Babette (Robert William Service Poems)
My Lady is dancing so lightly, The belle of the Embassy Ball; I lied as I kissed her politely, And ...
My Lady is dancing so lightly, The belle of the Embassy Ball; I lied as I kissed her politely, And ...
There was a woman, and she was wise; woefully wise was she; She was old, so old, yet her years ...
Oh, how good it is to be Foot-loose and heart-free! Just my dog and pipe and I, underneath the vast ...
First Ghost To sepulcher my mouldy bones I bough a pile of noble stones, And half a year a sculptor ...
In the moonless, misty night, with my little pipe alight, I am sitting by the camp-fire's fading cheer; Oh, the ...
On this festive first of May, Wending wistfully my way Three sad sights I saw today. The first was such ...
In London City I evade For charming Burlington Arcade - For thee in youth I met a maid By name ...
In the Northland there were three Pukka Pliers of the pen; Two of them had Fame in fee And were ...
Said Hongray de la Glaciere unto his proud Papa: "I want to take a wife mon Père," The Marquis laughed: ...
"Deny your God!" they ringed me with their spears; Blood-crazed were they, and reeking from the strife; Hell-hot their hate, ...
I bought a young and lovely bride, Paying her father gold; Lamblike she rested by my side, As cold as ...
I look into the aching womb of night; I look across the mist that masks the dead; The moon is ...
Because my teeth are feebly few I cannot bolt my grub like you, But have to chew and chew and ...
Three score and ten, the psalmist saith, And half my course is well-nigh run; I've had my flout at dusty ...
I used to sing, when I was young, The joy of idleness; But now I'm grey I hold my tongue, ...
I never kill a fly because I think that what we have of laws To regulate and civilize Our daily ...
"If you repent," the Parson said," Your sins will be forgiven. Aye, even on your dying bed You're not too ...
Can you recall, dear comrade, when we tramped God's land together, And we sang the old, old Earth-song, for our ...
Where are the dames I used to know In Dawson in the days of yore? Alas, it's fifty years ago, ...
Oh bear with me, for I am old And count on fingers five The years this pencil I may hold ...
Mumsie and Dad are raven dark And I am lily blonde. ''Tis strange,' I once heard nurse remark, 'You do ...
Lord, I'm grey, my face is run, But by old Harry, I've had my fun; And all about, I seem ...
Before I drink myself to death, God, let me finish up my Book! At night, I fear, I fight for ...
He was an old prospector with a vision bleared and dim. He asked me for a grubstake, and the same ...
"Hullo, young Jones! with your tie so gay And your pen behind your ear; Will you mark my cheque in ...
Said President MacConnachie to Treasurer MacCall: "We ought to have a piper for our next Saint Andrew's Ball. Yon squakin' ...
I was a seed that fell In silver dew; And nobody could tell, For no one knew; No one could ...
This is the tale that was told to me by the man with the crystal eye, As I smoked my ...
The songs I made from joy of earth In wanton wandering, Are rapturous with Maytime mirth And ectasy of Spring. ...
First time I dared propose, A callow lad was I; I donned my Sunday clothes, I wore my Old School ...
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