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Selected Poems

by John Masefield

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Tales of tall ships in exotic seas and of Arthurian England compete for attention with rural English ballads and mythological narratives in this collection of poetry from one of England's great storytellers. Some of John Masefield’s best known poems are included, such as "Sea-Fever," and "Cargoes," along with previously uncollected rarities. Many of the poems reveal Masefield's fascination with the lives of seafarers and lowly farm workers and contribute to a charming and quixotic image of English history.

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Selected Poems

By John Masefield

Selected Poems from The Indian Love Lyrics of Laurence Hope. F’cap 8vo. Cloth, 5s.; leather, 7s. 6d.

Selections from Swinburne, edited by Edmund Gosse, C.B., and T. J. Wise. Cr. 8vo. 6s. net.

The Works of Swinburne, Golden Pine Edition. In 6 vols. F’cap 8vo. Cloth, 4s.; leather, 6s. each.

LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN, LTD.

(W. Strang Jan 1912 John Masefield.)

Selected Poems

By John Masefield

LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN, LTD.

Printed in Great Britain.

TO

MY WIFE

CONTENTS

The books from which these selections are taken are published by the following firms, to whom the author makes the usual acknowledgments:—

Selections from SALT-WATER BALLADS

TRADE WINDS

SEA-FEVER

PRAYER

THE WEST WIND

Selections from POEMS AND BALLADS

CARGOES

AN OLD SONG RE-SUNG

TWILIGHT

INVOCATION

A CREED

WHEN BONY DEATH

THE DEATH ROOMS

C. L. M.

WASTE

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