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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 Sleepers (Poem by Walter Whitman)

The Sleepers (1) By  Walter Whitman I wander all night in my vision, Stepping with light feet, swiftly and noiselessly stepping and stopping, Bending…

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…

Alexander McLaughlan (Poem by James McIntyre)

Alexander McLaughlan By  James McIntyre Lines sent to Alexander McLaughlan, Amaranth Station, with a copy of my poems: We send to you these rugged rh…

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…

The Sleeper (Poem by Edgar Allan Poe)

The Sleeper By  Edgar Allan Poe At midnight, in the month of June, I stand beneath the mystic moon. An opiate vapor, dewy, dim, Exhales from out her …
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