Poetry
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Greece by Oscar Wilde
The sea was sapphire coloured, and the skyBurned like a heated opal through the air;We hoisted sail; the wind was…
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By the Arno by Oscar Wilde
The oleander on the wallGrows crimson in the dawning light,Though the grey shadows of the nightLie yet on Florence like…
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A Vision by Oscar Wilde
Two crownèd Kings, and One that stood aloneWith no green weight of laurels round his head,But with sad eyes as…
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At Verona by Oscar Wilde
How steep the stairs within Kings’ houses areFor exile-wearied feet as mine to tread,And O how salt and bitter is…
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Apologia by Oscar Wilde
Is it thy will that I should wax and wane,Barter my cloth of gold for hodden grey,And at thy pleasure…
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The Ordeal by William Carlos Williams
The Ordeal was published in Williams’ collection, The Tempers (1913).The OrdealNicolas Tonelli, Eastern newt red eft, 2009O Crimson salamander,Because of…
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The Great Figure by William Carlos Williams
The Great Figure was published in Williams’ collection, Sour Grapes (1921). He enjoyed collaborating with artists, such as Charles Demuth,…
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Summer Song by William Carlos Williams
Summer Song was published in Williams’ collection, Al Que Quiere! A Book of Poems (1917).Indian SummerKabir Bakie, Clouds Blue Sky,…
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The World Is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth
BurialThe world is too much with us; late and soon,Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:Little we see in…
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The Force of Prayer by William Wordsworth
In 1807, Wordsworth travelled with his sister Dorothy to visit with the Marshall family in Kirstall. While there, they visited…
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