English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. How Is It?. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) How Is It? You who are loudly crying out for peace, You who are wanting love to vanquish hate, How is it in the four walls of your home The while you wait? Do those who form your household welcome your […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Answers. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Answers What is the end of each man’s toil, Brother, O Brother? A handful of dust in a bit of soil- His name forgotten as centuries roll, Though blazoned to-day on Glory’s scroll; For the lordliest work of brain or hand Is […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. He That Hath Ears. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) He That Hath Ears ’He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.’-St. John the Divine. The Spirit says unto the churches, ’Ere ever the churches began I lived in the centre of Being- The […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. I, Too. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) I, Too I saw fond lovers in that glow That oft-times fades away too soon: I saw and said, ’Their joy I know- I, too, have had my honeymoon.’ A young expectant mother’s gaze Held earth and heaven within its scope: […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Deadliest Sin. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Deadliest Sin There are not many sins when once we sift them. In actions of evolving human souls Striving to reach high goals And falling backward into dust and mire, Some element we find that seems to lift them Above our condemnation—even […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. Thoughts. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) Thoughts True thoughts, your days of grief are done, No more shall scorn or hate impede you; Born in the light, wherever the sun Shines on mankind, mankind shall heed you. So grow, ye grains of mustard-seed, Grow each into a tree; And kindle, […]
English Poetry. Alan Alexander Milne. Spring Morning. Алан Александр Милн.
Alan Alexander Milne (Алан Александр Милн) Spring Morning Where am I going? I don’t quite know. Down to the stream where the king-cups grow- Up on the hill where the pine-trees blow- Anywhere, anywhere. I don’t know. Where am I going? The clouds sail by, Little ones, […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. Said I to Myself, Said I. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) Said I to Myself, Said I I’m poor and quite unknown, I have neither fame nor rank; My labour is all I own, I have no gold at the bank; I’m one of the common crowd, Despised of the passers-by, Contemn’d of the rich […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. What Might Be Done. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) What Might Be Done What might be done if men were wise — What glorious deeds, my suffering brother, Would they unite, In love and right, And cease their scorn of one another? Oppression’s heart might be imbued With kindling drops of loving-kindness, […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. A Question Answered. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) A Question Answered What to do to make thy fame Live beyond thee in the tomb? And thine honorable name Shine, a star, through History’s gloom? Seize the Spirit of thy Time, Take the measure of his height, Look into his eyes sublime, […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. The Floating Straw. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) The Floating Straw A THOUGHT IN THE COMMERCIAL PANIC OF 1847. The wild waves are my nightly pillows, Beneath me roll th’ Atlantic billows; And as I rest on my couch of brine I watch the eternal planets shine. Ever I ride On […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. The Poor Man’s Bird. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) The Poor Man’s Bird A year ago I had a child, A little daughter fair and mild; More precious than my life to me, She sleeps beneath the churchyard tree. Oh! she was good as she was fair, Her presence was like balmy air; […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. John Littlejohn. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) John Littlejohn John Littlejohn was staunch and strong, Upright and downright, scorning wrong; He gave good weight, and paid his way, He thought for himself, and he said his say. Whenever a rascal strove to pass, Instead of silver, money of brass, He took […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. Above and Below. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) Above and Below Mighty river, oh, mighty river, Rolling in ebb and flow for ever, Through the city so vast and old; Through massive bridges—by domes and spires, Crowned with the smoke of a myriad fires;— City of majesty, power, and gold;— Thou lovest […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Conversation. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Conversation We were a baker’s dozen in the house-six women and six men Besides myself; and all of us had known Those benefits supposed to come from school and church and brush and pen, And opportunities of being thrown In contact with […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Widows. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Widows The world was widowed by the death of Christ: Vainly its suffering soul for peace has sought And found it not. For nothing, nothing, nothing has sufficed To bring back comfort to the stricken house From whence has gone the Master […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Then and Now. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) Then and Now A little time agone, a few brief years, And there was peace within our beauteous borders; Peace, and a prosperous people, and no fears Of war and its disorders. Pleasure was ruling goddess of our land; with her attendant […]
English Poetry. Alan Alexander Milne. Come Out with Me. Алан Александр Милн.
Alan Alexander Milne (Алан Александр Милн) Come Out with Me There’s sun on the river and sun on the hill … You can hear the sea if you stand quite still! There’s eight new puppies at Roundabout Farm- And I saw an old sailor with only one arm! […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. It May Be. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) It May Be Let us be silent for a little while; Let us be still and listen. We may hear Echoes from other worlds not far a way. City on city rising, steeple out-topping steeple, Gaining and hoarding and spending, and […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Crimes of Peace. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) The Crimes of Peace Musing upon the tragedies of earth, Of each new horror which each hour gives birth, Of sins that scar and cruelties that blight Life’s little season, meant for man’s delight, Methought those monstrous and repellent crimes Which hate […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. After (Over the din of battle). Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) After (Over the din of battle) Over the din of battle, Over the cannons’ rattle, Over the strident voices of men and their dying groans, I hear the falling of thrones. Out of the wild disorder That spreads from border to border, […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. De Rochambeau. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) De Rochambeau ON THE PRESENTATION OF AN AMERICAN BANNER TO CAMP ROCHAMBEAU BY THE MARQUISE DE ROCHAMBEAU AT TOURS, FRANCE, JUNE 1, 1918 Here is a picture I carry away On memory’s wall. A green June day, A golden sun in an […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. American Boys, Hello!. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) American Boys, Hello! Oh! we love all the French, and we speak in French As along through France we go. But the moments to us that are keen and sweet Are the ones when our khaki boys we meet, Stalwart and handsome […]
English Poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. In France I Saw a Hill. Элла Уилкокс.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Элла Уилкокс) In France I Saw a Hill In France I saw a hill-a gentle slope Rising above old tombs to greet the gleam From soft spring skies. Beyond these skies dwells hope, But those green graves bespeak a broken dream. There was […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. Mary and Lady Mary. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) Mary and Lady Mary OR, NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBORS. The Lady Mary’s placid eyes Beam with no hopes, no memories; Beneath their lids no tear-drops flow For Love or Pity, Joy or Woe. She never knows, too barren she, The fruitfulness of sympathy; She never […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. Street Companions. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) Street Companions Whene’er through Gray’s Inn porch I stray, I meet a spirit by the way; He wanders with me all alone, And talks with me in under-tone. The crowd is busy seeking gold, It cannot see what I behold; I and the […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. The Deposition of King Clog. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) The Deposition of King Clog King Clog was a mighty monarch, He sat on his lofty seat, With his golden crown and his ermine-down, And his courtiers at his feet. His power seem’d firm as the mountains — Inert but strong was he; And […]
English Poetry. Algernon Charles Swinburne. Birth and Death. Алджернон Чарльз Суинбёрн.
Algernon Charles Swinburne (Алджернон Чарльз Суинбёрн) Birth and Death Birth and death, twin-sister and twin-brother, Night and day, on all things that draw breath, Reign, while time keeps friends with one another Birth and death. Each brow-bound with flowers diverse of wreath, Heaven they hail as father, […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. The Golden City. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) The Golden City Weary and sickening of the dull debate And clang of politics; weary of hate And sorrow, and calamity, and crime Of daily history told us in our time; Weary of wrong that rear’d its hydra head And hiss’d from all its […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. To Impatient Genius. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) To Impatient Genius Painter that with soul-creations Would’st attain th’ applause of nations; And deserve a name of glory To be writ in future story; Work thy way. Live with Nature, love her truly, Wisely, wholly:—and so duly Bide thy day. With high thoughts […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. Freedom and Law. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) Freedom and Law Wildest wind that shakes the blossoms, Or on ocean chafes and swells, Blows not uncontroll’d and wanton, But as Law compels. Streams that wander and meander, Loitering in the meads to play, Or that burst in roaring torrents Into foam […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. The Dying Mother. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) The Dying Mother The angels call me — Io, I come! Children, I die! I’m going home! All pangs, save one, have pass’d away, All griefs and sufferings of clay, Except this lingering, fond distress, That yields not to forgetfulness — The last affection […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. To a Friend Afraid of Critics. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) To a Friend Afraid of Critics Afraid of critics! an unworthy fear: Great minds must learn their greatness and be bold. Walk on thy way; bring forth thine own true thought; Love thy high calling only for itself, And find in working recompense for […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. The Poet and the Political Economist. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) The Poet and the Political Economist A DIALOGUE. THE POLITICAL ECONOMIST. Prithee, Poet, why this spinning, Spinning verses all the day? Vain and idle thy vocation, — Thy art useless to the nation, In thy labor and thy play. Little doth […]
English Poetry. Charles Mackay. A Welcome to Louis Philippe. Чарльз Маккей.
Charles Mackay (Чарльз Маккей) A Welcome to Louis Philippe We do not cheer thee, faithless king, Nor shout before thee now; We have no reverence for a thing So false of heart as thou: We form no crowds to welcome thee, And yet we cannot hate— Though parricide […]
English Poetry. Rupert Chawner Brooke. The True Beatitude. Руперт Брук.
Rupert Chawner Brooke (Руперт Брук) The True Beatitude (Bouts-Rimes) They say when the Great Prompter’s hand shall ring Down the last curtain upon earth and sea, All the Good Mimes will have eternity To praise their Author, worship love and sing; Or to the walls of Heaven […]
English Poetry. Rupert Chawner Brooke. Fragment on Painters. Руперт Брук.
Rupert Chawner Brooke (Руперт Брук) Fragment on Painters There is an evil which that Race attaints Who represent God’s World with oily paints, Who mock the Universe, so rare and sweet, With spots of colour on a canvas sheet, Defile the Lovely and insult the Good By scrawling […]
English Poetry. Rupert Chawner Brooke. Sonnet: in Time of Revolt. Руперт Брук.
Rupert Chawner Brooke (Руперт Брук) Sonnet: in Time of Revolt The Thing must End. I am no boy! I am No BOY! I being twenty-one. Uncle, you make A great mistake, a very great mistake, In chiding me for letting slip a “Damn!” What’s more, you called me […]
English Poetry. Algernon Charles Swinburne. Love and Sleep. Алджернон Чарльз Суинбёрн.
Algernon Charles Swinburne (Алджернон Чарльз Суинбёрн) Love and Sleep Lying asleep between the strokes of night I saw my love lean over my sad bed, Pale as the duskiest lily’s leaf or head, Smooth-skinned and dark, with bare throat made to bite, Too wan for blushing and too […]
English Poetry. William Wordsworth. Goody Blake and Harry Gill. Уильям Вордсворт. Гуди Блейк и Гарри Джилл
William Wordsworth (Уильям Вордсворт) Goody Blake and Harry Gill A True Story Oh! what’s the matter? what’s the matter? What is’t that ails young Harry Gill? That evermore his teeth they chatter, Chatter, chatter, chatter still! Of waistcoats Harry has no lack, Good duffle grey, and flannel […]