Leading & Managing Poems (792 Poems)
Hermann And Dorothea – II. Terpsichore (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
HERMANN. THEN when into the room the well-built son made his entry,Straightway with piercing glances the minister eyed him intently,And with carefulness watch’d his looks and the whole of his bearing,With an inquiring eye which easily faces decyphers;Then he smiled, … Continue reading
The Bay-Fight (Henry Howard Brownell Poems)
Three days through sapphire seas we sailed, The steady Trade blew strong and free,The Northern Light his banners paled,The Ocean Stream our channels wet, We rounded low Canaveral’s lee,And passed the isles of emerald set In blue Bahama’s turquoise sea. By reef and … Continue reading
The Three Gossips’ Wager (Jean de La Fontaine Poems)
AS o’er their wine one day, three gossips sat,Discoursing various pranks in pleasant chat,Each had a loving friend, and two of theseMost clearly managed matters at their ease. SAID one, a princely husband I have got.A better in the world … Continue reading
Hermann And Dorothea – V. Polyhymnia (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poems)
THE COSMOPOLITE. BUT the Three, as before, were still sitting and talking together,With the landlord, the worthy divine, and also the druggist,And the conversation still concern’d the same subject,Which in every form they had long been discussing together.Full of noble … Continue reading
A Story Of Doom: Book VII. (Jean Ingelow Poems)
And while he spoke there was a noise without;The curtains of the door were flung aside,And some with heavy feet bare in, and setA litter on the floor. The Master layUpon it, but his eyes were dimmed and set;And Japhet, in … Continue reading
Festus – XXXI (Philip James Bailey Poems)
Earth regained,And lone sea–shore where the great waves come inFrothed like a horse put to his heart–burst speed,Sobbing up–hill, note we, his ends frustrate,How evil, who liar, accuser, tempter, knownDeceiver proven, his title of murderer to earnMan’s hater, God’s most, … Continue reading
Hudibras – The Lady’s Answer to The Knight (Samuel Butler Poems)
That you’re a beast, and turn’d to grass,Is no strange news, nor ever was;At least to me, who once you know,Did from the pound replevin you,When both your sword and spurs were wonIn combat by an Amazon.That sword, that did … Continue reading
Speech Of Honourable Preserved Doe In Secret Caucus (James Russell Lowell Poems)
I thank ye, my frien’s, for the warmth o’ your greetin’:Ther’ ‘s few airthly blessin’s but wut’s vain an’ fleetin’;But ef ther’ is one thet hain’t _no_ cracks an’ flaws,An’ is wuth goin’ in for, it’s pop’lar applause;It sends up … Continue reading
A Poem, Upon a Prospect of the Marriage of the Prince of Wales (James Hurdis Poems)
Season of darkness and contracted day, Inclement Winter, whose approaching foot Treads on the heel of Autumn, pause; nor strew With thy rude gust the ill-surviving leaf Which hangs discoloured upon hill and vale.Still let the mellow-beam’d October orbProtract its influence, and unobscured Shed softest … Continue reading
The Song Of Hiawatha XVII: The Hunting Of Pau-Puk Keewis (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Poems)
Full of wrath was HiawathaWhen he came into the village,Found the people in confusion,Heard of all the misdemeanors,All the malice and the mischief,Of the cunning Pau-Puk-Keewis. Hard his breath came through his nostrils,Through his teeth he buzzed and mutteredWords of anger … Continue reading