Madam La Maquise (Robert William Service Poems)
Said Hongray de la Glaciere unto his proud Papa: "I want to take a wife mon Père," The Marquis laughed: ...
Said Hongray de la Glaciere unto his proud Papa: "I want to take a wife mon Père," The Marquis laughed: ...
Full fifty merry maids I heard One summer morn a-singing; And each was like a joyous bird With spring-clear not ...
Because my teeth are feebly few I cannot bolt my grub like you, But have to chew and chew and ...
My lead dog Mike was like a bear; I reckon he was grizzly bred, For when he reared up in ...
God's truth! these be the bitter times. In vain I sing my sheaf of rhymes, And hold my battered hat ...
Birds have no consciousness of doom: Yon thrush that serenades me daily From scented snow of hawthorn bloom Would not ...
A barefoot boy I went to school To save a cobbler's fee, For though the porridge pot was full A ...
You see that sheaf of slender books Upon the topmost shelf, At which no browser ever looks, Because they're by ...
Said he: "I'll dive deep in the Past, And write a book of direful days When summer skies were overcast ...
I I took the clock down from the shelf; "At eight," said I, "I shoot myself." It lacked a minute ...
Be honest, kindly, simple, true; Seek good in all, scorn but pretence; Whatever sorrow come to you, Believe in Life's ...
'Nay; I don't need a hearing aid' I told Mama-in-law; 'For if I had I'd be afraid Of your eternal ...
Is it because I'm bent and grey, Though wearing rather well, That I can slickly get away With all the ...
"Where are you going, Young Fellow My Lad, On this glittering morn of May?" "I'm going to join the Colours, ...
Ho! we were strong, we were swift, we were brave. Youth was a challenge, and Life was a fight. All ...
I told a truth, a tragic truth That tore the sullen sky; A million shuddered at my sooth And anarchist ...
You've heard of "Casey at The Bat," And "Casey's Tabble Dote"; But now it's time To write a rhyme Of ...
Mumsie and Dad are raven dark And I am lily blonde. ''Tis strange,' I once heard nurse remark, 'You do ...
Of course you've heard of the Nancy Lee, and how she sailed away On her famous quest of the Arctic ...
Before I drink myself to death, God, let me finish up my Book! At night, I fear, I fight for ...
I'm scared of it all, God's truth! so I am; It's too big and brutal for me. My nerve's on ...
There's a race of men that don't fit in, A race that can't stay still; So they break the hearts ...
I wrote a poem to the moon But no one noticed it; Although I hoped that late or soon Someone ...
Cinderella in the street In a ragged gown, Sloven slippers on her feet, Shames our tidy town; Harsh her locks ...
It's not for laws I've broken That bitter tears I've wept, But solemn vows I've spoken And promises unkept; It's ...
I just think that dreams are best, Just to sit and fancy things; Give your gold no acid test, Try ...
A pencil, sir; a penny -- won't you buy? I'm cold and wet and tired, a sorry plight; Don't turn ...
He was our leader and our guide; He was our saviour and our star. We walked in friendship by his ...
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