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    The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems
    The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems
    The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems
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    The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems

    By William Morris

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    A selection of poetical works by William Morris including: Old Love, A Good Knight in Prison, The Judgement of God, Two Red Roses across the Moon, and many others.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInteractive Media
    Release dateSep 10, 2019
    ISBN9781787360501
    The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems
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    William Morris

    William Morris has worked on international tax policy matters in the public and private sectors for over twenty years. He is also a member of the clergy team at St Martin-in-the-Fields, having been ordained a priest in the Church of England in 2010. He has degrees in history, law and theology, and is the author of 'Where is God at Work?'

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    • 3/5
      I liked the title poem well enough, but overall I found most of the poetry mediocre, and entirely too full of courtly love. I'm pretty much over people dying for love.
    • 5/5
      I recall Guenevere's argument --suppose you were told to choose a red thread or a blue and be saved or damned by the result --she chose blue, as heaven's color, and was damned.

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