The Wife Of Bath Her Tale (John Henry Dryden Poems)
In days of old, when Arthur filled the throne,Whose acts and fame to foreign lands were blown,The king of elves, ...
Poems about extolled (21 Poems)
Paradise Regain’d : Book III. (John Milton Poems)
So spake the Son of God; and Satan stoodA while as mute, confounded what to say,What to reply, confuted and ...
Kings And Queens Of England (Mary Ann H T Bigelow Poems)
FROM THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS OR THE NORMAN CONQUEST, TO THE PRESENT REIGN,INCLUSIVE.First, William the Norman lays claim to the ...
XCI. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
The faithlessness of the world hath become manifest unto me;Therefore, through the word 'friendship,' I have drawn my pen.Like as ...
Psalm CXLVIII. P. M. (John Dunmore Lang Poems)
All Creatures Summoned to Praise God.THE Lord of heaven confess,On high his glory raise.Him let all angels bless,Him all his ...
The Two Friends (Jean de La Fontaine Poems)
AXIOCHUS, a handsome youth of old,And Alcibiades, (both gay and bold,)So well agreed, they kept a beauteous belle,With whom by ...
The Dance To Death. Act V (Emma Lazarus Poems)
ACT V.SCENE I. A Room in Susskind's House. LIEBHAID, CLAIRE, REUBEN.LIEBHAID.The air hangs sultry as in mid-July.Look forth, Claire; moves ...
Nelson’s Appeal For Maisonneuve (Arthur Weir Poems)
Silent I have stood and borne it, hoping still from year to yearThat the pleading voice of justice you would ...
Admiral Dugout (Cicely Fox Smith Poems)
He had done with fleets and squadrons, with the restless, roaming seas,He had found the quiet haven he desired,And he ...
Food, Clothes And Drink (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
WHAT is food for, anyway?Just to keep us through the dayWarm and strong and satisfyHunger, whether bread or pie,Terrapin or ...
Kaddish (Eli Siegel Poems)
(Words Having Holiness) May His great name Be mighty and holy In the world His will has made. May this ...
Yesterday (Edgar Albert Guest Poem)
I've trod the links with many a man, And played him club for club; 'Tis scarce a year since I ...
The Two Friends (Jean de La Fontaine Poem)
AXIOCHUS, a handsome youth of old, And Alcibiades, (both gay and bold,) So well agreed, they kept a beauteous belle, ...
The Dog (Jean de La Fontaine Poem)
THE key, which opes the chest of hoarded gold. Unlocks the heart that favours would withhold. To this the god ...
Know, Celia, Since Thou Art So Proud (Thomas Carew Poem)
Know, Celia, since thou art so proud, 'Twas I that gave thee thy renown. Thou hadst in the forgotten crowd ...
Discrimination (Michael Burch Poem)
The meter I had sought to find, perplexed, was ripped from books of "verse" that read like prose. I found ...
For The One Who Would Take Man’s Life In His Hands (Delmore Schwartz Poems)
Tiger Christ unsheathed his sword, Threw it down, became a lamb. Swift spat upon the species, but Took two women ...
The Triumph of Life (Percy Bysshe Shelley Poems)
Swift as a spirit hastening to his task Of glory & of good, the Sun sprang forth Rejoicing in his ...
Jenny Carrister, The Heroine of Lucknow-Mine (William Topaz McGonagall Poems)
A heroic story I will unfold, Concerning Jenny Carrister, a heroine bold, Who lived in Australia, at a gold mine ...
Paradise Lost: Book 03 (John Milton Poems)
Hail, holy Light, offspring of Heaven firstborn, Or of the Eternal coeternal beam May I express thee unblam'd? since God ...
Paradise Regained: The Third Book (John Milton Poems)
So spake the Son of God; and Satan stood A while as mute, confounded what to say, What to reply, ...