The Voice and the Dusk (Poem by Duncan Campbell Scott)
The Voice and the Dusk By Duncan Campbell Scott The slender moon and one pale star, A rose-leaf and a silver bee From some god’s garden blown af…
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Ventures (Poem by Emily Dickinson)
Ventures By Emily Dickinson Finite to fail, but infinite to venture. For the one ship that struts the shore Many's the gallant, overwhelmed …
Rangoon (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
Rangoon By Rudyard Kipling Hail, Mother! Do they call me rich in trade? Little care I, but hear the shorn priest drone, And watch my silk-clad l…
Brisbane (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
Brisbane By Rudyard Kipling The northern stirp beneath the southern skies — I build a nation for an Empire's need, Suffer a little, and my …
Monody (Poem by Robert Burns)
Monody On a Lady Famed for her Caprice By Robert Burns How cold is that bosom which folly once fired, How pale is that cheek where the rouge lat…
A Grace (Poem by Robert Burns)
A Grace By Robert Burns Lord, we thank and thee adore, For temp’ral gifts we little merit; At present we will ask no more, Let William Hyslo…
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…
The Sower (Poem by Victor Hugo)
The Sower By Victor Hugo Sitting in a porchway cool, Fades the ruddy sunlight fast, Twilight hastens on to rule — Working hours are wellnig…
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…