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STREET SONGS,shecalls them,because they are on themescommon to all mankind:the Voice ofChrist's love for the world,soundingover the hell of battle;the false,mis-leading voice of materialism,singing,from its heart of despair,a lullaby forthe dying world.Young lovers walkin the unfading Spring;a girl weepsfor her heart,that summer rose;anold woman sitting in the light of thesun that blesses‘all humble creatures,all life-giving,\"with her warm wis-dom can“forgive and bless all menlike the holy light.”  \n356d net  \nelisnuno  H3.  \n2op  \nculy 1942.  \n# STREET SONGS\n\nhttps://archive.org/details/streetsongs0000unse  \nSTREET SONGS  \nBYEDITH SITWELL  \nLONDONMACMILLAN &CO.LTD  \nI942  \nCOPYRIGHT  \nPRINTED IN GREAT BRITAINBY R.&R.CLARK,LIMITED,EDINBURGH  \nOSBERT SITWELL  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS  \nMY thanks are due to Messrs.Faber &Faber for theirkind permission to include“Lullaby\"and“Serenade,”from Poems Old and New;to the Editor of The TimesLiterary Supplement for kindly allowing me to reproduce“Lullaby”and“Still Falls the Rain”;and to theEditor of Life and Letters To-Day for his kindness in allowing\"Street Song,\"\"Tattered Serenade,\"\"The Youth withthe Red-Gold Hair,\"\"Song”(\"We are the darkness inthe heat of the day\"),\"Poor Young Simpleton,\"“AnOld Song Re-sung,\"and“Once my heart was a summerrose\"to be included.  \nE.S.","cbCaisueXi4V8KDw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisueXi4V8KDw","pdf",1648390,52,"English","# Introduction to the Collection\n# Selected Poems\n## Lullaby and Serenade\n## Still Falls the Rain\n## Other Works and Acknowledgments","[{\"question\":\"Who is the author of the poetry collection Street Songs?\",\"answer\":\"The collection was written by Edith Sitwell.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the primary themes explored in the poems?\",\"answer\":\"The themes include Christ's love for the world during wartime, the disillusionment of materialism, the experiences of young lovers, and the wisdom of age.\"},{\"question\":\"When was this collection of poetry published?\",\"answer\":\"Street Songs was published in 1942.\"}]","Street Songs - A Collection of Poetry | PDF",1790590882]