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Songs of the Common Day, and, Ave!: An Ode for the Shelley Centenary

by Charles G. D. Roberts

Level C2 · ProficientPoetry8 chapters
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CEFR level
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Length
8 chapters
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About this book

About this book

Immerse yourself in vivid sonnets celebrating the rhythms of common outdoor life, alongside a stirring ode honoring the spirit of Shelley’s birth centenary. Explore nature, history, and heartfelt tribute woven through poetic reflections.

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Contents

8 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02PREFATORY NOTE
03AUTOCHTHON
04THE TIDE ON TANTRAMAR
05THE KEEPERS OF THE PASS
06HOW THE MOHAWKS SET OUT FOR MEDOCTEC
07CANADIAN STREAMS
08AVE! AN ODE FOR THE CENTENARY OF SHELLEY’S BIRTH

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