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Francis Brett Young (1884-1954) was an English novelist and poet. His book ‘The Island’ is an epic presented in verse chronicling the history of England. These lines are from his dedication, to Jessica.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson, prominent Victorian poet, urges readers to cherish and honour their country in his patriotic poem ‘Love Thou Thy Land’.
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JRR Tolkien, visionary 20th-century English writer, here focuses on perseverance in the fight to vanquish evil and restore moral rule - a prophecy to bring hope in dark times.
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Sir John Betjeman, a prominent English poet of the 20th century, captures the rugged beauty of the Cornish coastline in his evocative poem ‘Cornish Cliffs’.
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In 'England, My England,' William Ernest Henley, renowned poet of the Victorian era, expresses his deep connection to his homeland.
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Edward Thomas, an early 20th-century poet of Welsh descent who lived in England, captures the melancholic ambience of rain in the British countryside in his poem 'It Rains'.
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Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) was a formidable Anglo-French writer, orator, and historian. In his poem ‘June’, he captures the freshness of an English summer morning.
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Ernest Dowson, English poet of the late 19th century, reflects on the fleeting nature of life in his poem 'Envoy'.
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Edward Lear, a beloved Victorian poet, delights with his humorous limerick ‘There was an Old Man on the Border’.
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Arthur Hugh Clough, Victorian English poet, encourages resilience and determination in his poem ‘Say Not the Struggle Nought Availeth’.
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Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English author and poet. His poem ‘Sussex’ is a celebration of the English county where he lived for many years.
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Thomas Hood, a revered British poet of the 19th century, channels his profound affection for the landscape of his homeland in his poem 'The Flower'.
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Sir Henry Wotton, an English diplomat and writer from the Renaissance era, reflects on the tranquillity of spring in his poem ‘On a Bank as I Sat A-Fishing’.
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John Keats, one of the most celebrated Romantic poets of the 19th century, captures the beauty and power of the ocean in his poem ‘On the Sea’.
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Richard Aldington, English poet and novelist, reflects on the evocative power of language in his poem ‘At the British Museum’.
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Thomas Hardy, the Victorian novelist and poet, poignantly explores the nostalgia evoked by cherished family heirlooms in his poem 'Old Furniture'.
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Dorothy L Sayers was a renowned early 20th-century English crime novelist, theological thinker, and playwright. Her poem ‘The English War’ explores the powerful relief that comes when one resolves to defend England and the valour necessary to make this resolution.
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William Wordsworth, a leading Romantic poet, reflects on the solace he finds in his homeland of England in his poem ‘I Travelled among Unknown Men’.
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Ben Jonson, 17th-century English poet and dramatist, expresses his admiration for his friend's passion for literature in his poem 'To the Same'.
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William Wordsworth, a leading Romantic poet, reflects on the solace he finds in his homeland of England in his poem ‘I Travelled among Unknown Men’.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson translates the anonymous poem ‘The Battle of Brunanburh’ from Anglo-Saxon, depicting a historic 10th-century battle for English national identity led by King Athelstan.
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John Philips, English poet of the late 17th century, describes the struggles of everyday life in his satirical poem ‘The Splendid Shilling’.
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In ‘Home Thoughts, from the Sea’, Victorian poet Robert Browning expresses a sailor's love of his cherished homeland of England, showing a deep gratitude and praising God for his country.
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Rudyard Kipling, the renowned English author and poet, wrote his poem ‘The Anvil’ about the Norman Conquest in 1066, depicting the forging of a unified England from fragmented kingdoms.
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Alfred Lord Tennyson, a leading Victorian poet, explores the transient nature of life in his poem ‘All Things Will Die’.
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William Brighty Rands, a 19th century English writer and preacher, admires the wonders of creation in his poem ‘The World’.
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George Meredith, Victorian novelist and poet, captures the melancholy of nature in his poem ‘Dirge in Woods’.
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John Freeman, an English poet and essayist from the early 1900s, writes about the morning in this poem ‘The Wakers’.
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In his poem ‘Bredon Hill’, English poet AE Housman (1859-1936) poignantly depicts love and loss against the scenic backdrop of Bredon Hill in Worcestershire.
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Within his epic poem ‘Paradise Lost’, John Milton, a 17th-century English poet, imagines Satan finding solace in defiance; here, the Devil himself speaks, advising resilience.
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Andrew Boorde, a 16th-century English physician and writer, humorously portrays in verse the eccentricities of Englishmen in his work ‘The Fyrst Boke of the Introduction of Knowledge’.
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Henry Newbolt, English poet, historian, and novelist, explores memory and remembrance in his poem 'Against Oblivion'.
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William Cowper, an English poet of the 18th century, commemorates the valiant spirit of our British warrior and national heroine, Queen Boudica, in his stirring poem ‘Boadicea’.
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Walter Savage Landor, a Victorian poet associated with the Romantic movement, writes about the sweet joy of carefree insect visitors in his poem 'The Dragon-fly'.
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Thomas Otway, a prominent English playwright of the Restoration era, celebrates the new day in his poem ‘Morning’.
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William Makepeace Thackeray, 19th century English novelist, reflects on the sentimental value of a simple object in his poem ‘The Cane-Bottom’d Chair’.
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In ‘The Buzzards’, Martin Armstrong, an English poet and novelist of the early 20th century, admires the majestic flight and timeless presence of these graceful creatures.
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Leigh Hunt, English poet of the Romantic era, captures a fleeting moment of joy and affection in his beloved poem 'Jenny Kiss'd Me'.
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Thomas Lovell Beddoes, an English poet and playwright of the 19th century who passionately believed in the human soul, wrote the haunting poem 'Dream-Pedlary'.
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Gerard Manley Hopkins, acclaimed English Victorian poet, captures the vibrant essence of Oxford in his poem ‘Duns Scotus's Oxford’.
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Matthew Arnold, Victorian poet and cultural critic, muses on the tranquil beauty of one of London's Royal Parks in his poem ‘Lines Written in Kensington Gardens’.
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Thomas Heywood, a prolific English playwright and poet of the Elizabethan era, celebrates dawn in his poem ‘Matin Song’.
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John Donne, a prominent English poet of the 16th and 17th centuries, reflects on love and mortality in his poem ‘The Blossom’.
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Matthew Arnold was a 19th-century English poet and cultural critic. His poem ‘Dover Beach’ captures a sense of loss and yearning for faith in a changing world.
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James Thomson (1700-1748) was a Scottish poet and playwright. In his poem ‘The Seasons’, he celebrates Great Britain’s natural wealth.
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AE Housman, a classical scholar and English poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, captures the poignant nostalgia for the home, land, and loved ones of youth in his poem ‘The farms of home lie lost in even’.
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John Davidson, a Scottish poet from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, captures the essence of London’s Primrose Hill in his poem 'London'.
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This anonymous 15th-century poem captures the essence of an English summer morning in the greenwood. The term ‘shawes’ refers to groves of trees, ‘sheyne’ means bright, and the ‘foulys’ are the birds.
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Elizabethan playwright and poet Thomas Dekker’s poem ‘Lullaby’ or ‘Cradle Song’ helped to inspire the Beatles’ ‘Golden Slumbers’. ‘Wantons’ here means carefree infants.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet of the 19th century, pays tribute to Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English literature, in his poem ‘Chaucer’.
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In his poem 'The People's Anthem’, Ebenezer Elliott, the 19th-century English poet, calls for unity and solidarity among working people against oppression and exploitation by the wealthy elite.
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John Fletcher, a 17th-century English playwright and poet, suggests that just as picked violets cannot be revived by rain, we should not dwell on sorrow, but rally and embrace the unknown future, since joy itself can be fleeting.
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In 'The Canterbury Tales’, the medieval English poet Geoffrey Chaucer vividly depicts the joyous arrival of fair, fresh May.
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Elizabethan poet, composer, and musician Thomas Bateson's ‘Sister, Awake!’
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Samuel Butler, 17th-century English poet and satirist, in his poem ‘Hudibras’, highlights the corrupting power of financial incentives on religious, political, and philosophical beliefs and principles.
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George Herbert, renowned English poet of the 17th century, explores the transformative power of faith in his poem ‘The Elixir’.
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Layamon, a 12th-century English poet and priest, is known for his work ‘Brut’, which recounts a mythical history of Britain. He describes England as the enchanted and beautiful land of Albion.
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Sacheverell Sitwell, a notable 20th-century English writer, penned the poem ‘Kingcups’, which celebrates the radiant beauty of marsh marigolds found in a shady wood.
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In the 16th century, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, expressed his furious outrage with the lawless capital in his fiery poem 'A Satire on London’, condemning the city and its inhabitants for their corruption and moral decay.
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Geoffrey Chaucer’s Miller has been drinking ale: "Now listen," said the Miller, "everyone! But first I make a protestation that I am drunk; I know it by my sound.”
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Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840-1922) was a distinguished English writer. His collection of romantic poems, 'The Love Sonnets of Proteus’, features settings inspired by his birthplace of Sussex.
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Robin Flower, an English poet and scholar from the early 1900s, explores music and nature in his poem ‘The Pipes’.
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Alice Meynell (1847-1922) was a writer known for her lyrical poetry and prose. Her poem ‘The Rainy Summer’ reflects on the melancholy and serene beauty of a summer marred by relentless rain.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a prominent Victorian poet. In these lines from her poem ‘Aurora Leigh’, she captures a moment of deep joy as life's essential goodness is affirmed through a spiritual connection with English nature.
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William Dunbar, a celebrated Scottish poet of the late Middle Ages, pays homage to the bustling metropolis of London, eloquently capturing its vibrant energy and cultural significance.
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Lord Byron, a renowned figure in English Romantic poetry, reflects on mortality and the passage of time in his poem ‘Lines Written Beneath an Elm in the Churchyard of Harrow’.
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Robert Bridges, a prominent English poet of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, reflects on the wonders of spring in his poem ‘April 1885’.
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Sydney Dobell, a 19th-century English poet, celebrates seasonal flowers in his poem ‘A Chanted Calendar’, with ‘fillet’ referring to a ribbon.
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