Funeral Hymn. (George Pope Morris Poems)
"Man dieth and wasteth away, And where is he?"--Hark! from the skiesI hear a voice answer and say, "The spirit of man ...
George Pope Morris Poems (144 Poems)
The Flag Of Our Union. (George Pope Morris Poems)
"A song for our banner?"--The watchword recallWhich gave the Republic her station:"United we stand--divided we fall!"--It made and preserves us ...
Oh, Boatman, Haste! (George Pope Morris Poems)
Twilight.Oh, boatman, haste!--The twilight hour Is closing gently o'er the lea!The sun, whose setting shuts the flower. Has looked his last upon ...
Walter Gay. (George Pope Morris Poems)
To know a man well, it is said, Walter Gay, On shipboard with him you should be:If this maxim's true, then ...
Land-Ho! (George Pope Morris Poems)
UP, UP WITH THE SIGNAL!--The land is in sight!We'll be happy, if never again, boys, to-night!The cold cheerless ocean in ...
Oh, Would That She Were Here! (George Pope Morris Poems)
Oh, would that she were here,These hills and dales among,Where vocal groves are gayly mockedBy Echo's airy tongue:Where jocund nature ...
The Colonel. (George Pope Morris Poems)
The Colonel!--Such a creature! I met him at the ball!--So fair in form and feature, And so divinely tall!He praised my dimpled ...
O’er The Mountains. (George Pope Morris Poems)
Some spirit wafts our mountain lay-- Hili ho! boys, hili ho!To distant groves and glens away! Hili ho! boys, hili ho!E'en so ...
Song Of The Troubadour. (George Pope Morris Poems)
"Come, list to the lay of the olden time," A troubadour sang on a moonlit stream:"The scene is laid in a ...
Bessy Bell. (George Pope Morris Poems)
When life looks drear and lonely, love, And pleasant fancies flee,Then will the Muses only, love, Bestow a thought on me!Mine is ...
The Sweep’s Carol. (George Pope Morris Poems)
Through the streets of New York City, Blithely every morn,I carolled o'er my artless ditty, Cheerly though forlorn!Before the rosy light, my ...
I’m With You Once Again. (George Pope Morris Poems)
I'm with you once again, my friends,No more my footsteps roam;Where it began my journey ends,Amid the scenes of home.No ...
Rhyme And Reason: An Apologue (George Pope Morris Poems)
Two children of the olden time In Flora's primrose season,Were born. The name of one was Rhyme That of the other Reason.And both ...
Boat-Song. (George Pope Morris Poems)
Pull away merrily--over the waters! Bend to your oars for the wood-tangled shore;We're off and afloat with earth's loveliest daughters, Worth all ...
Lines On A Poet. (George Pope Morris Poems)
How sweet the cadence of his lyre! What melody of words!They strike a pulse within the heart Like songs of forest-birds,Or tinkling ...
Margaretta. (George Pope Morris Poems)
When I was in my teens,I loved dear Margaretta:I know not what it means,I can not now forget her!That vision ...
The May-Queen. (George Pope Morris Poems)
Like flights of singing-birds went by The cheerful hours of girlhood's day, When, in my native bowers, Of simple buds and flowersThey wove ...
My Mother’s Bible (George Pope Morris Poems)
THIS book is all that 's left me now!Tears will unbidden start,-With faltering lip and throbbing browI press it to ...
Woodman, Spare That Tree! (George Pope Morris Poems)
WOODMAN, spare that tree!Touch not a single bough!In youth it sheltered me,And I'll protect it now.'Twas my forefather's handThat placed ...
The Cottager’s Welcome. (George Pope Morris Poems)
Hard by I've a cottage that stands near the wood--A stream glides in peace at the door--Where all who will ...
I Love Thee Still. (George Pope Morris Poems)
I never have been false to thee!-- The heart I gave thee still is thine;Though thou hast been untrue to me, And ...
The Master’s Song. (George Pope Morris Poems)
Members of an order Ancient as the earth;All within our border Realize its worth.Genial is the greeting That awaits us there,On the level ...
The Fallen Brave. (George Pope Morris Poems)
From Cypress and from laurel boughs Are twined, in sorrow and in pride,The leaves that deck the mouldering brows Of those who ...
Lucy. (George Pope Morris Poems)
Thanks for your stanzas, Lucy, My sister dear in song!How many pleasant fancies With these sweet numbers throng,Which, like spring's tuneful brooklets, Trip ...
Woman. (George Pope Morris Poems)
Ah, woman!--in this world of ours, What boon can be compared to thee?--How slow would drag life's weary hours,Though man's proud ...
We Part For Ever (George Pope Morris Poems)
Fare thee well--we part for ever! All regrets are now in vain!Fate decrees that we must sever, Ne'er to meet on earth ...
Up The Hudson. (George Pope Morris Poems)
Up the Hudson!--Fleetly gliding To our haunts among the trees!Joy the gallant vessel guiding With a fresh and cheerful breeze!Wives and dear ...
The Missing Ship. (George Pope Morris Poems)
She left the port in gallant style, With sails and streamers full and free!I watched her course for many a mile Far ...
She Loved Him. (George Pope Morris Poems)
She loved him--but she heeded not-- Her heart had only room for pride:All other feelings were forgot, When she became another's bride.As ...
The Seasons Of Love. (George Pope Morris Poems)
The spring-time of love Is both happy and gay,For joy sprinkles blossoms And balm in our way;The sky, earth, and ocean, In beauty ...