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The Duffer's Elegy (Poem by William Hodgson Ellis)

The Duffer's Elegy By  William Hodgson Ellis "Oh! put me on your waiting list I'll be a golfer if I may And learn the joys too long I…

As a Watch in the Night (Poem by William Hodgson Ellis)

As a Watch in the Night * By  William Hodgson Ellis The soldier called from rest or play     To take his post as sentinel, To guard until the break o…

Persicos Odi (Poem by William Hodgson Ellis)

Persicos Odi To My Tobacconist By  William Hodgson Ellis I hate your imported Havannahs, Your perfumed cheroots I decline; His own special weakness e…

At the Lattice (Poem by Duncan Campbell Scott)

At the Lattice By  Duncan Campbell Scott Good-night, Marie, I kiss thine eyes,     A tender touch on either lid; They cover, as a cloud, the skies   …

The Dawn Dance (Poem by C. J. Dennis)

The Dawn Dance By  C. J. Dennis What do you think I saw to-day when I arose at dawn? Blue Wrens and Yellow-tails dancing on the lawn! Bobbing here, a…

No One Shall Return (Poem By H.R. Bandaharo)

No One Shall Return By H.R. Bandaharo the masses march towards the day the mass I represent the sorrows and sufferings of my times lie heavy on my sh…

The Heron Ballads (Poem by Robert Burns)

The Heron Ballads Ballad Third By  Robert Burns Wha will buy my troggin,     Fine election ware; Broken trade o’ Broughton,     A’ in high repair.   …

The Lover's Song (Poem by William Butler Yeats)

The Lover's Song By  William Butler Yeats Bird sighs for the air, Thought for I know not where, For the womb the seed sighs. Now sinks the same r…

A Service of Song (Poem by Emily Dickinson)

A Service of Song By  Emily Dickinson Some keep the Sabbath going to church; I keep it staying at home, With a bobolink for a chorister, And an orcha…
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