The Pitcher (Jean de La Fontaine Poem)
THE simple Jane was sent to bring Fresh water from the neighb'ring spring; The matter pressed, no time to waste, ...
THE simple Jane was sent to bring Fresh water from the neighb'ring spring; The matter pressed, no time to waste, ...
WHEN William went from home (a trader styled): Six months his better half he left with child, A simple, comely, ...
THE key, which opes the chest of hoarded gold. Unlocks the heart that favours would withhold. To this the god ...
DAN CUPID, though the god of soft amour, In ev'ry age works miracles a store; Can Catos change to male ...
IF once in love, you'll soon invention find And not to cunning tricks and freaks be blind; The youngest 'prentice, ...
A CERTAIN pious rector (John his name), But little preached, except when vintage came; And then no preparation he required ...
IN ev'ry age, at Naples, we are told, Intrigue and gallantry reign uncontrolled; With beauteous objects in abundance blessed. No ...
TO charms and philters, secret spells and prayers, How many round attribute all their cares! In these howe'er I never ...
NO master sage, nor orator I know, Who can success, like gentle Cupid show; His ways and arguments are pleasing ...
I went to turn the grass once after one Who mowed it in the dew before the sun. The dew ...
I must return to that valley of vision, gather again to me flocks, crescent moon and star; God - let ...
There's a famous seaside place called Blackpool, That's noted for fresh air and fun, And Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom Went ...
When Sam Small retired from the Army He'd a pension of ninepence a day, And seven pounds fourteen and twopence ...
There's a famous seaside place called Blackpool, That's noted for fresh air and fun, And Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom Went ...
(The Dry Salvages-presumably les trois sauvages-is a small group of rocks, with a beacon, off the N.E. coast of Cape ...
I In my beginning is my end. In succession Houses rise and fall, crumble, are extended, Are removed, destroyed, restored, ...
When I hoped I feared -- Since I hoped I dared Everywhere alone As a Church remain -- Spectre cannot ...
When I hoped, I recollect Just the place I stood -- At a Window facing West -- Roughest Air -- ...
This is the place they hoped before, Where I am hoping now. The seed of disappointment grew Within a capsule ...
The things we thought that we should do We other things have done But those peculiar industries Have never been ...
Except the Heaven had come so near -- So seemed to choose My Door -- The Distance would not haunt ...
Dear March -- Come in -- How glad I am -- I hoped for you before -- Put down your ...
I was schooled well before he died, able at least to feel what others felt when their fathers were deceased. ...
The problem was the manner of choice (or whether there was a choice for that matter) as you had taken ...
The cliff sprang from the sea at end of Hostel Beach, if the tide was out you'd reach a tiny ...
Ronald Hi Khong Wong is gone, sadly he deceased the commencement of this week. It wasn't unexpected. He never contradicted ...
SO grieves th' adventurous merchant, when he throws All the long toil'd-for treasure his ship stows Into the angry main, ...
This morning was something. A little snow lay on the ground. The sun floated in a clear blue sky. The ...
(Judges, vi.25) Jesus! whose blood so freely stream'd To satisfy the law's demand; By Thee from guilt and wrath redeem'd, ...
AN ATTACK ON BARBERCRAFT At last an end of all I hoped and feared! Muttered ...
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