Authors
Preached "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
Jonathan Edwards
Gives a description of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane
"A Ballad of Trees and the Master"
"How Frugal is the Chariot / That bears the Human soul."
"There is No Frigate Like a Book"
(Taking, Having taken) copious notes, I was prepared to start writing my term paper on Chaucer.
Having taken
Before becoming a politician, Andrew Johnson had been a tailor in Tennessee.
past perfect
This poet wrote almost 2000 poems, most of which were published after her death
Emily Dickinson
The power of Literature
"There is No Frigate Like a Book"
"But Love and I had the wit to win; / We drew a circle that took him in!"
"Outwitted"
I certainly wanted (to attend, to have attended) Professor Lowell's lecture on the Romantic poets, but I had a previous appointment.
to attend
With my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication.
Past emphatic
Poet known for combining poetry with musical techniques
Sidney Lanier
The key to a happy home is love
"Conjugal Harmony"
"A church within a church, a republic within a republic, a world within a world, is spelled by four letters - home!"
"Conjugal Harmony"
When I (had finished, finished) reading The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, I read some other works by Coleridge.
had finished
Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass.
present perfect
The author of "The Bent Twig" and "My Advocate"
Martha Snell Nicholson
Announces the author's intentions to write about nature
"This Is My Letter to the World"
"That God COULD not pour His riches / Into hands already full!"
"Treasures"
If Arthur (would have, had) done more reading in high school, he would have done much better on his college entrance examination.
had
I shall have read the entire Bible straight through by the end of the year.
future perfect
The author known for writing nonsense poems
Nature's indifference
"Apparently with no Surprise"
"The twig was bent, the tree inclined, / And so his heart and soul and mind / Found it too hard a thing to do..."
"The Bent Twig"
(Reflecting, Having reflected) on Gray's "Elegy," I was struck once again with the quiet, peaceful lives of those who "kept the noseless tenor of their way."
Reflecting
A broken and contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.
future