The Toad-Eater (Poem by Robert Burns)
The Toad-Eater By Robert Burns What of earls with whom you have supt, And of dukes that you dined with yestreen? Lord! a louse, Sir, is still bu…
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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…
With a Flower (Poem by Emily Dickinson)
With a Flower By Emily Dickinson I hide myself within my flower, That wearing on your breast, You, unsuspecting, wear me too — And angels know the …
The Song of Wandering Aengus (Poem by William Butler Yeats)
The Song of Wandering Aengus By William Butler Yeats I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a h…
The Lover's Wish (Poem by Victor Hugo)
The Lover's Wish By Victor Hugo Oh! were I the leaf that the wind of the West, His course through the forest uncaring; To sleep on…
Gastibelza (Poem by Victor Hugo)
Gastibelza By Victor Hugo Gastibelza, with gun the measure beating, Would often sing: "Has one o' ye with sweet Sabine been meeting…
At Sea (Poem by Gilbert Parker)
At Sea By Gilbert Parker Through the round window above, the deep palpable blue, The wan bright moon, and the sweet stinging breath of the sea; …
O Leave Novels (Poem by Robert Burns)
O Leave Novels (1) By Robert Burns O leave novels, ye Mauchline belles, Ye’re safer at your spinning-wheel; Such witching books are baited hooks…