To Brother Jonathan (Martin Farquhar Tupper Poems)
Ho! Brother, I'm a Britisher, A chip of heart of oak,That wouldn't warp or swerve or stir From what I thought or ...
Ho! Brother, I'm a Britisher, A chip of heart of oak,That wouldn't warp or swerve or stir From what I thought or ...
Will none befriend that poor dumb brute, Will no man rescue him?--With weaker effort, gasping mute, He strains in every limb;Spare him, ...
Where shall be found the niche unfill'd,—A spot unclaim'd, a field untill'd?Who may secure a vacant spaceFairly to run and ...
O ladies, lords, and gentlemen, Attend to what I say,For well I wot you'll like it when You listen to my lay;And ...
Lottery tickets every day,-- And ever drawn a blank:Yet none the less we pant and pray For prizes in that bank:Morn by ...
Men of money, shrewd and skill'd In putting capital to nurse,Ready to pull down streets, or build, If either helps to fill ...
Not alone by generous birth (Greatly though it fashions men),Not by all the wealth of earth, Not by all the talents ten,Not ...
Happier under other skies, --So dreams man--Happier, link'd with other ties,Better, worthier, and more wise Were Life's plan:Anyhow but as things are, --So ...
After all said,— how many moreOf shames and sorrows by the score Escape without a touch;After all said, how little hopeWith ...
Give it only time enough, Every thing shall find its place; Every creature wins its race, Though the course be rough.All is not ...
Never go gloomily, man with a mind! Hope is a better companion than fear;Providence, ever benignant and kind, Gives with a smile ...
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