The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. Introductory material4. ANONYMOUS5. ROBERT MANNYNG OF BRUNNE6. JOHN BARBOUR7. GEOFFREY CHAUCER8. THOMAS HOCCLEVE9. JOHN LYDGATE10. KING JAMES I OF SCOTLAND11. ROBERT HENRYSON12. WILLIAM DUNBAR13. ANONYMOUS14. JOHN SKELTON15. STEPHEN HAWES16. SIR THOMAS WYATT17. HENRY HOWARD, EARL OF SURREY18. NICHOLAS GRIMALD19. ALEXANDER SCOTT20. ROBERT WEVER21. RICHARD EDWARDES22. GEORGE GASCOIGNE23. ALEXANDER MONTGOMERIE24. WILLIAM STEVENSON25. ANONYMOUS (SCOTTISH)26. NICHOLAS BRETON27. NICHOLAS BRETON?28. SIR WALTER RALEIGH29. EDMUND SPENSER30. JOHN LYLY31. ANTHONY MUNDAY32. SIR PHILIP SIDNEY33. FULKE GREVILLE, LORD BROOKE34. THOMAS LODGE35. GEORGE PEELE36. ROBERT GREENE37. ALEXANDER HUME38. GEORGE CHAPMAN39. ROBERT SOUTHWELL40. HENRY CONSTABLE41. SAMUEL DANIEL42. MARK ALEXANDER BOYD43. JOSHUA SYLVESTER44. MICHAEL DRAYTON45. CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE46. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE47. RICHARD ROWLANDS48. THOMAS NASHE49. THOMAS CAMPION50. JOHN REYNOLDS51. SIR HENRY WOTTON52. SIR JOHN DAVIES53. SIR ROBERT AYTON54. BEN JONSON55. JOHN DONNE56. RICHARD BARNEFIELD57. THOMAS DEKKER58. THOMAS HEYWOOD59. JOHN FLETCHER60. JOHN WEBSTER61. WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EARL OF STIRLING62. PHINEAS FLETCHER63. SIR JOHN BEAUMONT64. WILLIAM DRUMMOND, OF HAWTHORNDEN65. GILES FLETCHER66. FRANCIS BEAUMONT67. JOHN FORD68. GEORGE WITHER69. WILLIAM BROWNE, OF TAVISTOCK70. ROBERT HERRICK71. FRANCIS QUARLES72. HENRY KING, BISHOP OF CHICHESTER73. GEORGE HERBERT74. JAMES SHIRLEY75. THOMAS CAREW76. JASPER MAYNE77. WILLIAM HABINGTON78. THOMAS RANDOLPH79. SIR WILLIAM DAVENANT80. EDMUND WALLER81. JOHN MILTON82. From ‘Comus’83. SIR JOHN SUCKLING84. SIR RICHARD FANSHAWE85. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT86. JAMES GRAHAM, MARQUIS OF MONTROSE87. THOMAS JORDAN88. RICHARD CRASHAW89. RICHARD LOVELACE90. ABRAHAM COWLEY91. ALEXANDER BROME92. ANDREW MARVELL93. HENRY VAUGHAN94. JOHN BUNYAN95. BALLADS AND SONGS BY UNKNOWN AUTHORS96. WILLIAM STRODE97. THOMAS STANLEY98. THOMAS D’URFEY99. CHARLES COTTON100. KATHERINE PHILIPS (‘ORINDA’)101. JOHN DRYDEN102. CHARLES WEBBE103. SIR GEORGE ETHEREGE104. THOMAS TRAHERNE105. THOMAS FLATMAN106. CHARLES SACKVILLE, EARL OF DORSET107. SIR CHARLES SEDLEY108. APHRA BEHN109. JOHN WILMOT, EARL OF ROCHESTER110. JOHN SHEFFIELD, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE111. THOMAS OTWAY112. JOHN OLDHAM113. JOHN CUTTS, LORD CUTTS114. MATTHEW PRIOR115. WILLIAM WALSH116. LADY GRISEL BAILLIE117. WILLIAM CONGREVE118. JOSEPH ADDISON119. ISAAC WATTS120. THOMAS PARNELL121. ALLAN RAMSAY122. WILLIAM OLDYS123. JOHN GAY124. ALEXANDER POPE125. GEORGE BUBB DODINGTON, LORD MELCOMBE126. HENRY CAREY127. WILLIAM BROOME128. JAMES THOMSON129. GEORGE LYTTELTON, LORD LYTTELTON130. SAMUEL JOHNSON131. RICHARD JAGO132. THOMAS GRAY133. WILLIAM COLLINS134. MARK AKENSIDE135. TOBIAS GEORGE SMOLLETT136. CHRISTOPHER SMART137. JANE ELLIOT138. OLIVER GOLDSMITH139. ROBERT CUNNINGHAME-GRAHAM OF GARTMORE140. WILLIAM COWPER141. JAMES BEATTIE142. ISOBEL PAGAN143. ANNA LÆTITIA BARBAULD144. FANNY GREVILLE145. JOHN LOGAN146. LADY ANNE LINDSAY147. SIR WILLIAM JONES148. THOMAS CHATTERTON149. GEORGE CRABBE150. WILLIAM BLAKE151. ROBERT BURNS152. HENRY ROWE153. WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES154. JOANNA BAILLIE155. MARY LAMB156. CAROLINA, LADY NAIRNE157. JAMES HOGG158. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH159. SIR WALTER SCOTT160. SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE161. Part I162. Part II163. Part III164. Part IV165. Part V166. Part VI167. Part VII168. ROBERT SOUTHEY169. WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR170. CHARLES LAMB171. THOMAS CAMPBELL172. THOMAS MOORE173. EDWARD THURLOW, LORD THURLOW174. EBENEZER ELLIOTT175. ALLAN CUNNINGHAM176. LEIGH HUNT177. THOMAS LOVE PEACOCK178. CAROLINE SOUTHEY179. GEORGE GORDON BYRON, LORD BYRON180. SIR AUBREY DE VERE181. CHARLES WOLFE182. PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY183. HEW AINSLIE184. JOHN KEBLE185. JOHN CLARE186. FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS187. JOHN KEATS188. JEREMIAH JOSEPH CALLANAN189. WILLIAM SIDNEY WALKER190. GEORGE DARLEY191. HARTLEY COLERIDGE192. THOMAS HOOD193. WILLIAM THOM194. SIR HENRY TAYLOR195. THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY, LORD MACAULAY196. WILLIAM BARNES197. WINTHROP MACKWORTH PRAED198. SARA COLERIDGE199. GERALD GRIFFIN200. JAMES CLARENCE MANGAN201. THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES202. RALPH WALDO EMERSON203. RICHARD HENRY HORNE204. ROBERT STEPHEN HAWKER205. THOMAS WADE206. FRANCIS MAHONY207. ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING208. FREDERICK TENNYSON209. HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW210. JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER211. HELEN SELINA, LADY DUFFERIN212. CAROLINE ELIZABETH SARAH NORTON213. CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER214. EDGAR ALLAN POE215. EDWARD FITZGERALD216. ALFRED TENNYSON, LORD TENNYSON217. Part I218. Part II219. Part III220. Part IV221. RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES, LORD HOUGHTON222. HENRY ALFORD223. SIR SAMUEL FERGUSON224. ROBERT BROWNING225. WILLIAM BELL SCOTT226. AUBREY DE VERE227. GEORGE FOX228. EMILY BRONTË229. CHARLES KINGSLEY230. ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH231. WALT WHITMAN232. JOHN RUSKIN233. EBENEZER JONES234. FREDERICK LOCKER-LAMPSON235. MATTHEW ARNOLD236. WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS237. WILLIAM PHILPOT238. WILLIAM (JOHNSON) CORY239. COVENTRY PATMORE240. SYDNEY DOBELL241. WILLIAM ALLINGHAM242. GEORGE MAC DONALD243. DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI244. GEORGE MEREDITH245. ALEXANDER SMITH246. CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI247. THOMAS EDWARD BROWN248. EDWARD ROBERT BULWER LYTTON, EARL OF LYTTON249. JAMES THOMSON250. WILLIAM MORRIS251. RODEN BERKELEY WRIOTHESLEY NOEL252. THOMAS ASHE253. THEODORE WATTS-DUNTON254. ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE255. WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS256. BRET HARTE257. JOHN TODHUNTER258. WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT259. HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON260. HENRY CLARENCE KENDALL261. ARTHUR WILLIAM EDGAR O’SHAUGHNESSY262. JOHN BOYLE O’REILLY263. ROBERT BRIDGES264. ANDREW LANG265. WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY266. EDMUND GOSSE267. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON268. T. W. ROLLESTON269. JOHN DAVIDSON270. WILLIAM WATSON271. HENRY CHARLES BEECHING272. BLISS CARMAN273. DOUGLAS HYDE274. ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON275. HENRY NEWBOLT276. GILBERT PARKER277. WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS278. RUDYARD KIPLING279. RICHARD LE GALLIENNE280. LAURENCE BINYON281. GEORGE WILLIAM RUSSELL (‘A. E.’)282. T. STURGE MOORE283. FRANCIS THOMPSON284. HENRY CUST285. KATHARINE TYNAN HINKSON286. FRANCES BANNERMAN287. ALICE MEYNELL288. DORA SIGERSON289. MARGARET L. WOODS290. R. D. BLACKMORE291. INDEX OF AUTHORS292. INDEX OF FIRST LINES