America for Me (Henry Van Dyke Poem)
'Tis fine to see the Old World and travel up and down Among the famous palaces and cities of renown, ...
'Tis fine to see the Old World and travel up and down Among the famous palaces and cities of renown, ...
A long -- long Sleep -- A famous -- Sleep -- That makes no show for Morn -- By Stretch ...
Will there really be a "Morning"? Is there such a thing as "Day"? Could I see it from the mountains ...
There were some worthy places where we could escape, avoid the heavy weight of living in a densely peopled space; ...
Called The Hon 'Lizard Gizzard' with aptness bearing fruit from his septic yellow face to his pinstripe business suit, famous ...
How do you win a football game? Not by skill alone or clever plays, in modern days the game has ...
Do I really love you? So let me guess, you'll think I'm easy prey if I say, okay I do ...
Even from afar came shouts of recognition joyful voices rang across the years disdained and faces of our childhood unforgot ...
THE PROLOGUE. The Sompnour in his stirrups high he stood, Upon this Friar his hearte was so wood,* *furious That ...
THE PROLOGUE. When that the Knight had thus his tale told In all the rout was neither young nor old, ...
Friend of the Wise ! and Teacher of the Good ! Into my heart have I received that Lay More ...
How agreeable it is not to be touring Italy this summer, wandering her cities and ascending her torrid hilltowns. How ...
In most self-portraits it is the face that dominates: Cezanne is a pair of eyes swimming in brushstrokes, Van Gogh ...
The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, ...
The neighbors' dog will not stop barking. He is barking the same high, rhythmic bark that he barks every time ...
This is a day of happiness, sweet peace, And heavenly sunshine; upon which conven'd In full assembly fair, once more ...
O race that Cæsar knew, That won stern Roman praise, What land not envies you The laurel of these days? ...
1 They that in play can do the thing they would, Having an instinct throned in reason's place, --And every ...
AN ALPHABET OF FAMOUS GOOPS. Which you 'll Regard with Yells and Whoops. Futile Acumen! For you Yourselves are Doubtless ...
New England. 1 Alas, dear Mother, fairest Queen and best, 2 With honour, wealth, and peace happy and blest, 3 ...
a novel by Richard Brautigan THE COVER FOR TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA The cover for Trout Fishing in America is ...
THE HUNCHBACK TROUT The creek was made narrow by little green trees that grew too close together. The creek was ...
A RETURN TO THE COVER OF THIS BOOK Dear Trout Fishing in America: I met your friend Fritz in Washington ...
WITNESS FOR TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA PEACE In San Francisco around Easter time last year, they had a trout fishing ...
THE AUTOPSY OF TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA This is the autopsy of Trout Fishing in America as if Trout Fishing ...
Following are several translations of the 'Old Pond' poem, which may be the most famous of all haiku: Furuike ya ...
"Had we never loved so kindly, Had we never loved so blindly, Never met or never parted, We had ne'er ...
I stood beside the grave of him who blazed The comet of a season, and I saw The humblest of ...
We are the time. We are the famous metaphor from Heraclitus the Obscure. We are the water, not the hard ...
I've a Friend, over the sea; I like him, but he loves me. It all grew out of the books ...
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