In those dark mornings, deep in June, When brooding birds stir in the nest, And heavy dews slip down the leaves, And drop into the rose's breast, I woke and looked into the east,...
Bright are the countless isles which crest With waving woods wide Huron's breast,-- Her countless isles, that love too well The crystal waters whence they rise, Far from her azure depths to swell,...
'Whither, O whither, love, shall we go, For a score of sweet little summers or so?' The sweet little wife of the singer said, On the day that follow'd the day she was wed,...
O gentle sister spirit, when you smile My soul is like a lonely coral isle, An islet shadowed by a single palm, Ringed round with reef and foam, but inly calm.
That second time they hunted me From hill to plain, from shore to sea, And Austria, hounding far and wide Her blood-hounds thro' the country-side, Breathed hot and instant on my trace,...
The verdant ivy clings around Yon moss be-mantled wall, As if it sought to hide the stones, That crumbling soon must fall: That relic of a bygone age Now tottering to decay,...
I longed to love a full-boughed beech And be as high as he: I stretched an arm within his reach, And signalled unity. But with his drip he forced a breach, And tried to poison me. ...
A Jackal and a Partridge swore affiliated friendship; but the Jackal was complete crushing and jealous. "You don't do bisected as abounding for me as I do for you," he acclimated to say, "and yet you abode a abounding...
I grant these facts: corruption sways, Self-interest does pervert man's ways; That bribes do blind; that present crimes Do equal those of former times:...
The Jackdaw sat on the Cardinal's chair! Bishop, and abbot, and prior were there; Many a monk, and many a friar, Many a knight, and many a squire, With a great many more of lesser degree,...
Through the Plagues of Egyp' we was chasin' Arabi, Gettin' down an' shovin' in the sun; An' you might 'ave called us dirty, an' you might ha' called us dry, An' you might 'ave 'eard us talkin' at the gun....
Last night it was Hallowe'en. Darkest night I've ever seen. And the boy next door, I thought, Would be glad to know of this Jack-o'-lantern father brought Home from Indianapolis....
My love stood at the loanin' side An' held me by the hand, The bonniest lad that e'er did bide In a' this waefu' land - There's but ae bonnier to be seen Frae Pentland to the sea,...
Once on a time, a Dawn, all red and bright Leapt on the conquered ramparts of the Night, And flamed, one brilliant instant, on the world, Then back into the historic moat was hurled...
A tortuous double iron track; a station here, a station there; A locomotive, tender, tanks; a coach with stiff reclining chair; Some postal cars, and baggage, too; a vestibule of patent make;...
In those vast forests dwelt a race of kings, Free as the eagle when he spreads his wings - His wings which never in their wild flight lag - In mists which fly the fierce tornado's flag;...
The Jaybird he's my favorite Of all the birds they is! I think he's quite a stylish sight In that blue suit of his: An' when he' lights an' shuts his wings, His coat's a "cutaway" -...
A peacock moulted: soon a jay was seen Bedeck'd with Argus tail of gold and green,[2] High strutting, with elated crest, As much a peacock as the rest. His trick was recognized and bruited,...