A Mother’s Lament for the Death of her Son (Poem by Robert Burns)
A Mother’s Lament for the Death of her Son By Robert Burns Fate gave the word, the arrow sped, And pierc’d my darling’s heart; And with him all …
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The Madonna (Poem by Frank Oliver Call)
The Madonna By Frank Oliver Call She shivered and crouched in the immigrant shed In the midst of the surging crowd; Her hands were warped with t…
When You are Old (Poem by William Butler Yeats)
When You are Old By William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, An…
The Pity of Love (Poem by William Butler Yeats)
The Pity of Love By William Butler Yeats A pity beyond all telling Is hid in the heart of love: The folk who are buying and selling, …
A Three-Part Song (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
A Three-Part Song By Rudyard Kipling I'm just in love with all these three, The Weald and the Marsh and the Down countrie; Nor I don't know …
Song (Poem by Edgar Allan Poe)
Song By Edgar Allan Poe I saw thee on thy bridal day — When a burning blush came o'er thee, Though happiness around thee lay, The world all lov…
On Seeing a Wounded Hare Limp by Me (Poem by Robert Burns)
On Seeing A Wounded Hare Limp by Me, Which a Fellow had Just Shot By Robert Burns Inhuman man! curse on thy barb’rous art, And blasted be thy mu…
The Dedication to A Book (Poem by William Butler Yeats)
The Dedication to A Book of Stories Selected From the Irish Novelists By William Butler Yeats There was a green branch hung with many a …
The Watching Angel (Poem by Victor Hugo)
The Watching Angel By Victor Hugo In the dusky nook, Near the altar laid, Sleeps the child in shadow Of his mother's bed: Softl…