American Lyric Poems, from Colonial Times to the PresentElder Olson |
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... stars from twilight skies . And thoughts go sporting through her mind , Like children among flowers ; And deeds of gentle goodness are The measure of her hours . In soul or face , she bears no trace Of one from Eden driven ; But , like ...
... stars from twilight skies . And thoughts go sporting through her mind , Like children among flowers ; And deeds of gentle goodness are The measure of her hours . In soul or face , she bears no trace Of one from Eden driven ; But , like ...
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... stars were the herring fish That lived in that beautiful sea- " Now cast your nets wherever you wish , - Never afeard are we ! " So cried the stars to the fishermen three , Wynken 74 AMERICAN LYRIC POEMS.
... stars were the herring fish That lived in that beautiful sea- " Now cast your nets wherever you wish , - Never afeard are we ! " So cried the stars to the fishermen three , Wynken 74 AMERICAN LYRIC POEMS.
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Elder Olson. So cried the stars to the fishermen three , Wynken , Blynken , And Nod . All night long their nets they threw To the stars in the twinkling foam , — Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe , Bringing the fishermen home ...
Elder Olson. So cried the stars to the fishermen three , Wynken , Blynken , And Nod . All night long their nets they threw To the stars in the twinkling foam , — Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe , Bringing the fishermen home ...
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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