Clay Lane

The Copy Book

A Library of History and Literature in English

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1579

The Goose with the Golden Egg

Don’t get greedy when things are going well.

1580

‘I Remember’

A poem of nostalgia tinged with regret.

1581

The Music of Silence

In Coleridge’s epic poem, the Ancient Mariner, amid the horrors of a ship of dead men, sees a sight both beautiful and surreal.

1582

November

Humorist Thomas Hood obviously didn’t like to see the nights drawing in

1583

Ozymandias

The glory of political power soon passes away.

1584

Unsung Heroes

The poet reflects on the obscure lives that most of us lead.