a Tour in the Summer of 1833

  4. Man Was Made to Mourn - Wikipedia

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    The origin of this poem is alluded to by Burns in one of his letters to Frances Dunlop: "I had an old grand-uncle with whom my mother lived in her girlish years: the good old man was long blind ere he died, during which time his highest enjoyment was to sit and cry, while my mother would sing the simple old song of 'The Life and Age of Man'". [1] "

  5. Albatross (metaphor) - Wikipedia

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    In the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, an albatross follows a ship setting out to sea, which is considered a sign of good luck. However, the titular mariner shoots the albatross with a crossbow, an act that will curse the ship and cause it to suffer terrible mishaps.

  6. A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety - Wikipedia

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    A Drunken Man's Praise of Sobriety" is a poem written by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats, [1] first published in his 1938 collection New Poems. The poem begins with the lines: The poem begins with the lines:

  7. Tears, Idle Tears - Wikipedia

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    Alfred, Lord Tennyson "Tears, Idle Tears" is a lyric poem written in 1847 by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), the Victorian-era English poet. Published as one of the "songs" in his The Princess (1847), it is regarded for the quality of its lyrics.

  8. The Giaour - Wikipedia

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    The Giaour is a poem by Lord Byron first published in 1813 by John Murray and printed by Thomas Davison. It was the first in the series of Byron's Oriental romances. The Giaour proved to be a great success when published, consolidating Byron's reputation critically and commercially.

  9. Amiri Baraka - Wikipedia

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    Baraka's poetry and writing have attracted both high praise and condemnation. In the African-American community, some compare Baraka to James Baldwin and recognize him as one of the most respected and most widely published Black writers of his generation, [8] [9] though some have said his work is an expression of violence, misogyny, and ...