William Empson (1906-1984 / England)

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''What could not possible be there,
And learn a style from a despair.''
William Empson (1906-1984), British critic, poet. This Last Pain (l. 35-36). . . Oxford Anthology of English Literature, The, Vols. I-II. Frank Ke...
''her in her cooling planet
Revere; do not presume to think her wasted.''
William Empson (1906-1984), British critic, poet. To an Old Lady (l. 1-2). . . New Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1950. Helen Gardner, ed...
''Gods cool in turn, by the sun long outlasted.''
William Empson (1906-1984), British critic, poet. To an Old Lady (l. 4). . . New Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1950. Helen Gardner, ed. ...
Attending there let us absorb the cultures of nations
And dissolve into our judgement all their codes.
Then, being clogged, with a natural hesitation
(People are continually askin...
William Empson (1906-1984), British poet, critic. Homage to the British Museum (l. 8-12). . . Faber Book of Modern Verse, The. Michael Roberts, ed...