1 Stanza Poem

The Toad-Eater (Poem by Robert Burns)

The Toad-Eater By  Robert Burns What of earls with whom you have supt,     And of dukes that you dined with yestreen? Lord! a louse, Sir, is still bu…

Lines Written on a Window of the Globe Tavern, Dumfries (Poem by Robert Burns)

Lines Written on a Window of the Globe Tavern, Dumfries By  Robert Burns The greybeard, old Wisdom, may boast of his treasures,     Give me with gay …

To the Men and Brethren of the Masonic Lodge at Tarbolton (Poem by Robert Burns)

To the Men and Brethren of the Masonic Lodge at Tarbolton By  Robert Burns Within your dear mansion may wayward contention     Or withering envy ne’e…

Youth and Age (Poem by William Butler Yeats)

Youth and Age By  William Butler Yeats Much did I rage when young, Being by the world oppressed, But now with flattering tongue It speeds the parting…

Gratitude to the Unknown Instructors (Poem by William Butler Yeats)

Gratitude to the Unknown Instructors By  William Butler Yeats What they undertook to do They brought to pass; All things hang like a drop of dew Upon…

Freedom and the World (Poem by Victor Hugo)

Freedom and the World By  Victor Hugo Weak is the People — but will grow beyond all other — Within thy holy arms, thou fruitful victor-mother! O Libe…

Singapore (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)

Singapore By  Rudyard Kipling Hail, Mother! East and West must seek my aid     Ere the spent gear shall dare the ports afar. The second doorway of th…

Inscription on a Goblet (Poem by Robert Burns)

Inscription on a Goblet By  Robert Burns There’s death in the cup — sae beware!     Nay, more — there is danger in touching; But wha can avoid the fe…

Bessie and the Bunyip (Poem by C. J. Dennis)

Bessie and the Bunyip By  C. J. Dennis     Bessie met a bunyip down along the track, In his hand a billy and a swag upon his back.         And you wi…

To Mr. Syme (Poem by Robert Burns)

To Mr. Syme By  Robert Burns No more of your guests, be they titled or not,     And cook’ry the first in the nation; Who is proof to thy personal con…

The Refugee's Haven (Poem by Victor Hugo)

The Refugee's Haven By  Victor Hugo You may doubt I find comfort in England     But, there, 'tis a refuge from dangers! Where a Cromwell dict…

On a Noisy Polemic (Poem by Robert Burns)

On a Noisy Polemic By  Robert Burns Below thir stanes lie Jamie’s banes:     O Death, it’s my opinion, Thou ne’er took such a blethrin’ b — ch     In…

Eyes Like the Sea (Poem by Gilbert Parker)

Eyes Like the Sea By  Gilbert Parker Eyes like the sea, look up, the beacons brighten,     Home comes the sailor, home across the tide! Back drifts t…
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