The Cradle (Jean de La Fontaine Poem)
NEAR Rome, of yore, close to the Florence road, Was seen a humble innkeeper's abode; Small sums were charged; few ...
NEAR Rome, of yore, close to the Florence road, Was seen a humble innkeeper's abode; Small sums were charged; few ...
THE key, which opes the chest of hoarded gold. Unlocks the heart that favours would withhold. To this the god ...
DAN CUPID, though the god of soft amour, In ev'ry age works miracles a store; Can Catos change to male ...
IF truth give pleasure, surely we should try; To found our tales on what we can rely; Th' experiment repeatedly ...
A CERTAIN pious rector (John his name), But little preached, except when vintage came; And then no preparation he required ...
TO serve the shop as 'prentice was the lot; Of one who had the name of Nicaise got; A lad ...
IN ev'ry age, at Naples, we are told, Intrigue and gallantry reign uncontrolled; With beauteous objects in abundance blessed. No ...
TO charms and philters, secret spells and prayers, How many round attribute all their cares! In these howe'er I never ...
IN Lombardy's fair land, in days of yore, Once dwelt a prince, of youthful charms, a store; Each FAIR, with ...
NO master sage, nor orator I know, Who can success, like gentle Cupid show; His ways and arguments are pleasing ...
YOUR name with ev'ry pleasure here I place, The last effusions of my muse to grace. O charming Phillis! may ...
Her teacher's certainty it must be Mabel Made Maple first take notice of her name. She asked her father and ...
On Jubilee Day the Ramsbottoms Invited relations to tea, Including young Albert's grandmother- An awkward old . . party, was ...
Without this -- there is nought -- All other Riches be As is the Twitter of a Bird -- Heard ...
Who saw no Sunrise cannot say The Countenance 'twould be. Who guess at seeing, guess at loss Of the Ability. ...
The Savior must have been A docile Gentleman -- To come so far so cold a Day For little Fellowmen ...
The Luxury to apprehend The Luxury 'twould be To look at Thee a single time An Epicure of Me In ...
It would never be Common -- more -- I said -- Difference -- had begun -- Many a bitterness -- ...
I tie my Hat -- I crease my Shawl -- Life's little duties do -- precisely -- As the very ...
I sometimes drop it, for a Quick -- The Thought to be alive -- Anonymous Delight to know -- And ...
I prayed, at first, a little Girl, Because they told me to -- But stopped, when qualified to guess How ...
I Came to buy a smile -- today -- But just a single smile -- The smallest one upon your ...
Have any like Myself Investigating March, New Houses on the Hill descried -- And possibly a Church -- That were ...
For Death -- or rather For the Things 'twould buy -- This -- put away Life's Opportunity -- The Things ...
Falsehood of Thee could I suppose 'Twould undermine the Sill To which my Faith pinned Block by Block Her Cedar ...
Did Our Best Moment last -- 'Twould supersede the Heaven -- A few -- and they by Risk -- procure ...
Could mortal lip divine The undeveloped Freight Of a delivered syllable 'Twould crumble with the weight. (Emily Dickinson)
A Pit -- but Heaven over it -- And Heaven beside, and Heaven abroad, And yet a Pit -- With ...
'Twould ease -- a Butterfly -- Elate -- a Bee -- Thou'rt neither -- Neither -- thy capacity -- But, ...
I know lives, I could miss Without a Misery -- Others -- whose instant's wanting -- Would be Eternity -- ...
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