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William Barnes (1801-1886)
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William Barnes was born at Blackmoor Vale in Dorset, the son of a farmer. He took a Bachelor of Divinity degree on a part-time basis at St. John's Col .. more >>
11 poems of William Barnes
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  ''And I alone of all mankind
Were left in loneliness behind.''
William Barnes (1801-1886), British poet. A Winter Night (l. 13-14). . . Oxford Book of Nineteenth-Century English Verse, The. John Hayward, ed. (...
 
  ''It was a chilly winter's night;
And frost was glitt'ring on the ground,
And evening stars were twinkling bright;''
William Barnes (1801-1886), British poet. A Winter Night (l. 21-25). . . Oxford Book of Nineteenth-Century English Verse, The. John Hayward, ed. (...
 
  ''Leaves of the summer, lovely summer's pride,
Sweet is the shade below your silent tree,''
William Barnes (1801-1886), British poet. Leaves (l. 1-2). . . Oxford Book of Nineteenth-Century English Verse, The. John Hayward, ed. (1964; repr...
 
  ''Since I do miss your vaice an' feace
In prayer at eventide,
I'll pray wi' woone said vaice vor greace
To goo where you do bide;''
William Barnes (1801-1886), British poet. The Wife a-Lost (l. 25-28). . . Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1918. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, ...
 
  But no. Too soon I voun' my charm abroke.
Noo comely soul in white like her—
Noo soul a-steppen light like her—
An' nwone o' comely height like her—
Went by; but all...
William Barnes (1801-1886), British poet. The Wind at the Door (l. 21-25). . . Poets of the English Language, Vols. I-V. Vol. I: Langland to Spens...

 
 
 
 
 
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