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The poet reflects on the obscure lives that most of us lead.
by Thomas Gray 1716-1771
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What’s in a Name?
Juliet complains that the man she loves has the wrong name, and the man she loves hears her doing it.
by William Shakespeare 1564-1616
The Beggar’s Petition
A destitute and friendless farmer, turned from the tradesman’s entrance, tries his luck at the front door.
by Thomas Moss 1740-1808
Milton! Thou Shouldst be Living at this Hour
William Wordsworth comes back from France and realises with a shock what his own country has become.
by William Wordsworth 1770-1850
Mary’s Lamb
A much-loved children’s poem, even if most of us struggle to remember more than a few lines.
by Sarah Josepha Hale 1788-1879
Pater’s Bathe
A charming children’s rhyme that is also a test of the clearest speaker’s diction.
by Sir Edward Abbott Parry 1863-1943
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s famous poem about a suicidal cavalry charge during the Battle of Balaclava on October 25th, 1854.
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1809-1892
