Poems
by Wilde, Oscar
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- An odd-shaped piece cut out of front free endpaper, hinges cracked, spine headers heavily rubbed, light general wear: VG/no dj
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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Synopsis
From the book:Not that I love thy children, whose dull eyesSee nothing save their own unlovely woe,Whose minds know nothing, nothing care to know, -But that the roar of thy Democracies,Thy reigns of Terror, thy great Anarchies,Mirror my wildest passions like the seaAnd give my rage a brother -! Liberty!For this sake only do thy dissonant criesDelight my discreet soul, else might all kingsBy bloody knout or treacherous cannonadesRob nations of their rights inviolateAnd I remain unmoved - and yet, and yet,These Christs that die upon the barricades,God knows it I am with them, in some things.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 912120498
- Title
- Poems
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Decorated green cloth with marbled endpapers
- Book Condition
- Used - An odd-shaped piece cut out of front free endpaper, hinges cracked, spine headers heavily rubbed, light general wear: VG/no dj
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Roberts Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1881
- Pages
- 230pp.
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry 1st Editions, 19th Century Irish Literature, Poetry, 1st Editions, Oscar Wilde, First Editions
Terms of Sale
The Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg
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