American Lyric Poems, from Colonial Times to the PresentElder Olson |
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... speak in vain essayed , Nor could his purpose reach- His will nor voice nor tongue obeyed , His silence was his speech . Mark thou their difference , child of earth ! While each performs his part Not all the lip can speak is worth The ...
... speak in vain essayed , Nor could his purpose reach- His will nor voice nor tongue obeyed , His silence was his speech . Mark thou their difference , child of earth ! While each performs his part Not all the lip can speak is worth The ...
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... speak of Him Eternally - bidding the lip of man Keep silence and upon thy rocky altar pour Incense of awe - struck praise . Ah ! who can dare To lift the insect - trump of earthly hope , Or love , or sorrow- -'mid the peal sublime Of ...
... speak of Him Eternally - bidding the lip of man Keep silence and upon thy rocky altar pour Incense of awe - struck praise . Ah ! who can dare To lift the insect - trump of earthly hope , Or love , or sorrow- -'mid the peal sublime Of ...
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... speak ; you cannot know Him whom I call in speaking such a one , For you beneath the earth lie buried low , Which he alone as living walks upon : You may at times have heard him speak to you , And often wished perchance that you were he ...
... speak ; you cannot know Him whom I call in speaking such a one , For you beneath the earth lie buried low , Which he alone as living walks upon : You may at times have heard him speak to you , And often wished perchance that you were he ...
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ANNE BRADSTREET 16121672 | 5 |
from Contemplations | 11 |
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 17671848 | 17 |
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Atlantic beauty bells beneath bird blood bloom blue bones breath bright cloud cold CONRAD AIKEN Copyright dark dead death deer door dream dust E. E. CUMMINGS earth ELINOR WYLIE EMILY DICKINSON eyes face fall feet floating flower four lean hounds GEORGE DILLON girls gold golden golden girls Goya grass green HART CRANE heart heaven hill hounds crouched low KARL SHAPIRO land leaf lean hounds crouched LÉONIE ADAMS light living look LOUISE BOGAN love riding low and smiling lyric never night pale Poems rain ROBERT FROST ROBINSON JEFFERS rooster rose Sailor sang shadow shine shore silent silver dawn singing skies sleep snow song soul sound spring star stare steeple-jack stones storm stream summer sweet thee thine thing thou tide trees TRUMBULL STICKNEY VINCENT MILLAY voice walk WALLACE STEVENS watch waves weeping wind wings