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, ...
Oscar Fay Adams Poems on War & Peace (11 Poems)
Sir Evergreen (Oscar Fay Adams Poems)
Argument:The man in the wilderness asked meHow many strawberries grow in the sea;And I answered him as I thought good,As ...
The Pleading Of Dagonet (Oscar Fay Adams Poems)
Argument:The King of Spades,He kiss'd the maids,Which vex'd the Queen full sore.The Queen of Spades,She beat those maids,And turn'd them ...
The Water Carriers (Oscar Fay Adams Poems)
Argument:Jack and Gill went up the hillTo draw a pail of water.Jack fell down and broke his crownAnd Gill came ...
The Pleasaunce Of Maid Marian (Oscar Fay Adams Poems)
Argument:"Mary, Mary, quite contrary,How does your garden grow?Silver bells and cockle shellsAnd fair maids all in a row."Isolt the White, ...
At The Palace Of King Lot (Oscar Fay Adams Poems)
Argument:The King was in the parlor, counting out his money:The Queen was in the kitchen, eating bread and honey:The Maid ...
The Passing Of The Sages (Oscar Fay Adams Poems)
Argument:Three wise men of GothamWent to sea in a bowl;If the bowl had been strongerMy story had been longer.Sir Valence, ...
Naboth (Oscar Fay Adams Poems)
Great honour hath Boston, the city, won of late in a glorious frayWith a handful of Portuguese fishers on that ...
In Waltham Abbey (Oscar Fay Adams Poems)
Here is the temple he builded, he, Harold, the bravest of Saxons.Somewhere near it he lies, where once rose the ...
Beaten (Oscar Fay Adams Poems)
Where is the spirit of striving that once was so strong in my heart?And where is the lofty devotion that ...
Hull (Oscar Fay Adams Poems)
Low leagues of coast dunes bending to the westAre tremulous with waving beach grass green,Or all aglare with shifting sands ...