Poetry

Poseidon's Law By  Rudyard Kipling When the robust and Brass-bound Man commissioned first for sea His fragile raft, Poseidon laughed, and 'Ma…

My Lady's Law By  Rudyard Kipling The Law whereby my lady moves Was never Law to me, But 'tis enough that she approves Whatever Law it be. Fo…

The Violet Pressed In a Copy of Shakespeare By  Duncan Campbell Scott Here in the inmost of the master’s heart     This violet crisp with early dew, …

The Oriole By  Emily Dickinson One of the ones that Midas touched, Who failed to touch us all, Was that confiding prodigal, The blissful oriole. So d…

The Lyric League * By  William Hodgson Ellis We be seventy Lyric Poets, All in the Fatherland, Our verse is delightful, although its Not easy to unde…

The First Six Verses of the Ninetieth Psalm By  Robert Burns O Thou, the first, the greatest friend     Of all the human race! Whose strong right han…

In a Belgian Garden By  Frank Oliver Call Once in a Belgian garden,     (Ah, many months ago!) I saw like pale Madonnas     The tall white lilies blo…

The Secret of the Sea By  Edwin John Dove Pratt Tell me thy secret, O Sea,     The mystery sealed in thy breast; Come, breathe it in whispers to me, …

To Some Ladies On receiving a curious Shell By  John Keats What though while the wonders of nature exploring,     I cannot your light, mazy footsteps…

Tarrant Moss By  Rudyard Kipling I closed and drew for my love's sake That now is false to me, And I slew the Reiver of Tarrant Moss And set Dume…

Elegy on Miss Burnet of Monboddo By  Robert Burns Life ne’er exulted in so rich a prize As Burnet, lovely from her native skies; Nor envious death so…

As a Watch in the Night * By  William Hodgson Ellis The soldier called from rest or play     To take his post as sentinel, To guard until the break o…

To Mr. M’Adam, of Craigen-Gillan By  Robert Burns Sir, o’er a gill I gat your card,     I trow it made me proud; See wha tak’s notice o’ the bard    …