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On Those that Hated (Poem by William Butler Yeats)

On Those that Hated 'The Playboy of the Western World', 1907 By William Butler Yeats Once, when midnight smote the air, Eunuchs ran …

A Deep-Sworn Vow (Poem by William Butler Yeats)

A Deep-Sworn Vow By William Butler Yeats Others because you did not keep That deep-sworn vow have been friends of mine; Yet always when I look death …

A Drinking Song (Poem by William Butler Yeats)

A Drinking Song By William Butler Yeats Wine comes in at the mouth And love comes in at the eye; That’s all we shall know for truth Before…

The Song of the Sons (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)

The Song of the Sons By  Rudyard Kipling One from the ends of the earth — gifts at an open door —  Treason has much, but we, Mother, thy sons have mo…

The Demiurge's Laugh (Poem by Robert Lee Frost)

The Demiurge's Laugh By  Robert Lee Frost It was far in the sameness of the wood;     I was running with joy on the Demon's trail, Though I k…

The Wild Swans at Coole (Poem by William Butler Yeats)

The Wild Swans at Coole By William Butler Yeats The trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths are dry, Under the October twilight…

The Fool (Poem by Gilbert Parker)

The Fool By  Gilbert Parker I was a fool; nothing had I to know Of men, and naught to men had I to give. God gave me nothing; now to God I go, Now as…

At William MacLennan's Grave (Poem by Duncan Campbell Scott)

At William MacLennan's Grave Near Florence By  Duncan Campbell Scott Here where the cypress tall Shadows the stucco wall,     Bronze and deep, Wh…

Night and the Pines (Poem by Duncan Campbell Scott)

Night and the Pines By  Duncan Campbell Scott Here in the pine shade is the nest of night,     Lined deep with shadows, odorous and dim, And here he …
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