A Tale of Tuscany (Oscar Fay Adams Poems)
An Old-World tale. Who reads perchanceMay deem it dull or idly told,Preferring latter-day romanceWhere well trained hearts their loves unfold.Tuscany, ...
An Old-World tale. Who reads perchanceMay deem it dull or idly told,Preferring latter-day romanceWhere well trained hearts their loves unfold.Tuscany, ...
Argument:"See, saw, Margery Daw:Sold her bed and lay on straw."The first born son of Lot and Bellicent,Gawain, in far-off days ...
Argument:The man in the wilderness asked meHow many strawberries grow in the sea;And I answered him as I thought good,As ...
Argument:Jack and Gill went up the hillTo draw a pail of water.Jack fell down and broke his crownAnd Gill came ...
Argument:The King was in the parlor, counting out his money:The Queen was in the kitchen, eating bread and honey:The Maid ...
Argument:As I was going to Saint IvesI met seven wives.Every wife had seven sacks;Every sack had seven cats;Every cat had ...
Argument:Hark! hark!The dogs do bark;Beggars are coming to town.Some in rags,And some in tags,And some in velvet gown.The summer brooded ...
Great honour hath Boston, the city, won of late in a glorious frayWith a handful of Portuguese fishers on that ...
Before the gate of storms two dim shapes met:The one was robed in weeds ...
What can drear December sayThat should make our souls rejoice?Fields are white and skies are grey;Winter speaks with sternest voice.Summer's ...
One glorious day gleams through my memory still,Though lagging years have come and gone erewhile;That day whereon I seemed to ...
Love is so sweet, but he seldom stays long:(Roses of June are gone ere July.)Love is so sweet, but brief ...
With faltering step the sweet Midsummer pausedUpon the last stair of the worn July.Behind her blushed the roses and beforeThe ...
Fair Friendship raised his placid mask and showedBeneath, not brows where calm Content should reign,Nor smiles wherein all-perfect Joy abode,But ...
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