The Nightingale (Jean de La Fontaine Poem)
NO easy matter 'tis to hold, Against its owner's will, the fleece Who troubled by the itching smart Of Cupid's ...
NO easy matter 'tis to hold, Against its owner's will, the fleece Who troubled by the itching smart Of Cupid's ...
SOME wit, handsome form and gen'rous mind; A triple engine prove in love we find; By these the strongest fortresses ...
FLORENTINE we now design to show;-- A greater blockhead ne'er appeared below; It seems a prudent woman he had wed, ...
HE surely must be wrong who loving fears; And does not flee when beauty first appears. Ye FAIR, with charms ...
TO serve the shop as 'prentice was the lot; Of one who had the name of Nicaise got; A lad ...
IN Lombardy's fair land, in days of yore, Once dwelt a prince, of youthful charms, a store; Each FAIR, with ...
What art thou, SPLEEN, which ev'ry thing dost ape? Thou Proteus to abus'd Mankind, Who never yet thy real Cause ...
NOW spent the alter'd King, in am'rous Cares, The Hours of sacred Hymns and solemn Pray'rs: In vain the Alter ...
Farewell, lov'd Youth! since 'twas the Will of Heaven So soon to take, what had so late been giv'n; And ...
You have obey'd, you WINDS, that must fulfill The Great Disposer's righteous Will; Throughout the Land, unlimited you flew, Nor ...
WITH such a Pulse, with such disorder'd Veins, Such lab'ring Breath, as thy Disease constrains; With failing Eyes, that scarce ...
I PRELUDE Daughter of Psyche, pledge of that last night When, pierced with pain and bitter-sweet delight, She knew her ...
When the frosty kiss of Autumn in the dark Makes its mark On the flowers, and the misty morning grieves ...
As due by many titles I resign My self to Thee, O God; first I was made By Thee, and ...
The Devil -- had he fidelity Would be the best friend -- Because he has ability -- But Devils cannot ...
Snow flakes. I counted till they danced so Their slippers leaped the town, And then I took a pencil To ...
Why Damon, why, why, why so pressing? The Heart you beg's not worth possessing: Each Look, each Word, each Smile's ...
Revolving in their destin'd sphere, The hours begin another year As rapidly to fly; Ah! think, Maria, (e'er in grey ...
O Lord, my best desire fulfil, And help me to resign Life, health, and comfort to Thy will, And make ...
A poet's cat, sedate and grave As poet well could wish to have, Was much addicted to inquire For nooks ...
The twentieth year is well nigh past Since first our sky was overcast;- Ah would that this might be the ...
Breathe from the gentle south, O Lord, And cheer me from the north; Blow on the treasures of thy word, ...
Sent to a friend who had complained that I was glad enough to see him when he came, but didn't ...
Whene'er I view those lips of thine, Their hue invites my fervent kiss; Yet, I forego that bliss divine, Alas! ...
I would I were a careless child, Still dwelling in my highland cave, Or roaming through the dusky wild, Or ...
"Had we never loved so kindly, Had we never loved so blindly, Never met or never parted, We had ne'er ...
Thou Power! who hast ruled me through Infancy's days, Young offspring of Fancy, 'tis time we should part; Then rise ...
"Had we never loved so kindly, Had we never loved so blindly, Never met or never parted, We had ne'er ...
I speak not, I trace not, I breathe not thy name; There is grief in the sound, there is guilt ...
I 'Tis done -- but yesterday a King! And arm'd with Kings to strive -- And now thou art a ...
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