A Letter (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
Dear Miss Lucy: I been t'inkin' dat I 'd write you long fo' dis, But dis writin' 's mighty tejous, an' ...
Dear Miss Lucy: I been t'inkin' dat I 'd write you long fo' dis, But dis writin' 's mighty tejous, an' ...
Des come urlong, my honey chile an' sot down on my knee,An' Unker Eph 'll tell you ob de Baid-Bug ...
OH, de grubbin'-hoe's a-rustin' in de co'nah,An' de plow's a-tumblin' down in de fiel',While de whippo'will's a-wailin' lak a mou'nahWhen ...
Will I have some mo' dat pie? No, ma'am, thank-ee, dat is--I-- Bettah quit daihin' me. Dat ah pie look sutny good: How 'd ...
IN de dead of night I sometimes,Git to t'inkin' of de pas'An' de days w'en slavery helt meIn my mis'ry ...
DE win' is blowin' wahmah,An hit's blowin' f'om de bay;Dey's a so't o' mist a-risin'All erlong de meddah way;Dey ain't ...
TWO little boots all rough an' wo',Two little boots!Laws, I's kissed 'em times befo',Dese little boots!Seems de toes a-peepin' thooDis ...
Yes, my ha't's ez ha'd ez stone- Go 'way, Sam, an' lemme 'lone. No; I ain't gwine change my min'; ...
OUT in de night a sad bird moans,An', oh, but hit's moughty lonely;Times I kin sing, but mos' I groans,Fu' ...
Mammy's baby, go ter sleep, Hush-er-by, hush-er-by, my honey;Cross de hyarf de cricket creep, Hush-er-by, hush-er-by, my honey.Hoot owl callin' f'um de ...
DE night creep down erlong de lan',De shadders rise an' shake,De frog is sta'tin' up his ban',De cricket is awake;My ...
Duck come switchin' 'cross de lot Hi, oh, Miss Lady! Hurry up an' hide de pot Hi, oh, Miss Lady! Duck's a mighty 'spicious ...
Lucy done gone back on me, Dat's de way wif life. Evaht'ing was movin' free, T'ought I had my wife. Den some dahky comes ...
My Harvah rit me week fo' las',Dat is, dat's w'en I got it;He sed, he hardly had de time'Tween shot ...
(Begin breezily):In Lady Lusher's drawing-room, where float the strains of ...
Haw!Ai've just obteened a pension for mai Paw.And you should hev seen the people that were theah. Re-ally, it was ...
Deah Ladies, - Let me wawn you, theah are feahful taimes to come,And a mos" ter-ific strugge is at hand; ...
Mrs Felix Donnett was a lady of renown,For ten years her husband was mayor of the town; For ten years ...
Mrs Felix Donnett was a lady of renown,For ten years her husband was mayor of the town; For ten ...
My Aunt Evangeline has come To visit Melbourne town,Garbed for its Glad Centenary In frill and festal gown.And Aunties says ...
1.Oh' Fiddlah Ike's a-playin' to de moonErbout his wife dat died away las' June.He play de saddes' tune in all ...
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