Poetry
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A Cradle Song by William Butler Yeats
The Danann children laugh, in cradles of wrought gold,And clap their hands together, and half close their eyes,For they will…
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Where There Is Nothing There Is Godby William Butler Yeats
The little wicker houses at Tullagh, where the Brothers were accustomed to pray, or bend over many handicrafts, when twilight…
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Limitations of Benevolence by Julia Ward Howe
Limitations of Benevolence was retrieved from the anthology, Gifts of Genius: A Miscellany of Poetry and Prose by American Authors…
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Methinks My Friends Grow Beauteous in My Sight by Julia Ward Howe
This poem was written when Ms. Howe was 72 or 73 years old (1892-1893). It was published in her daughters’…
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Mother’s Day Proclamation by Julia Ward Howe
Arise then…women of this day!Arise, all women who have hearts!Whether your baptism be of water or of tears!Say firmly:“We will…
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Our Country by Julia Ward Howe
This poem was written in 1867, published in her daughters’ biography, Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), which earned Laura E. Richards…
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Rouge Gagne by Julia Ward Howe
This poem was part of Howe’s collection entitled Passion Flowers (written between 1852-1858), published in her daughters’ biography, Julia Ward…
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe
Howe was inspired to write The Battle Hymn of the Republic after she and her husband visited Washington, DC in…
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The Bee’s Song by Julia Ward Howe
The Bee’s Song was retrieved from the anthology, Gifts of Genius: A Miscellany of Poetry and Prose by American Authors…
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The Flag by Julia Ward Howe
Enjoy this poem and many others in our collection of American Patriotic Songs. There’s a flag hangs over my threshold,…
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