Calcutta (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
Calcutta By Rudyard Kipling Me the Sea-captain loved, the River built, Wealth sought and Kings adventured life to hold. Hail, England! I am Asia…
1 Stanza Poem
The Great Day (Poem by William Butler Yeats)
The Great Day By William Butler Yeats Hurrah for revolution and more cannon-shot! A beggar upon horseback lashes a beggar on foot. Hurrah for revolu…
The True Loyal Natives (Poem by Robert Burns)
The True Loyal Natives By Robert Burns Ye true "Loyal Natives," attend to my song, In uproar and riot rejoice the night long; From envy or…
Auckland (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
Auckland By Rudyard Kipling Last, loneliest, loveliest, exquisite, apart — On us, on us the unswerving season smiles, Who wonder 'mid our f…
The Spur (Poem by William Butler Yeats)
The Spur By William Butler Yeats You think it horrible that lust and rage Should dance attention upon my old age; They were not such a plague when I…
The Creed of Poverty (Poem by Robert Burns)
The Creed of Poverty By Robert Burns In politics if thou would’st mix, And mean thy fortunes be; Bear this in mind — be deaf and blind; Let …
The Invitation (Poem by Robert Burns)
The Invitation By Robert Burns The King’s most humble servant I, Can scarcely spare a minute; But I am yours at dinner-time, Or else the dev…
The Coming of Wisdom With Time (Poem by William Butler Yeats)
The Coming of Wisdom With Time By William Butler Yeats Though leaves are many, the root is one; Through all the lying days of my youth I swa…
Growing Up (Poem by C. J. Dennis)
Growing Up By C. J. Dennis Little Tommy Tadpole began to weep and wail, For little Tommy Tadpole had lost his little tail; And his mother didn&#…
A Stick of Incense (Poem by William Butler Yeats)
A Stick of Incense By William Butler Yeats Whence did all that fury come? From empty tomb or Virgin womb? Saint Joseph thought the world would melt …
On R.A., Esq. (Poem by Robert Burns)
On R.A., Esq. By Robert Burns Know thou, O stranger to the fame Of this much lov’d, much honour’d name! (For none that knew him need be told) A warm…