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    Songs, Sonnets & Miscellaneous Poems
    Songs, Sonnets & Miscellaneous Poems
    Songs, Sonnets & Miscellaneous Poems
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    Songs, Sonnets & Miscellaneous Poems

    By Thomas Runciman

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    "Songs, Sonnets & Miscellaneous Poems" by Thomas Runciman is a collection of poetic works. During his life, Runciman became known for writing stories that would capture people. Though written with skill, none of the poems in this book are inaccessible, they're all relatable, they paint a picture, and they're easy for the average person to understand even today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 19, 2019
    ISBN4064066164201
    Songs, Sonnets & Miscellaneous Poems

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      Songs, Sonnets & Miscellaneous Poems - Thomas Runciman

      Thomas Runciman

      Songs, Sonnets & Miscellaneous Poems

      Published by Good Press, 2019

      goodpress@okpublishing.info

      EAN 4064066164201

      Table of Contents

      INTRODUCTORY NOTE

      SONGS

      I.

      II.

      III.

      IV.

      V.

      VI.

      VII.

      SONNETS

      I.

      II.

      III.

      IV.

      V.

      VI.

      VII.

      VIII.

      MISCELLANEOUS POEMS

      I.

      II.

      III.

      IV.

      V.

      VI.

      VII.

      VIII.

      INTRODUCTORY NOTE

      Table of Contents

      Thomas Runciman was born in Northumberland in 1841, and died in London in 1909. He was the second son of Walter Runciman of Dunbar and Jean Finlay, his wife. In his youth he left the beautiful coast where his father was stationed to go to school and work in Newcastle. Artists of his name had been men of mark in Scotland, and as he had their strong feeling for colour he was allowed for a time to become a pupil of William Bell Scott, who was on the fringe of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Throughout his life he painted portraits and landscapes, but the latter were what he loved.

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