American Lyric Poems, from Colonial Times to the PresentElder Olson |
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... past year's dwelling for the new , Stole with soft step its shining archway through , Built up its idle door , Stretched in his last - found home , and knew the old no more . Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee , Child of ...
... past year's dwelling for the new , Stole with soft step its shining archway through , Built up its idle door , Stretched in his last - found home , and knew the old no more . Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee , Child of ...
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... Past- Shrouded forms that start and sigh As they pass the wanderer by- White - robed forms of friends long given , In agony , to the Earth - and Heaven . For the heart whose woes are legion " T is a peaceful , soothing region— For the ...
... Past- Shrouded forms that start and sigh As they pass the wanderer by- White - robed forms of friends long given , In agony , to the Earth - and Heaven . For the heart whose woes are legion " T is a peaceful , soothing region— For the ...
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... past three ” At half - past three a single bird Unto a silent sky Propounded but a single term Of cautious melody . At half - past four , experiment Had subjugated test , And lo ! her silver principle Supplanted all the rest . At half ...
... past three ” At half - past three a single bird Unto a silent sky Propounded but a single term Of cautious melody . At half - past four , experiment Had subjugated test , And lo ! her silver principle Supplanted all the rest . At half ...
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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