Poetry
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Two Viewpoints by Amelia Josephine Burr
Two Viewpoints from The Vigilantes was published in The War in Verse and Prose, edited by Eben Norris (1918). A…
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A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns
Robert Burns wrote this song in the Scots language in 1794. Also referred to as My Love is Like a…
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Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns
Auld Lang Syne was written by Scotsman Robert Burns in 1788. Literal translation: ‘old long since’ or more loosely as…
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Despondency – An Ode by Robert Burns
I. Oppress'd with grief, oppress'd with care, A burden more than I can bear, I set me down and sigh:…
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Halloween by Robert Burns
Halloween (1786) is a traditional poem recited by Scottish country folks at Halloween, a delightful blend of Scots alongside English…
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A Day-Dream by William Cullen Bryant
Written in 1858 in Italy, A Day-Dream was first published on January 5, 1861, retrieved from Poetical Works of William…
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A Winter Piece by William Cullen Bryant
A Winter Piece was published in Poems by William Cullen Bryant, published in 1854. The time has been that these…
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Bocage’s Penitential Sonnet by William Cullen Bryant
Bocage’s Penitential Sonnet, from the Portuguese of Manoel de Barbosa do Bocage, was retrieved from the anthology, Gifts of Genius:…
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Green River by William Cullen Bryant
Green River was published in Poems of William Cullen Bryant, an authorized edition published in Germany in 1854. When breezes…
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Inscription for the Entrance to a Wood by William Cullen Bryant
Inscription for the Entrance to a Wood was published in Poems of William Cullen Bryant, an authorized edition published in…
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