A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic ― Ballads

By Michael Drayton, James Joyce and Amy Levy

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

• Language: English
• Publisher: A Rhyme A Dozen
• Release date: Feb 1, 2024
• ISBN: 9781835473870

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A Rhyme A Dozen ― 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic ― Ballads

An Introduction

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.

Index of Contents

The Ballad of Agincourt by Michael Drayton

Ballad of the Three Spectres by Ivor Gurney

The Ballad of Persse O'Reilly by James Joyce

The Ballad Which Anne Askew Made and Sang When She Was in Newgate by Anne Askew

The Water Ballad by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

Ballade of An Omnibus by Amy Levy

La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats

John Barleycorn, A Ballad by Robert Burns

Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

A Ballad of Hell by John Davidson

A Ballad of Death by Algernon Charles Swinburne

The Ballad of Agincourt by Michael Drayton

Fair stood the wind for France,

When we our sails advance,

Nor now to prove our chance,

Longer will tarry;

But putting to the main,

At Caux, the mouth of Seine,

With all his martial train,

Landed King Harry.

And taking many a fort,

Furnished