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Loading... The Oxford Book of Light Verse (original 1938; edition 1962)by W.H. Auden (Editor)A very mixed bag, by no means all what I would call "light" --a lot of traditional ballads, for instance -- starting with "The Song o fLewes" and Chaucer (Miller's Tale and Wife of Bath's Prologoue and ending with John Bejteman on the accession of Edward VIII. A favorite book of mine when young, especially for Burns ("Welcome to His Daughter" and "Holy Willie's Prayer" ) and some of the American ballads like "Stagolee" and "Frankie and Johnny." |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)821.0708Literature English & Old English literatures English poetry English poetry {by more than one author} Humorous and satirical poetry Collections of literary textsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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