101 Famous PoemsRoy Cook Nature, man and human history are reflected on in the verse of English and American poets and such prose works as the Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independence. |
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... happy creature's palace ; The little bird sits at his door in the sun , Atilt like a blossom among the leaves , And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives ; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings , And ...
... happy creature's palace ; The little bird sits at his door in the sun , Atilt like a blossom among the leaves , And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives ; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings , And ...
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... Happy Warrior WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ( Born April 7 , 1770 ; died April 23 , 1850 ) Bettmann Who is the happy Warrior ? Who is he That every man in arms should wish to be ? -It is the generous Spirit , who , when brought Among the tasks of ...
... Happy Warrior WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ( Born April 7 , 1770 ; died April 23 , 1850 ) Bettmann Who is the happy Warrior ? Who is he That every man in arms should wish to be ? -It is the generous Spirit , who , when brought Among the tasks of ...
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... Happy if their track be found Never on forbidden ground ; Happy if they sink not in Quick and treacherous sands of sin , Ah ! that thou couldst known thy joy , Ere it passes , barefoot boy ! Polonius ' Advice to Laertes From " Hamlet ...
... Happy if their track be found Never on forbidden ground ; Happy if they sink not in Quick and treacherous sands of sin , Ah ! that thou couldst known thy joy , Ere it passes , barefoot boy ! Polonius ' Advice to Laertes From " Hamlet ...
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April 23 arms beauty bells beneath Bettmann bird blessed Born April Born August Born December brave breast breath Christmas cloud Copyright cuddle doon dark dead death died April 23 died July died October door doth dream dust earth EDWIN MARKHAM EUGENE FIELD eyes face February 27 feel feet flowers glory hand happy hath hear heard heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW hills of Habersham Horatius James Whitcomb Riley Keep a-goin Lars Porsena laugh light live look Lord March 24 moon moonlight never Nevermore night Nokomis o'er Old Aunt Mary's pass plants a tree Poems rain rendezvous with Death riding round sail shore silence sing sleep smile song soul stars stood sweet thee thine things Thou shalt thought truth turned VACHEL LINDSAY valleys of Hall wall WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind