Famous Poems from Bygone DaysMartin Gardner Over 80 poems from the 19th and early 20th centuries, from Hugh Antoine d'Arcy's "The Face on the Barroom Floor" to Phila Henrietta Chase's "Nobody’s Child," rich in rhythm and rhyme, filled with feelings and stories about love and war, ships and the sea, farms and family, life and death, heaven and hell. Introduction. Brief biographies of each poet. Alphabetical indexes of titles and first lines. |
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... dear Tom, 'twas twenty years ago. The boys were playing some old game, beneath the same old tree— I do forget the name just now; you've play'd the same with me On that same spot; 'twas play'd with knives, by throwing so and so, The ...
... dear Tom, 'twas twenty years ago. The boys were playing some old game, beneath the same old tree— I do forget the name just now; you've play'd the same with me On that same spot; 'twas play'd with knives, by throwing so and so, The ...
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Martin Gardner. But grandma says—it must be true— “How fast the seasons o'er us whirl! Your mamma, dear, was just like you, When she was grandma's little girl.” MABEL DOW (NORTHAM) BRINE (1816–1913) I HAVE uncovered nothing about.
Martin Gardner. But grandma says—it must be true— “How fast the seasons o'er us whirl! Your mamma, dear, was just like you, When she was grandma's little girl.” MABEL DOW (NORTHAM) BRINE (1816–1913) I HAVE uncovered nothing about.
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... dear boy is far away.” And “somebody's mother” bowed low her head In her home that night, and the prayer she said Was “God be kind to the noble boy, Who is somebody's son, and pride and joy!” THOMAS EDWARD BROWN (1830–1897) A PRIEST in ...
... dear boy is far away.” And “somebody's mother” bowed low her head In her home that night, and the prayer she said Was “God be kind to the noble boy, Who is somebody's son, and pride and joy!” THOMAS EDWARD BROWN (1830–1897) A PRIEST in ...
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... dear me, that lean Sophronia Stuckup has got one just like it, And I won't appear dressed like a chit of sixteen.” ”Then that splendid purple, that sweet Mazarine; That superb point d'aiguille, that imperial green, That zephyr-like ...
... dear me, that lean Sophronia Stuckup has got one just like it, And I won't appear dressed like a chit of sixteen.” ”Then that splendid purple, that sweet Mazarine; That superb point d'aiguille, that imperial green, That zephyr-like ...
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... dear ladies, the next sunny day Please trundle your hoops just out of Broadway, From its whirl and its bustle, its fashion and pride, And the temples of Trade which tower on each side, To the alleys and lanes, where Misfortune and Guilt ...
... dear ladies, the next sunny day Please trundle your hoops just out of Broadway, From its whirl and its bustle, its fashion and pride, And the temples of Trade which tower on each side, To the alleys and lanes, where Misfortune and Guilt ...
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JULIA A FLETCHER CARNEY 18231908 | |
SARAH NORCLIFFE CLEGHORN 18761959 | |
SARAH DOUDNEY 18431926 | |
WILLIAM WESCOTT FINK 1844? | |
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