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…
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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…
Impromptu to Miss Ainslie (Poem by Robert Burns)
Impromptu to Miss Ainslie By Robert Burns Fair maid, you need not take the hint, Nor idle texts pursue: — ’Twas guilty sinners that he meant, …
The Beggar's Quatrain (Poem by Victor Hugo)
The Beggar's Quatrain By Victor Hugo Blind, as was Homer; as Belisarius, blind, But one weak child to guide his vision dim. The hand which d…
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’ …
The Agitation Against Immoral Literature (Poem by William Butler Yeats)
On Hearing that the Students of Our New University have Joined t he Agitation Against Immoral Literature By William Butler Yeats Where,…
On a Suicide (Poem by Robert Burns)
On a Suicide By Robert Burns Earth’d up here lies an imp o’ hell, Planted by Satan’s dibble — Poor silly wretch, he’s damn’d himsel’ To save…
On the Recovery of Jessy Lewars (Poem by Robert Burns)
On the Recovery of Jessy Lewars By Robert Burns But rarely seen since Nature’s birth, The natives of the sky; Yet still one seraph’s left on ear…
To Dr. Maxwell, on Jessie Staig’s Recovery (Poem by Robert Burns)
To Dr. Maxwell, on Jessie Staig’s Recovery By Robert Burns Maxwell, if merit here you crave That merit I deny, You save fair Jessie from the gra…
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…
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…
On Miss Jessy Lewars (Poem by Robert Burns)
On Miss Jessy Lewars By Robert Burns Say, sages, what’s the charm on earth Can turn Death’s dart aside? It is not purity and worth, Else Jes…
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…