To a Republican Friend (Matthew Arnold Poem)
God knows it, I am with you. If to prize Those virtues, priz'd and practis'd by too few, But priz'd, ...
God knows it, I am with you. If to prize Those virtues, priz'd and practis'd by too few, But priz'd, ...
Mist clogs the sunshine. Smoky dwarf houses Hem me round everywhere; A vague dejection Weighs down my soul. Yet, while ...
And the first grey of morning fill'd the east, And the fog rose out of the Oxus stream. But all ...
He was the sort of man who wouldn't hurt a fly. Many flies are now alive while he is not. ...
The world is full of women who'd tell me I should be ashamed of myself if they had the chance. ...
Your lungs fill & spread themselves, wings of pink blood, and your bones empty themselves and become hollow. When you ...
It was taken some time ago. At first it seems to be a smeared print: blurred lines and grey flecks ...
The night has been long, The wound has been deep, The pit has been dark, And the walls have been ...
Some clichty folks don't know the facts, posin' and preenin' and puttin' on acts, stretchin' their backs. They move into ...
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when ...
When I was young, I used to Watch behind the curtains As men walked up and down the street. Wino ...
Somebody said that it couldn't be done, But he with a chuckle replied That "maybe it couldn't," but he would ...
"Christmas is not just a season, Christmas is not just a day, Christmas is more than a reason For parties, ...
With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does ...
Do you wish the World were better? Let me tell you what to do: Set a watch upon your actions, ...
Wouldn't this old world be better If the folks we meet would say - "I know something good about you!" ...
Drop a pebble in the water: just a splash, and it is gone; But there's half-a-hundred ripples circling on and ...
Promise yourself: To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind; To talk health, happiness, and prosperity ...
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I ...
If you had a friend strong, simple, true, Who knew your faults and who understood; Who believed in the very ...
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