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Ted Hughes

Ted Hughes enjoyed a quiet childhood growing up in rural England. He was born on August 17, 1930, in Mytholmroyd, the West Riding district of Yorkshire. He had a brother, Gerald who was ten years older, and sister, Olwyn,

Cat and Mouse

by Ted Hughes (1930–1998)

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On the sheep-cropped summit, under hot sun
The mouse crouched, staring out the chance
It dared not take.
    Time and a world
Too old to alter, the five mile prospect—
Woods, villages, farms—hummed its heat-heavy
Stupor of life.
    Whether to two
Feet or four, how are prayers contracted!

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Whose poem Confessio Amantis was originally dedicated to King Richard II, who had commissioned it, but was, in later editions, dedicated to his usurper King Henry IV?

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John Gower

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