Famous Poems from Bygone DaysMartin Gardner Courier Corporation, 20. feb. 2013 - 208 sider Over 80 poems from the 19th and early 20th centuries, from Hugh Antoine d'Arcy's "The Face on the Barroom Floor" to Phila Henrietta Chase's "Nobody’s Child," rich in rhythm and rhyme, filled with feelings and stories about love and war, ships and the sea, farms and family, life and death, heaven and hell. Introduction. Brief biographies of each poet. Alphabetical indexes of titles and first lines. |
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... soul to see; And that my friendship prove as strong For him as his for me. I want a kind and tender heart, For others' wants to feel; A soul secure from fortune's dart, And bosom arm'd with steel; To bear divine chastisement's rod, And ...
... soul to see; And that my friendship prove as strong For him as his for me. I want a kind and tender heart, For others' wants to feel; A soul secure from fortune's dart, And bosom arm'd with steel; To bear divine chastisement's rod, And ...
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... soul, Of human hearts to mould the will, And reach from pole to pole. I want the seals of power and place, The ensigns of command; Charged by the People's unbought grace To rule my native land. Nor crown nor scepter would I ask But from ...
... soul, Of human hearts to mould the will, And reach from pole to pole. I want the seals of power and place, The ensigns of command; Charged by the People's unbought grace To rule my native land. Nor crown nor scepter would I ask But from ...
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... nature's transient dream, My soul, in humble hope unseared, Forget not thou to pray, That this, THY WANT, may be prepared To meet the Judgment Day. THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH (1836–1907) BORN IN PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, Aldrich.
... nature's transient dream, My soul, in humble hope unseared, Forget not thou to pray, That this, THY WANT, may be prepared To meet the Judgment Day. THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH (1836–1907) BORN IN PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire, Aldrich.
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... soul of my soul! I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest! JOHN WILLIAM BURGON (1813–1888) MANY AUTHORS in this collection, and.
... soul of my soul! I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest! JOHN WILLIAM BURGON (1813–1888) MANY AUTHORS in this collection, and.
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... souls our secret souls would win. Waiting Serene, I fold my hands and wait, Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea; I rave no more ... soul of pure delight. The stars come nightly to the sky; The tidal wave unto the sea; Nor time, nor space,
... souls our secret souls would win. Waiting Serene, I fold my hands and wait, Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea; I rave no more ... soul of pure delight. The stars come nightly to the sky; The tidal wave unto the sea; Nor time, nor space,
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JULIA A FLETCHER CARNEY 18231908 | |
SARAH NORCLIFFE CLEGHORN 18761959 | |
SARAH DOUDNEY 18431926 | |
WILLIAM WESCOTT FINK 1844? | |
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