Project Gutenberg 2004-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 181 Litchfield, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) 1854 Burns, Robert 1759 1796 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor 1772 1834 Coleridge, S. T. (Samuel Taylor) Dryden, John 1631 1700 Goldsmith, Oliver 1774 Goldsmit, Oliver Gray, Thomas 1716 1771 Selections from Five English Poets A Song For St. Cecilia's Day, Dryden -- Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard, Gray -- The Traveller, Goldsmith -- The Deserted Village, Goldsmith -- The Cotter's Saturday Night, Burns -- The Ancient Mariner, Coleridge. Produced by Al Haines "Selections from Five English Poets" by Mary E. Litchfield et al. is a collection of poetry edited and published in the early 20th century. This anthology features notable works by five prominent English poets—John Dryden, Thomas Gray, Oliver Goldsmith, Robert Burns, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge—providing readers a glimpse into their unique styles and themes. The collection explores various poetic forms ranging from lyric to narrative poems, showcasing the beauty and depth of English literature through selected masterpieces. The opening of the anthology introduces the concept of poetry as an art form intertwined with music, suggesting that true appreciation requires the auditory experience of reading aloud. It provides a brief overview of the poets featured and highlights some of their most significant works. The introduction also emphasizes the characteristics of different types of poetry, setting the stage for understanding the selections that follow, such as Dryden’s “A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day” and Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.” Each poem promises to illuminate the cultural and emotional landscapes of their respective eras, inviting readers to engage with the profound legacy of these literary figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English poetry PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 213267 2025-08-06T05:51:55.544372 text/html 213132 213077 2024-11-06T08:28:11.546949 2023-10-06T09:32:58.802480 text/html text/html 157777 2025-08-06T05:52:02.730309 application/epub+zip 159283 2025-08-06T05:51:58.632349 application/epub+zip 147442 2025-08-06T05:51:57.453349 application/epub+zip 328661 2025-08-06T05:52:05.318307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305208 2025-08-06T05:52:01.884330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262583 2022-09-07T02:41:40.920774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175192 2025-08-06T05:51:55.065375 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155275 2024-10-28T20:29:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19966 2025-08-06T05:52:05.486295 application/rdf+xml 16486 2025-08-06T05:51:57.946353 image/jpeg 4013 2025-08-06T05:51:57.696344 image/jpeg 155665 2025-08-06T05:51:55.560361 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia