David McCordpoetBorn: 12/15/1897Birthplace: New York City Although he produced prose and poetry for adults, McCord is best remembered for the poetry he wrote for children. Of the more than 40…
Note to the Fifth Edition. Preface. In the spring of 1862 I was induced, at the request of some personal friends, to print, for private circulation only, a small volume of "…
by Robert Burns Impromptu On Carron Iron WorksWritten By Somebody On The WindowTo Miss Ferrier Enclosing the Elegy on Sir J. H. Blair. Nae heathen name shall I prefix,…
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by Robert Burns Song-Rantin', Rovin' RobinEpistle To John Goldie, In KilmarnockElegy On The Death Of Robert Ruisseaux[1] Now Robin lies in his last lair,
He'll gabble rhyme, nor…
The CottageHere in turn succeed and rule
Carter, smith, and village fool,
Then again the place is known
As tavern, shop, and Sunday-school;
Now somehow it's come to me
To light the fire and…
The Poet in the NurseryThe youngest poet down the shelves was fumbling
In a dim library, just behind the chair
From which the ancient poet was mum-mumbling
A song about some Lovers at a…
The Egyptians and Phrygians deified rats. The people of Bassora and Cambay to the present time forbid their destruction. In Egypt the rat symbolised “utter destruction;” it also symbolised…
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