The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam Of Naishapur (Edward Fitzgerald Poem)
1 Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight: And ...
1 Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight: And ...
A governor it was proclaimed this time, When all who would come seeking in New Hampshire Ancestral memories might come ...
Lancaster bore him--such a little town, Such a great man. It doesn't see him often Of late years, though he ...
Now that they've got it settled whose I be, I'm going to tell them something they won't like: They've got ...
I stayed the night for shelter at a farm Behind the mountains, with a mother and son, Two old-believers. They ...
I let myself in at the kitchen door. "It's you," she said. "I can't get up. Forgive me Not answering ...
I didn't make you know how glad I was To have you come and camp here on our land. I ...
He saw her from the bottom of the stairs Before she saw him. She was starting down, Looking back over ...
Some folks will tell you the blues is a woman, Some type of supernatural creature. My mother would tell you, ...
On the banks of the Mersey, o'er on Cheshire side, Lies Runcorn that's best known to fame By Transporter Bridge ...
I'll tell you an old-fashioned story That Grandfather used to relate, Of a joiner and building contractor; 'Is name, it ...
I'll tell of the Magna Charter As were signed at the Barons' command On Runningmead Island in t' middle of ...
Henry the first, surnamed " Beauclare," Lost his only son William at sea, So when Henry died it were hard ...
I'll tell you the tale of an old country pub As fancied itself up to date, It had the word ...
To such as say thy love I overprize, And do not stick to term my praises folly, Against these folks, ...
IN HOLLAND The laggard winter ebbed so slow With freezing rain and melting snow, It seemed as if the earth ...
W'en daih's chillun in de house, Dey keep on a-gittin' tall; But de folks don' seem to see Dat dey's ...
DO' a-stan'in' on a jar, fiah a-shinin' thoo, Ol' folks drowsin' 'roun' de place, wide awake is Lou, W'en I ...
FOLKS ain't got no right to censuah othah folks about dey habits; Him dat giv' de squir'ls de bushtails made ...
G'way an' quit dat noise, Miss Lucy-- Put dat music book away; What's de use to keep on tryin'? Ef ...
He was a poet who wrote clever verses, And folks said he had a fine poetical taste; But his father, ...
What is -- "Paradise" -- Who live there -- Are they "Farmers" -- Do they "hoe" -- Do they know ...
I'm "wife" -- I've finished that -- That other state -- I'm Czar -- I'm "Woman" now -- It's safer ...
THINK not, 'cause men flattering say You're fresh as April, sweet as May, Bright as is the morning star, That ...
The Devil is a gentleman and askes you down to stay At his little place at What'sitsname (it isn't far ...
"There is no God," the wicked saith, "And truly it's a blessing, For what He might have done with us ...
Scene--A spacious drawing-room, with music-room adjoining. Katharine. What are the words ? Eliza. Ask our friend, the Improvisatore ; here ...
Some are teethed on a silver spoon, With the stars strung for a rattle; I cut my teeth as the ...
Sence fair Jessica hez left us Seems ez ef she hed bereft us, When she went, o' half o' livin'; ...
And now behold this sulking boy, His costly presents bring no joy; Harsh tears of anger fill his eye Tho' ...
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