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…
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On Wee Johnny (Poem by Robert Burns)
On Wee Johnny Hic Jacet Wee Johnny By Robert Burns Whoe’er thou art, O reader, know, That death has murder’d Johnny! An’ here his body lies fu’ …
Under the Cliff (Poem by Gilbert Parker)
Under the Cliff By Gilbert Parker The sands and the sea, and the white gulls fleeting, The mist on the island, the cloud on the hill; The song i…
Quebec and Montreal (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
Quebec and Montreal By Rudyard Kipling Peace is our portion. Yet a whisper rose, Foolish and causeless, half in jest, half hate. Now wake we and…
On a Noted Coxcomb (Poem by Robert Burns)
On a Noted Coxcomb By Robert Burns Light lay the earth on Willy’s breast, His chicken-heart so tender; But build a castle on his head, His s…
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…
A St. Helena Lullaby (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
A St. Helena Lullaby By Rudyard Kipling 'How far is St. Helena from a little child at play?' What makes you want to wander there with all th…
The Highland Welcome (Poem by Robert Burns)
The Highland Welcome By Robert Burns When Death’s dark stream I ferry o’er, A time that surely shall come; In Heaven itself I’ll ask no more …
In Absentia (Poem by Edwin John Dove Pratt)
In Absentia By Edwin John Dove Pratt Erect and motionless he stood, His face a hieroglyph of stone, Stopped was his pulse, chilled was his blood…
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…
The Children of the Poor (Poem by Victor Hugo)
The Children of the Poor By Victor Hugo Take heed of this small child of earth; He is great: in him is God most high. Children before their fles…