Poems by Edward Shanks Part 6

He fondled Wordsworth and patted Sh.e.l.ley And said with his hand on his heart He would brook no interference from morals In any matter of art.

He finished at last and strode away Over the naked boards, Erect in his conscious majesty Back to the House of Lords.

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THE WIDOW IN THE BYE STREET.

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THE TRAGEDY OF POMPEY THE GREAT.

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POEMS.

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SWORDS AND PLOUGHSHARES. By JOHN DRINKWATER.

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