English Poetry. William Shakespeare. Silvia. Уильям Шекспир.
William Shakespeare (Уильям Шекспир) Silvia WHO is Silvia? What is she? That all our swains commend her? Holy, fair, and wise is she; The heaven such grace did lend her, That she might admired be. Is she kind as she is fair? For beauty lives with kindness: […]
English Poetry. Anne Bradstreet. To My Dear Children. Анна Брэдстрит.
Anne Bradstreet (Анна Брэдстрит) To My Dear Children This Book by Any yet unread, I leaue for you when I am dead, That, being gone, here you may find What was your liueing mother’s mind. Make use of what I leaue in Loue And God shall blesse you […]
English Poetry. Anne Bradstreet. For Deliverance from a Feaver. Анна Брэдстрит.
Anne Bradstreet (Анна Брэдстрит) For Deliverance from a Feaver When Sorrowes had begyrt me rovnd, And Paines within and out, When in my flesh no part was sovnd, Then didst thou rid me out. My burning flesh in sweat did boyle, My aking head did break; From side […]
English Poetry. Anne Bradstreet. As Spring the Winter Doth Succeed. Анна Брэдстрит.
Anne Bradstreet (Анна Брэдстрит) * * * May 13, 1657. As spring the winter doth succeed, And leaues the naked Trees doe dresse, The earth all black is cloth’d in green; At svn-shine each their joy expresse. My Svns returned with healing wings. My Soul and Body […]
English Poetry. Anne Bradstreet. An Apology. Анна Брэдстрит.
Anne Bradstreet (Анна Брэдстрит) An Apology To finish what’s begun, was my intent, My thoughts and my endeavours thereto bent; Essays I many made but still gave out, The more I mus’d, the more I was in doubt: The subject large my mind and body weak, With many […]
English Poetry. Anne Bradstreet. Of the Four Humours in Mans Constitution. Анна Брэдстрит.
Anne Bradstreet (Анна Брэдстрит) Of the Four Humours in Mans Constitution The former four now ending their discourse, Ceasing to vaunt their good, or threat their force. Lo other four step up, crave leave to show The native qualityes that from them flow: But first they wisely shew’d […]
English Poetry. Anne Bradstreet. To Her Most Honoured Father Thomas Dudley Esq; These Humbly Presented. Анна Брэдстрит.
Anne Bradstreet (Анна Брэдстрит) To Her Most Honoured Father Thomas Dudley Esq; These Humbly Presented Dear Sir of late delighted with the sight Of your four Sisters cloth’d in black and white, Of fairer Dames the Sun, ne’r saw the face; Though made a pedestal for Adams Race; […]
English Poetry. Anne Bradstreet. As Weary Pilgrim, Now at Rest. Анна Брэдстрит.
Anne Bradstreet (Анна Брэдстрит) * * * As weary pilgrim, now at rest, Hugs with delight his silent nest His wasted limbes, now lye full soft That myrie steps, haue troden oft Blesses himself, to think vpon his dangers past, and travailes done The burning sun no more […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. Napoleon and the Sphynx. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) Napoleon and the Sphynx I. Beneath him stretched the sands Of Egypt’s burning lands, The desert panted to the swelt’ring ray; The camel’s plashing feet, With slow, uneasy beat, Threw up the scorching dust like arrowy spray, And fierce the sunlight glowed, As […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. King Smith. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) King Smith Said great King Smith to great Guizot, ‘Does Virtue dwell in this world below? I’ve travelled much, but never found A true, good man above the ground. How shall I curb this folk of mine— This rampant, raging herd of swine? To […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. Cathedral Music. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) Cathedral Music THE VOLUNTARY. The solemn organ poured sonorous waves Of melody through the cathedral aisles Dim, but most beautiful, that stood in gloom Like antique forests, hardened into stone. And as th’ invisible musician played, And all the pious women told their […]
English Poetry. William Shakespeare. How Like A Winter Hath My Absence Been. Уильям Шекспир.
William Shakespeare (Уильям Шекспир) How Like A Winter Hath My Absence Been How like a winter hath my absence been From Thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year! What freezings have I felt; what dark days seen, What old December’s bareness everywhere! And yet this time removed […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. A Reverie in the Grass. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) A Reverie in the Grass Here let me rest, amid the bearded grass, Sprinkled with buttercups; and idly pass One hour of sunshine on the green hill slope: Watching the rigid clouds, that o’er the cope Of visible heaven sail quietly along; Listening the […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. The Wants of the People. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) The Wants of the People What do we want? Our daily bread; Leave to earn it by our skill: Leave to labor freely for it, Leave to buy it where we will: For ’tis hard upon the many, Hard — unpitied by the few, […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. Clear the Way. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) Clear the Way Men of thought! be up, and stirring Night and day: Sow the seed — withdraw the curtain — CLEAR THE WAY! Men of action, aid and cheer them, As ye may! There’s a fount about to stream, There’s a light about […]
English Poetry. Robert Burns. The Tarbolton Lasses (“If уe gae up to yon hill-tap…”). Роберт Бернс. Тарболтонские девушки («Вот Пегги. Ей простых парней…»)
Robert Burns (Роберт Бернс) The Tarbolton Lasses (“If уe gae up to yon hill-tap…”) If ye gae up to yon hill-tap, Ye’ll there see bonnie Peggy; She kens her father is a laird, And she forsooth’s a leddy. There Sophy tight, a lassie bright, Besides a handsome […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Duel. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Duel Oh many a duel the world has seen That was bitter with hate, that was red with gore, But I sing of a duel by far more cruel Than ever by poet was sung before. It was waged by night, […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Tryst. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Tryst Just when all hope had perished in my soul, And balked desire made havoc with my mind, My cruel Ladye suddenly grew kind, And sent these gracious words upon a scroll: ”When knowing Night her dusky scarf has tied Across […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Thy Ship. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Thy Ship Hadst thou a ship, in whose vast hold lay stored The priceless riches of all climes and lands, Say, wouldst thou let it float upon the seas Unpiloted, of fickle winds the sport, And of wild waves and hidden rocks […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Kettle. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Kettle There’s many a house of grandeur, With turret, tower and dome, That knows not peace or comfort, And does not prove a home. I do not ask for splendor To crown my daily lot, But this I ask–a kitchen Where […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A Maiden to Her Mirror. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) A Maiden to Her Mirror He said he loved me! Then he called my hair Silk threads wherewith sly Cupid strings his bow, My cheek a rose leaf fallen on new snow; And swore my round, full throat would bring despair To […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Unanswered Prayers. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Unanswered Prayers Like some school master, kind in being stern, Who hears the children crying o’er their slates And calling, ”Help me master!” yet helps not, Since in his silence and refusal lies Their self-development, so God abides Unheeding many prayers. He […]
English Poetry. William Shakespeare. Fear No More. Уильям Шекспир.
William Shakespeare (Уильям Шекспир) Fear No More Fear no more the heat o’ the sun; Nor the furious winter’s rages, Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages; Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney sweepers come to dust. Fear no […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Universal Route. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Universal Route As we journey along, with a laugh and a song, We see, on youth’s flower-decked slope, Like a beacon of light, shining fair on the sight, The beautiful Station of Hope. But the wheels of old Time roll […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Undiscovered Country. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Undiscovered Country Man has explored all countries and all lands, And made his own the secrets of each clime. Now, ere the world has fully reached its prime, The oval earth lies compassed with steel bands; The seas are slaves to […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Thought-Magnets. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Thought-Magnets With each strong thought, with every earnest longing For aught thou deemest needful to thy soul, Invisible vast forces are set thronging Between thee and that goal. ’Tis only when some hidden weakness alters And changes thy desire, or makes […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Transformation. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Transformation She waited in a rose-hued room; A wanton-hearted creature she, But beautiful and bright to see As some great orchid just in bloom. Upon wide cushions stretched at ease She lolled in garments filmy fine, Which but enhanced each rounded […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Best. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Best In the gruesome night and the wintry weather, I watched two dear friends die, And I buried them both in one grave together. Oh! who is so sad as I? For the old love, and the old year, They both have […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. At the Bridal. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) At the Bridal Oh! but the bride was lovely, Oh! but the scene was bright, And why was the bridegroom’s face as pale As his lady’s robe of white? Did you not see beside him A guest unasked, unbid? Who came […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Those Faded Leaves Were as White as Snow. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Those Faded Leaves Were as White as Snow With a background of green, to make them show, When you gave them to me long years ago. They carried me back in a flash of light To a perfumed, perfect summer night, And […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. An Old Bouquet. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) An Old Bouquet I opened a long closed drawer to-day, And among the souvenirs stored away Were the faded leaves of an old bouquet. Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s other poems: The Phantom Ball The Giddy Girl The Awakening (I love the tropics, where […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Alone in the House. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Alone in the House I am all alone in the house to-night; They would not have gone away Had they known of the terrible, bloodless fight I have held with my heart to-day. With the old sweet love and the old fierce […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Mirage. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Mirage When the beautiful mountain ash is turning– As lovely a sight as the eyes desire; When the leaves of the sumac bush are burning, Like the steady flame of a winter fire; When the weeds by the roadside all grow golden, […]
English Poetry. William Shakespeare. Aubade. Уильям Шекспир.
William Shakespeare (Уильям Шекспир) Aubade Hark! hark! the lark at heaven’s gate sings, And Phoebus ‘gins arise, His steeds to water at those springs On chaliced flowers that lies; And winking Mary-buds begin To ope their golden eyes: With everything that pretty bin, My lady sweet, arise! Arise, […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Lullaby. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Lullaby When the long day leans to the twilight, When the Evening star climbs to the moon, With a heart that is silently breaking, I sit in the gloaming and croon. I croon a low song for my darling, My wee […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Their Faces. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Their Faces O Beautiful white Angels! who control The inner workings of each poet soul, Thou who hast touched my mind with tender graces Come near to me that I may see thy faces. Me, didst thou bless before I came […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A Burial. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) A Burial To-day I had a burial of my dead. There was no shroud, no coffin, and no pall, No prayers were uttered and no tears were shed– I only turned a picture to the wall. A picture that had hung […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. I Didn’t Think. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) I Didn’t Think If all the troubles in the world Were traced back to their start, We’d find not one in ten begun From want of willing heart. But there’s a sly, woe-working elf Who lurks about youth’s brink, And sure dismay […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Two Friends. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Two Friends One day Ambition, in his endless round, All filled with vague and nameless longings, found Slow wasting Genius, who from spot to spot Went idly grazing, through the Realms of Thought. Ambition cried, ’Come, wander forth with me; I […]
English Poetry. Rupert Chawner Brooke. I Said I Splendidly Loved You; It’s Not True. Руперт Брук.
Rupert Chawner Brooke (Руперт Брук) * * * Sonnet I said I splendidly loved you; it’s not true. Such long swift tides stir not a land-locked sea. On gods or fools the high risk falls — on you – The clean clear bitter-sweet that’s not for me. […]