Everything on the earth bristled, the bramble pricked and the …
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New Hampshire
I met a lady from the South who said (You …
Read Poem »Fame is a fickle food
1659 Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate …
Read Poem »Sonnet. Why Did I Laugh Tonight?
Why did I laugh to-night?No voice will tell No God, …
Read Poem »Sweeney Erect
And the trees about me, Let them be dry and …
Read Poem »Waltz
I touch hatred like a covered breast; I without stopping …
Read Poem »Never Again Would Bird’s Song Be The Same
He would declare and could himself believe That the birds …
Read Poem »Fame is a bee
1763 Fame is a bee. It has a song— It …
Read Poem »Sonnet. To A Young Lady Who Sent Me A Laurel Crown
Fresh morning gusts have blown away all fear From my …
Read Poem »Sweeney among the Nightingales
APENECK SWEENEY spreads his knees Letting his arms hang down …
Read Poem »Walking Around
Walking Around
Read Poem »Neither Out Far Nor In Deep
The people along the sand All turn and look one …
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