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Passions in Poetry: George Herbert 1593 1633

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of Herbert is accompanied by the texts of fifteen of his poems. The poems have no commentary with them.
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Sonnet Central

Sonnets of Sir Philip Sidney

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of sonnets by Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), the Elizabethan poet.
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Sonnet Central

Sonnets.org: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected full texts by Henry Howard (1517-1547) with annotations.
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Recmusic.org: Thomas Campion (1567 1620)

For Students 9th - 10th
Listing of ten songs by Thomas Campion (1567-1620) with links to the song texts.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: John Skelton

For Students 9th - 10th
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry for John Skelton defines his place in English Renaissance literature.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Oxford Book of English Verse: "A Hymn in Praise of Neptune"

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of Thomas Campion's "A Hymn in Praise of Neptune" from the Oxford Book of English Verse.
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Primary Sources: Poetry of John Skelton

For Students 9th - 10th
Full-text selections from John Skelton's poetry: "To Mistress Margaret Hussey," "To Mistress Isabell Pennell," "With Lullay, Lullay, Like a Child," and "A ballade of the Scottysshe Kynge."
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Luminarium: John Skelton: To Mistress Margaret Hussey

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of John Skelton's "To Mistress Margaret Hussey." Links to other poems.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Robert Graves' Parody on John Skelton

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert Graves' parody poem "John Skelton" from "Fairies and Fusiliers."
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Bartleby.com: "A Priest to the Temple"

For Students 9th - 10th
From a scholarly work, this page from Bartelby.com discusses Herbert's "A Priest to the Temple," and shows it as a reflection of Herbert's own character.
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Western Michigan University:george Herbert, "The Collar"

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of Herbert's poem, "The Collar," in modern English. A link takes the viewer to the poem in its original spelling.