Mary E. Burt (EDT) POEMS

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treasure trove of more than two hundred poems, this gem of an anthology compiled by Mary E Burt is indeed a most valuable set of poems to read or listen to.Published in 1904, Poems Every Child Should Know contains some well-loved verses like Thomas Grays Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Lewis Carrolls delightful parody Father William, Felicia Hemans deeply-moving Casablanca and other favorites. It also has lesser-known but equally beautiful pieces like Henry Wadsworth Longfellows The Arrow and The Song, Robert Brownings The Incident of the French Camp, Eugene Fields nonsense lyrics Wynken, Blynken and Nod and a host of other wonderful verses.For modern day children, unaccustomed to reading and memorizing poetry, the book is a throwback to the days when this was the norm in most classrooms and homes. Fragments from Shakespeares Julius Caesar, in which Mark Antony pays tribute to the dead Brutus, Polonius advice to his son Laertes from Hamlet with the stirring lines, ';This above all: to thine own self be true...' are some of the masterpieces contained here.iBoo Worlds Best ClassicsiBoo Press House uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work. We preserve the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. All titles are unabridged (100% Original content), designed with a nice cover, quality paper and a large font that's easy to read.Hardback of this book is also available. (ISBN 9781641810845 )