Roofs of Gold, Poems to Read AloudPadraic Colum An anthology of poems chosen for their striking imagery, picturesqueness, action and humor. |
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... friends and foes ; The naked every day he clad , When he put on his clothes . And in that town a dog was found , As many dogs there be , Both mongrel , puppy , whelp , and hound , And curs of low degree . This dog and man at first were ...
... friends and foes ; The naked every day he clad , When he put on his clothes . And in that town a dog was found , As many dogs there be , Both mongrel , puppy , whelp , and hound , And curs of low degree . This dog and man at first were ...
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... friends have flown before ; On the morrow he will leave me , as my hopes have flown before . " Then the bird said , " Nevermore . ' " Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken , " Doubtless , " said I , “ what it utters ...
... friends have flown before ; On the morrow he will leave me , as my hopes have flown before . " Then the bird said , " Nevermore . ' " Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken , " Doubtless , " said I , “ what it utters ...
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... friends , do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me ? O tell me I yet have a friend , Though a friend I am never to see . How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight , The tempest itself lags ...
... friends , do they now and then send A wish or a thought after me ? O tell me I yet have a friend , Though a friend I am never to see . How fleet is a glance of the mind ! Compared with the speed of its flight , The tempest itself lags ...
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Vision of Belshazzar GEORGE GORDON LORD BYRON | 5 |
By the Statue of King Charles at Charing Cross | 18 |
The Oracles | 24 |
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