Francois Villon (Eugene Field Poems)
If I were Francois Villon and Francois Villon I, What would it matter to me how the time might drag ...
If I were Francois Villon and Francois Villon I, What would it matter to me how the time might drag ...
(HORACE'S ODES, III, I)I hate the common, vulgar herd! Away they scamper when I "booh" 'em!But pretty girls and nice ...
Come, brothers, share the fellowship We celebrate to-night;There's grace of song on every lip And every heart is light!But first, ...
I.—TO MISTRESS BARBARAThere were three cavaliers, all handsome and true,On Valentine's day came a maiden to woo,And quoth to your ...
When, to despoil my native France, With flaming torch and cruel swordAnd boisterous drums her foeman comes, I curse him ...
I cannot eat my porridge, I weary of my play;No longer can I sleep at night, No longer romp by ...
(EGYPTIAN FOLK-SONG)Grim is the face that looks into the night Over the stretch of sands;A sullen rock in a sea ...
When Willie was a little boy, No more than five or six, Right constantly he did annoy ...
Lie in my arms, Ailsie, my bairn,— Lie in my arms and dinna greit;Long time been past syn I kenned ...
Little Miss Brag has much to sayTo the rich little lady from over the wayAnd the rich little lady puts ...
Come, my little one, with me!There are wondrous sights to seeAs the evening shadows fall;In your pretty cap and gown,Don't ...
Give me my bow, said Robin Hood, "An arrow give to me;And where 't is shot mark thou that spot, ...
Dear Miller: You and I despise The cad who gathers books to sell 'em, Be they but sixteen-mos in ...
Come, Phyllis, I've a cask of wine That fairly reeks with precious juices,And in your tresses you shall twine The ...
Come, dear old friend, and with us twain To calm Digentian groves repair;The turtle coos his sweet refrain And posies ...
Down south there is a curio-shop Unknown to many men;Thereat do I intend to stop When I am south again;The ...
Of mornings, bright and early,When the lark is on the wingAnd the robin in the mapleHops from her nest to ...
I'm a beautiful red, red drum,And I train with the soldier boys;As up the street we come,Wonderful is our noise!There's ...
There are two phrases, you must know, So potent (yet so small)That wheresoe'er a man may go He needs none ...
The day is done; and, lo! the shades Melt 'neath Diana's mellow grace.Hark, how those deep, designing maids Feign terror ...
It's June ag'in, an' in my soul I feel the fillin' joyThat's sure to come this time o' year to ...
There once was a bird that lived up in a tree,And all he could whistle was "Fiddle-dee-dee" -A very provoking, ...
Whereas, good friend, it doth appear You do possess the notion To his awhile away from here To ...
A beggar-man crept to my side One bitter, wintry time; "I want to buy ...
Good old days--dear old days When my heart beat high and bold--When the things of earth seemed full of life, ...
I love the lyric muse!For when mankind ran wild in grooves Came holy Orpheus with his songsAnd turned men's hearts ...
Shuffle-Shoon and Amber-Locks Sit together, building blocks; Shuffle-Shoon is old and grey, Amber-Locks a ...
The gingham dog and the calico catSide by side on the table sat;'T was half-past twelve, and (what do you ...
Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?'T is a marvel of great renown!It blooms on the shore of the ...
JEST as atween the awk'ard lines a hand we love has penn'd Appears a meanin' hid from other eyes,So, in ...
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