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Percy Bysshe Shelley: Epipsychidion

by Percy Bysshe Shelley AdvertisementFragments Connected with EpipsychidionEpipsychidion Sweet Spirit! Sister of that orphan one, Whose empire is the name thou weepest on, In my heart's…

Christina Rossetti: Long Barren

Long BarrenThou who didst hang upon a barren tree, My God, for me; Though I till now be barren, now at length Lord, give me strength To bring forth fruit to Thee.Thou who didst bear for…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: The Lovers

by EmilyDickinsonXXIIThe Lovers The Lovers The rose did caper on her cheek, Her bodice rose and fell, Her pretty speech, like drunken men, Did stagger pitiful. Her fingers fumbled at her…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Lost Joy

Lost Faith XXXVIII Lost Joy I had a daily bliss I half indifferent viewed, Till sudden I perceived it stir, — It grew as I pursued, Till when, around a crag, It wasted from…

Round the Fire

Round the FireWith the October frosts came the cheery fires in the great fireplaces; and Demi's dry pine-chips helped Dan's oak-knots to blaze royally, and go roaring up the chimney with a…

On the Shelf

On the ShelfIn France the young girls have a dull time of it till they are married, when 'Vive la liberte!' becomes their motto. In America, as everyone knows, girls early sign the…

The Song of Hiawatha: Hiawatha's Departure

The White Man's Foot Hiawatha's Departure By the shore of Gitche Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, At the doorway of his wigwam, In the pleasant Summer morning, Hiawatha stood and…