Old; old is the sea to-day. A sudden stealth of age Has torn away The texture of its youth and grace; And filched the rose of daybreak from its waters. Now lines of grey And dragging vapors on its brow Heavily are drawn; And it lies broken as with centuries; Though yesterday;

E.J. Pratt was the premier Canadian poet of the first half of the 20th century. He was an author of 13 volumes of poetry and one of Canada's most prominent literary figures by the 1940s. Newfoundland Verse, published in 1923, was one of his first poetic collections.

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EJ Pratt's 'Newfoundland Verse' is a beautifully written collection of poetry by one of Canada's most prominent poets. Originally published in 1923, the book evokes a certain nostalgia and love for the Newfoundland that Pratt had lived in as a minister's son in the turn of the century. Truly a fantastic read.

The volume offers a full sampling of Pratt's poems chosen both for their representativeness and for their intrinsic value.

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A fully revised second edition of this multi-author account of Canadian literature, from Aboriginal writing to Margaret Atwood.