Ode upon the Censure of his New Inn (Ben Jonson Poems)
Come, leave the loathed stage, And the more loathsome age; Where pride and impudence, in faction knit, ...
Come, leave the loathed stage, And the more loathsome age; Where pride and impudence, in faction knit, ...
Gentlemen! a politician,One who values his position,Stands, with easy confidence,Here before you on the fence.For he knows full well, good ...
Doughty Budrys the old, Lithuanian bold,He has summoned his lusty sons three."Your chargers stand idle, now saddle and bridleAnd out ...
WHITE steeds of ocean, that leap with a hollow and wearisome roarOn the bar of ironstone steep, not a fathom's ...
Who, when reveilles hateful blareUnknits my "ravelled sleeve of care,"Growls at me like a wounded bear?The Sergeant !And when at ...
The trawl of unquiet mind drops asternGreat lucid streamers bar the sky ahead(bifurcated banners at a tourney)light alchemizes the brass ...
I pray you, all ye men who put your trustIn moulds and systems and well-tackled gear,Holding that Nature lives from ...
Alas! he died when swill flowed far and near, While there were other pearls and deeper mud. Muse of the ...
Come, leave the loathed stage, And the more loathsome age; Where pride and impudence, in faction knit, Usurp the chair ...
I Jesús, Estrella, Esperanza, Mercy: Sails flashing to the wind like weapons, sharks following the moans the fever and the ...
sam swill took a pill went blue ate stew had pains no brains sucked a date too late swallowed stone ...
Isn't one of your prissy richpeoples' swans Wouldn't be at home on some pristine pond Chooses the whole stinking shoreline, ...
Moko, the Educated Ape is here, The pet of vaudeville, so the posters say, And every night the gaping people ...
Careful Observers may fortel the Hour (By sure Prognosticks) when to dread a Show'r: While Rain depends, the pensive Cat ...
The Farmer's Goose, who in the Stubble, Has fed without Restraint, or Trouble; Grown fat with Corn and Sitting still, ...
Many a green isle needs must be In the deep wide sea of Misery, Or the mariner, worn and wan, ...
God knows how our neighbor managed to breed His great sow: Whatever his shrewd secret, he kept it hid In ...
My very good landlady, Mistress Van Kleeck, (For the tears that o'erwhelm me I scarcely can speak) I know that ...
I wonder, can the night go by; Can this shot arrow of travel fly Shaft-golden with light, sheer into the ...
A yellow leaf from the darkness Hops like a frog before me. Why should I start and stand still? I ...
At the open door of the room I stand and look at the night, Hold my hand to catch the ...
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