English Poetry. Henry Kendall. Early Poems (1859-70). Extempore Lines. Генри Кендалл.
Henry Kendall (Генри Кендалл) Early Poems (1859-70). Extempore Lines Suggested by one of John Bright’s speeches on Electoral Reform. A morning crowns the Western hill, A day begins to reign, A sun awakes o’er distant seas— Shall never sleep again. The world is growing old, And men […]
English Poetry. George MacDonald. Obedience. Джордж Макдональд.
George MacDonald (Джордж Макдональд) Obedience Trust him in the common light; Trust him in the awesome night; Trust him when the earth doth quake: Trust him when thy heart doth ache; Trust him when thy brain doth reel And thy friend turns on his heel; […]
English Poetry. Henry Kendall. Early Poems (1859-70). Oh, Tell Me, Ye Breezes. Генри Кендалл.
Henry Kendall (Генри Кендалл) Early Poems (1859-70). Oh, Tell Me, Ye Breezes Oh, tell me, ye breezes that spring from the west, Oh, tell me, ere passing away, If Leichhardt’s bold spirit has fled to its rest? Where moulders the traveller’s clay? Perchance as ye flitted on […]
English Poetry. Henry Kendall. Early Poems (1859-70). The Merchant Ship. Генри Кендалл.
Henry Kendall (Генри Кендалл) Early Poems (1859-70). The Merchant Ship The sun o’er the waters was throwing In the freshness of morning its beams; And the breast of the ocean seemed glowing With glittering silvery streams: A bark in the distance was bounding Away for the land on […]
English Poetry. Henry Kendall. Other Poems (1871-82). Robert Parkes. Генри Кендалл.
Henry Kendall (Генри Кендалл) Other Poems (1871-82). Robert Parkes High travelling winds by royal hill Their awful anthem sing, And songs exalted flow and fill The caverns of the spring. To-night across a wild wet plain A shadow sobs and strays; The trees are whispering in the […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Weather-Vanes. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Weather-Vanes When fierce temptations lure the brave and strong To wander into ways they know are wrong, The Lords of Wisdom (God’s high Cabinet) Commune together, saying with regret, ‘Great natures by great sins are oft beset; Through suffering they shall their lesson […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. No Rest. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) No Rest In the long ago, when no man knew it, I dug a grave in the silent night, And I led Love down, and there I slew it, And buried it out of the whole world’s sight. And I said, “Lie there, […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Ladder. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Ladder Unto each mortal who comes to earth A ladder is given by God, at birth, And up this ladder the soul must go, Step by step, from the valley below; Step by step, to the center of space, On this ladder […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A Fancy. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) A Fancy Drop down the crimson curtains, And shut out the dazzling snow, The cold white mantle that covers The hills, where the grasses should grow; And stir up the fire till it burneth, With a heat like the midsummer sun. And hang […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Existence. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Existence You are here, and you are wanted, Though a waif upon life’s stair; Though the sunlit hours are haunted With the shadowy shapes of care. Still the Great One, the All-Seeing Called your spirit into being– Gave you strength for any fate. […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Cure. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Cure You may talk of reformations, of the Economic Plan, That shall stem the Social Evil in its course; But the Ancient Sin of nations, must be got at in THE MAN. If you want to cleanse a river, seek the source. […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Clara Morris. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Clara Morris (Written for a Benefit Given Mrs. Morris) The Radiant Ruler of Mystic Regions Where souls of artists are fitted for birth, Gathered together their lovely legions And fashioned a woman to shine on earth. They bathed her in splendor They […]
English Poetry. George Meredith. Marian. Джордж Мередит.
George Meredith (Джордж Мередит) Marian I She can be as wise as we, And wiser when she wishes; She can knit with cunning wit, And dress the homely dishes. She can flourish staff or pen, And deal a wound that lingers; She can talk the talk of […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Age of Motored Things. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Age of Motored Things The wonderful age of the world I sing– The age of battery, coil and spring, Of steam, and storage, and motored thing. Though faith may slumber and art seem dead, And all that is spoken has once […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Afloat. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Afloat Once there was a boat, locked fast to a shore, But rust ate the chain, day by day, And the boat was loosened more and more, As the fastenings slipped away. Yet, any day, an outstretched hand, Could have caught, and locked […]
English Poetry. Janet Hamilton. Some Incidents in the Latter Days of John Whitelaw. Джанет Гамильтон.
Janet Hamilton (Джанет Гамильтон) Some Incidents in the Latter Days of John Whitelaw The bridge was won, the foe had crossed The Clyde; the Covenanted host Had lost the day, and vanquished fled. Mixed with the rout a horseman sped— For life he rode—and glancing back, Saw the […]
English Poetry. Janet Hamilton. Mother and Child. Джанет Гамильтон.
Janet Hamilton (Джанет Гамильтон) Mother and Child “Away from the dwellings of care-worn men The waters are sparkling in wood and glen— Away from the chamber and dusky hearth The young leaves are dancing in breezy mirth, Their light stems thrill to the wild wood strain, And youth […]
English Poetry. Janet Hamilton. The Civil War in America. Джанет Гамильтон.
Janet Hamilton (Джанет Гамильтон) The Civil War in America Ah, bannered stars and stripes! your glory Hath paled, the blazoned folds all gory With kindred blood hang sadly drooping; The eagle and the vulture swooping Scream o’er the Run, that field inglorious Whence legs, not arms, returned victorious, […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 17. The Runner. Уолт Уитмен.
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 17. The Runner On a flat road runs the well-train’d runner, He is lean and sinewy with muscular legs, He is thinly clothed, he leans forward as he runs, With lightly closed fists and arms partially rais’d. […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 16. A Child’s Amaze. Уолт Уитмен. Листья травы. 20. Из цикла «У дороги». 16. Изумление ребенка
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 16. A Child’s Amaze Silent and amazed even when a little boy, I remember I heard the preacher every Sunday put God in his statements, As contending against some being or influence. Перевод на русский язык Листья […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 24. Autumn Rivulets. 2. The Return of the Heroes. Уолт Уитмен.
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 24. Autumn Rivulets. 2. The Return of the Heroes 1 For the lands and for these passionate days and for myself, Now I awhile retire to thee O soil of autumn fields, Reclining on thy breast, giving myself to thee, […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 21. Drum-Taps. 10. Cavalry Crossing a Ford. Уолт Уитмен.
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 21. Drum-Taps. 10. Cavalry Crossing a Ford A line in long array where they wind betwixt green islands, They take a serpentine course, their arms flash in the sun—hark to the musical clank, Behold the silvery river, in it the splashing […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 21. Drum-Taps. 9. The Centenarian’s Story. Уолт Уитмен.
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 21. Drum-Taps. 9. The Centenarian’s Story [Volunteer of 1861-2, at Washington Park, Brooklyn, assisting the Centenarian.] Give me your hand old Revolutionary, The hill-top is nigh, but a few steps, (make room gentlemen,) Up the path you have follow’d me […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 15. A Farm Picture. Уолт Уитмен. Листья травы. 20. Из цикла «У дороги». 15. Деревенская картина
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 15. A Farm Picture Through the ample open door of the peaceful country barn, A sunlit pasture field with cattle and horses feeding, And haze and vista, and the far horizon fading away. Перевод на русский язык […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 14. Roaming in Thought [After reading Hegel]. Уолт Уитмен.
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 14. Roaming in Thought [After reading Hegel] Roaming in thought over the Universe, I saw the little that is Good steadily hastening towards immortality, And the vast all that is call’d Evil I saw hastening to merge […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 12. To Rich Givers. Уолт Уитмен. Листья травы. 20. Из цикла «У дороги». 12. Щедрым даятелям
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 12. To Rich Givers What you give me I cheerfully accept, A little sustenance, a hut and garden, a little money, as I rendezvous with my poems, A traveler’s lodging and breakfast as journey through the States,— […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 11. I Sit and Look Out. Уолт Уитмен. Листья травы. 20. Из цикла «У дороги». 11. Я сижу и смотрю
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 11. I Sit and Look Out I sit and look out upon all the sorrows of the world, and upon all oppression and shame, I hear secret convulsive sobs from young men at anguish with themselves, remorseful […]
English Poetry. Janet Hamilton. Address to Col. D. C. R. Carrick-Buchanan of Drumpellier. Джанет Гамильтон.
Janet Hamilton (Джанет Гамильтон) Address to Col. D. C. R. Carrick-Buchanan of Drumpellier Hail! noble mind, that formed the liberal plan: Hail! generous heart, that on the working man, With kindly courtesy, this day bestowed A valued boon; while thousand bosoms glow’d With grateful feeling. May thy high […]
English Poetry. Janet Hamilton. A Phase of the War in America, 1864. Джанет Гамильтон.
Janet Hamilton (Джанет Гамильтон) A Phase of the War in America, 1864 On the Road to Richmond Give me angel wing and eye, Give me arm and strength Herculean; With the speed of light I’ll fly— Not to yonder bright cerulean. Westward far my flight should […]
English Poetry. Janet Hamilton. Duleep Singh. Джанет Гамильтон.
Janet Hamilton (Джанет Гамильтон) Duleep Singh An Indian Prince now Resident in England Of late I listened to a wondrous tale From lips revered. ‘Twas not of war and glory— A moving tale of princely love and truth, Quite a new version of the “old, old story.” […]
English Poetry. Janet Hamilton. The Mourning Mother. Джанет Гамильтон.
Janet Hamilton (Джанет Гамильтон) The Mourning Mother What woe is thine, pale mother?—say What grief devours thy heart? For aye Thy looks averted shun the day, And midnight sees thee watch and pray With sighing, quivering breath. The hand of wedded love to clasp— To feel true friendship’s […]
English Poetry. Janet Hamilton. A Ballad of Memorie. Джанет Гамильтон.
Janet Hamilton (Джанет Гамильтон) A Ballad of Memorie Nae mair, alas! nae mair I’ll see Young mornin’s gowden hair Spread ower the lift—the dawnin’ sheen O’ simmer mornin’ fair! Nae mair the heathery knowe I’ll speel, An’ see the sunbeams glancin’, Like fire-flauchts ower the loch’s lane breast, […]
English Poetry. George Meredith. Angelic Love. Джордж Мередит.
George Meredith (Джордж Мередит) Angelic Love Angelic love that stoops with heavenly lips To meet its earthly mate; Heroic love that to its sphere’s eclipse Can dare to join its fate With one beloved devoted human heart, And share with it the passion and the smart, The undying […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 17. The Runner. Уолт Уитмен.
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 17. The Runner On a flat road runs the well-train’d runner, He is lean and sinewy with muscular legs, He is thinly clothed, he leans forward as he runs, With lightly closed fists and arms partially rais’d. […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 16. A Child’s Amaze. Уолт Уитмен. Листья травы. 20. Из цикла «У дороги». 16. Изумление ребенка
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 16. A Child’s Amaze Silent and amazed even when a little boy, I remember I heard the preacher every Sunday put God in his statements, As contending against some being or influence. Перевод на русский язык Листья […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 24. Autumn Rivulets. 2. The Return of the Heroes. Уолт Уитмен.
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 24. Autumn Rivulets. 2. The Return of the Heroes 1 For the lands and for these passionate days and for myself, Now I awhile retire to thee O soil of autumn fields, Reclining on thy breast, giving myself to thee, […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 21. Drum-Taps. 10. Cavalry Crossing a Ford. Уолт Уитмен.
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 21. Drum-Taps. 10. Cavalry Crossing a Ford A line in long array where they wind betwixt green islands, They take a serpentine course, their arms flash in the sun—hark to the musical clank, Behold the silvery river, in it the splashing […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 21. Drum-Taps. 9. The Centenarian’s Story. Уолт Уитмен.
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 21. Drum-Taps. 9. The Centenarian’s Story [Volunteer of 1861-2, at Washington Park, Brooklyn, assisting the Centenarian.] Give me your hand old Revolutionary, The hill-top is nigh, but a few steps, (make room gentlemen,) Up the path you have follow’d me […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 15. A Farm Picture. Уолт Уитмен. Листья травы. 20. Из цикла «У дороги». 15. Деревенская картина
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 15. A Farm Picture Through the ample open door of the peaceful country barn, A sunlit pasture field with cattle and horses feeding, And haze and vista, and the far horizon fading away. Перевод на русский язык […]
English Poetry. Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 14. Roaming in Thought [After reading Hegel]. Уолт Уитмен.
Walt Whitman (Уолт Уитмен) Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 14. Roaming in Thought [After reading Hegel] Roaming in thought over the Universe, I saw the little that is Good steadily hastening towards immortality, And the vast all that is call’d Evil I saw hastening to merge […]