Rachel (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
'Twas sunset in Jerusalem; the lightStill lingered on the city's walls, and crownedMount Olivet with splendor, while below,Among the trees ...
John Lawson Stoddard Poems on Success (12 Poems)
Japan,–Old And New (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
The son of a Japanese lord am I,--A Prince of the olden time;My hair is white, though black as nightIn ...
Discouragement (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
"Forward, comrades, ever forward"!Shout the leaders in the fight;"Scale the ramparts! Plant the standardOn the citadel of light!"Break the chains ...
My Garden (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
Sweet garden, wreathed in fruits and flowers,And domed by blue Tyrolean skies,Within thy rose-encircled bowers,Secluded from all curious eyes,I find ...
On The Palentine (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
I tread the vast deserted stageWhereon the Caesars lived and died;The relics of Rome's golden ageLie strewn about me far ...
My “Promenade Solitaire” (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
Up and down in my garden fair,Under the trellis where grapes will bloom,With the breath of violets in the air,As ...
The Unforgotten Heroes (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
Hark! how the Orient's bells are proclaiming Obsequies strange to the shrines of the west--Services Christendom's cruelties shaming-- Taught by the merciful, ...
To The Venus Of Melos (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
O goddess of that Grecian isle Whose shores the blue Aegean laves,Whose cliffs repeat with answering smile Their features in its sun-kissed ...
Emily’s Grave (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
Idly one day in a foreign townIn a churchyard's shade I sat me downBy the side of a little cross ...
Contentment (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
Urge me no more! The mid-day toil is ended,And shadows lengthen from the radiant west;The glowing sun, with sumptuous clouds ...
Autumn In Meran (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
The vintage time is gone, but not its glory;The grapes are garnered from their leafy gloom;Yet miles of vineyards, story ...
Autonomy (John Lawson Stoddard Poems)
Stand forth, my soul, and take thine own!Though all should blame thee, have no fear!Self-poised and steadfast, dare aloneThy self-elected ...