The Deserted Plantation (Paul Laurence Dunbar Poems)
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 ...
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 ...
I'se been upon de karpet,Fo' lo, dese many days;De men folks seem to sneer me,In der kin' ob way.But I ...
O, come erlong, come erlong, Wut's de use er hol'in' back;O, hit it strong, er hit it strong, Mek de ol' flo' ...
HAIN'T you see my Mandy Lou,Is it true?Whaih you been f'om day to day,Whaih, I say?Dat you say you nevah ...
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 ...
(Lullaby)Shet yo' eyes, ma little pickaninny, go to sleepMammy's watchin' by you all de w'ile;Daddy is a-wukin' down in de ...
W'EN you full o' worry'Bout yo' wo'k an' sich,W'en you kind o' botheredCase you can't get rich,An' yo' neighboh p'ospahPast ...
"For that power haven not weHim hol to Maken In non degre;But helthe Ayen to him Most gonBe him that ...
"Gewagt! Freund, komm mit mir aufs Meer!Das Trinken macht den Beutel leer,Drum hol ich mir in fernen Landen,Die unsre Vaeter ...
Skin as black an' jes as sof' as a velvet dress,Teeth as white as ivory -well dey is I guess.Eyes ...
Om mijn oud woonhuis peppels staan "mijn lief, mijn lief, o waar gebleven"een smalle laanvan natte blaren, het vallen komt.Het regent, ...
In somer, when the shawes be sheyne,And leves be large and long,Hit is full mery in feyre foreste To here ...
TO DR. E.A. WHITMIRE, Columbus, Ohio Mah frens an' fellah trabblers, Ah rise tonight to say, Dat ah feels mos' ...
Merry voices chatterin',Nimble feet dem patterin',Big an' little, faces gay,Happy day dis market day.Sateday, de marnin' break,Soon, soon market-people wake;An' ...
To MR. E. H. SHARP. Blue bird an' de killdee Am er flittin' by! Spring time chillun! An' de fishin' ...
Possum time? Dahky take up de trail. Rahbit skirtin' thoo de thicket, In de barn yawd sots de quail. Cum ...
To DR. C. E. McCLELLAND, Columbus, Ohio. Little Rastus feelin' blue- Po' li'l' Rastus! Out o' sorts an' gloomy, too! ...
TO DR. F. W. WHITE. Sad am de night. Now de solemn tone Creeps fum de erf to de heaben's ...
1.Mandy's sleepin' wid de angels now -Mandy dat was sweetes' ob dem all -An' we laid huh side de hic'ry ...
RecitativoWHEN lyart leaves bestrow the yird, Or wavering like the bauckie-bird, Bedim cauld Boreas' blast; When hailstanes drive wi' bitter ...
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