Thomas R. Lounsbury, ed. (1838-1915). Yale Book of American Verse. 1912. |
Oliver Wendell Holmes. 1809-1894 |
96. The Music-Grinders |
Category: Literature
In any type of writing, there are three possible points of view: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, or me, you, and other. There are three periods of the English language’s history: Old, Middle, and Modern. And dramas traditionally have three parts: prot asis, epitasis, and catastrophe.
Nine Worthies
Nine Worthies, nine great heroes of history (generally three biblical, three legendary and three historical). The Nine Worthies include three good pagans: Hector, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, three good Jews: Joshua, David and Judas Maccabeus, and three good Christians: King Arthur, Charlemagne and Godfrey of Bouillon. |
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 12501900. |
Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 17721834 |
549. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner |