Jerusalem (John Pierpont Poems)
Jerusalem, Jerusalem,How glad should I have been,Could I, in my lone wanderings,Thine aged walls have seen!—Could I have gazed upon ...
Jerusalem, Jerusalem,How glad should I have been,Could I, in my lone wanderings,Thine aged walls have seen!—Could I have gazed upon ...
Sir Launcelot rode overthwart and endlong in a wide forest, and held nopath but as wild adventure led him... And he returned ...
What is it that has stilled the usual hurry, Checking the eager tread of rapid feet?Why does the business face look ...
A Rock, A River, A TreeHosts to species long since departed,Mark the mastodon.The dinosaur, who left dry tokensOf their sojourn ...
To thee, O father of the stately peaks,Above me in the loftier light — to thee,Imperial brother of those awful ...
Ere Margaret was three months old,Her father laid her in the mould!Poor Babe! her fleeting visit hereWas marked by many ...
Ye virgins! fond to be admired,With mighty rage of conquest fired,And universal sway;Who heave th' uncover'd bosom high,And roll a ...
The Alps of the Tyrol are dark with pines,Where, foaming under the mountain spines,The Inn's long water sounds and shines.Beyond, ...
"OH,1ife, is very, very beautifulTo my young heart. No clouds are on its sky,Save those the rainbow crowns; no waters ...
(FROM THE GAELIC)The Hern at early morning cries,Where at Sleve-gail the meadow lies.Say, Duin's son, whom I love well,Canst thou ...
There is this sunny place where I imagine him.A park on a hill whose grass wants to turnInto dust, & ...
PRESENTED BY GEORGE W. CHILDS, OF PHILADELPHIAWELCOME, thrice welcome is thy silvery gleam,Thou long-imprisoned stream!Welcome the tinkle of thy crystal ...
THE twilight now is blushing o'er the earth--The west is glowing like a garden, richWith Summer's many-tinted blooms; the flowersOf ...
I. You arrive in a new town.Your suitcase yawns. Your troublesUnpack themselves and dress up.A night on the town! Poor town.The ...
FIFTEEN miles and then the harbour! Here we cannot choose but stand,Faces thrust towards the day-break, listening for our native ...
FROM HER HOME beyond the river in the parting of the hills,Where the wattles fleecy blossom surged and scattered in ...
In the elephant's five-pound brainThe whole world's both table and shithouseWhere he wanders seeking viandes, exchanging great fartsFor compliments. The ...
O cliffs and rocks! O thorny woods! O shore! O hills and dales! O valleys, ...
IN ANSWER TO A POETICAL EPISTLE WRITTEN TOME BY HIM IN WALES, SEPTEMBER 1791. WHILE in long exile far from you ...
The Hartley men are noble, andYe'll hear a tale of woe;I'll tell the doom of the Hartley men -The year ...
Fair morning sat upon the mountain-top,Night skulking crept into the mountain-chasm.The silent ships slept in the silent bay;One broad blue ...
Spring Garden wears a welfare coat —in the summer . . .Fashion minded eyes trod up & downits streets enjoying ...
At night, when Passion's ebbing tide Left bare the Sands of Truth,Yasmini, resting by my side, Spoke softly of her youth."And one" ...
The strong sob of the chafing stream That seaward fights its way Down crags of glitter, dells of gleam, Is ...
SOME poet dreams come to the soulIn mystic beauty clad,Unearthly in their loveliness,So exquisitely sad.Shadowy and dim and cloud-like thingsFloating ...
I HOLD a letter in my hand,-A flattering letter, more's the pity,-By some contriving junto planned,And signed per order of ...
Read at a meeting of the Massachusetts Historical Society.No! never such a draught was pouredSince Hebe served with nectarThe bright ...
Of woman was I born, and man I am.I come to teach the greatest, yet the most meekOf all true ...
_Rose-colour_Rose Pink am I, the colour gleams and glows In many a flower; her lips, those tender doorsBy which, in time ...
Here on the edge of the forest I pitched camp.All night long in pleasant southern breezesBy the moon's lightI listen ...
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