A Compendium of best-loved verse, this giant anthology of over 440 poems contains many of the favorite poems of the American people. Thios volume celebrates the ability of poetry to capture in a few words the thoughts and emotions that reach to the heart of human experience.

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A collection of verses about the sea from Byron, Shakespeare, Whitman, Yeats, and other British and American writers of the nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Thematically arranged excerpts from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets.

Thematically arranged excerpts from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets.

Here is a jewel-bright selection of verse from the plays & poetry of the world's greatest playwright. Words of wit, wisdom, & tenderness, mischief, magic, & merriment dance across the pages of this unique anthology. Many of these great passages have entered our language & our culture; they ring with poetry & touch universal feelings. The book also includes a brief biography of William Shakespeare; an index of first lines; & select glossary. Full-color illustrations.