Hymn of Futility (C J Dennis Poems)
Lord, Thou hast given unto us a land. In Thy beneficence Thou has ordainedThat we should hold a country ...
Lord, Thou hast given unto us a land. In Thy beneficence Thou has ordainedThat we should hold a country ...
'Er pore dear Par. she sez, "'e kept a store";An' then she weeps an' stares 'ard at the floor. "'Twas ...
Now, when a bloke 'e cracks a bloke fer insults to a skirt, An' wrecks a joint to square a ...
'E sez to me, "Wot's orl this flamin' war? The papers torks uv nothin' else but scraps.An'wot's ole England got ...
Ah Gawd! It makes me sick to think Of what I 'eard an' seen;Poor 'Arry like a wet rag flung ...
Old Ben, the pensioner, is going down to die.Huddled in the mail-car, he turns a wistful eyeOn this familiar forest ...
Brothers!(I address myself to that chosen few -- which includes you,My dear reader -- whoAre men of understanding, bright intellect ...
Now a sad farewell to the cable-tram, Staunch friend of the quieter days,That glided down thro' a leisured town Ere ...
But, why a picnic, Jane? We went last year, And missed the Cup; and you know how you grievedBecause we ...
He sat upon a fallen log And heaved a long, deep sigh.His gnarled hand fondling his old dog As his ...
Now, since man became a martyr To this economic stress,He has sought relief, in barter, From financial wretchedness;So, dispensing with ...
Bright young thing: Thou on the beaches Life is gay and pleasure ladenAll in vain the law beseeches ...
The ole train puffs in once a day On the ole Gunn's Gully line;In a lazy, leisurely kind o' way ...
When I was young, said old George Jones (And rumbling from his bearded lips,His deep voice boomed in measured tones) ...
Side by side near the road they stand Like grave old men grown wise with years,Veterans twain in this forest ...
In olden days the Old White Horse Stood brave against the sky;And ne'er a teamster shaped his course To pass ...
By White Horse Tavern, White Horse Road In olden days wound down;And many a waggon bore its loadAnd many ...
Look at 'em! Toffs with their big cigars,Drivin' along in their motor cars.Nothin' at all like the olden daysWhen the ...
There's a little spark and a wisp of smoke By the road where the tall gums are;And a mile away ...
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