English Poetry. Marriott Edgar. Albert Down Under. Мариотт Эдгар.
Marriott Edgar (Мариотт Эдгар) Albert Down Under Albert were what you’d call “thwarted”. He had long had an ambition, which… Were to save up and go to Australia, The saving up that were the hitch. He’d a red money box on the […]
English Poetry. Marriott Edgar. The Lion and Albert. Мариотт Эдгар.
Marriott Edgar (Мариотт Эдгар) The Lion and Albert There’s a famous seaside place called Blackpool, That’s noted for fresh air and fun, And Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom Went there with young Albert, their son. A grand little lad was young Albert, All dressed in his best; quite […]
English Poetry. Marriott Edgar. Albert and His Savings. Мариотт Эдгар.
Marriott Edgar (Мариотт Эдгар) Albert and His Savings One day, little Albert Ramsbottom To see ’ow much money ’e’d got Stuck a knife in ’is money-box slot ’ole And fiddled and fished out the lot. It amounted to fifteen and fourpence Which ’e found by a few […]
English Poetry. Thomas Hardy. The History of an Hour. Томас Гарди (Харди).
Thomas Hardy (Томас Гарди (Харди)) The History of an Hour Vain is the wish to try rhyming it, writing it! Pen cannot weld into words what it was; Time will be squandered in toil at inditing it; Clear is the cause! Yea, ’twas too satiate with soul, […]
English Poetry. Thomas Hardy. A Watcher’s Regret. Томас Гарди (Харди).
Thomas Hardy (Томас Гарди (Харди)) A Watcher’s Regret J.E.’s Story I slept across the front of the clock, Close to the long case-door; The hours were brought by their brazen knock To my ear as the slow nights wore. Thus did I, she being sick to […]
English Poetry. Thomas Hardy. The Shiver. Томас Гарди (Харди).
Thomas Hardy (Томас Гарди (Харди)) The Shiver Five lone clangs from the house-clock nigh, And I woke with a sigh: Stars wore west like a slow tide flowing, And my lover had told yesternight of his going, – That at this gray hour he’d be hasting by, […]
English Poetry. Thomas Hardy. The Church and the Wedding. Томас Гарди (Харди).
Thomas Hardy (Томас Гарди (Харди)) The Church and the Wedding ‘I’ll restore this old church for our marriage: I’ve ordered the plans: Style of wedding your choice – foot or carriage – By licence, or banns.’ He restored it, as though built newly: The bishop was won […]
English Poetry. Thomas Hardy. On the Portrait of a Woman about to be Hanged. Томас Гарди (Харди).
Thomas Hardy (Томас Гарди (Харди)) On the Portrait of a Woman about to be Hanged Comely and capable one of our race, Posing there in your gown of grace, Plain, yet becoming; Could subtlest breast Ever have guessed What was behind that innocent face, Drumming, drumming! Would […]
English Poetry. Thomas Hardy. The Harvest-Supper. Томас Гарди (Харди).
Thomas Hardy (Томас Гарди (Харди)) The Harvest-Supper (Circa 1850) Nell and the other maids danced their best With the Scotch-Greys in the barn; These had been asked to the harvest-feast; Red shapes amid the corn. Nell and the other maids sat in a row Within the […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Time is. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) * * * Time is Too Slow for those who Wait, Too Swift for those who Fear, Too Long for those who Grieve, Too Short for those who Rejoice; But for those who Love, Time is not. Henry Van Dyke’s other poems: […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) Thomas Bailey Aldrich I BIRTHDAY VERSES Dear Aldrich, now November’s mellow days Have brought another Festa round to you, You can’t refuse a loving-cup of praise From friends the fleeting years have bound to you. Here come your Marjorie […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The White Bees. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The White Bees I LEGEND Long ago Apollo called to Aristæus, youngest of the shepherds, Saying, “I will make you keeper of my bees.” Golden were the hives, and golden was the honey; golden, too, the music, Where the honey-makers […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Peace. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) Peace I IN EXCELSIS Two dwellings, Peace, are thine. One is the mountain-height, Uplifted in the loneliness of light Beyond the realm of shadows,–fine, And far, and clear,–where advent of the night Means only glorious nearness of the stars, And […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. New Year’s Eve. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) New Year’s Eve I The other night I had a dream, most clear And comforting, complete In every line, a crystal sphere, And full of intimate and secret cheer. Therefore I will repeat That vision, dearest heart, to you, As of […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Milton. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) Milton I Lover of beauty, walking on the height Of pure philosophy and tranquil song; Born to behold the visions that belong To those who dwell in melody and light; Milton, thou spirit delicate and bright! What drew thee down to […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. God of the Open Air. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) God of the Open Air I Thou who hast made thy dwelling fair With flowers beneath, above with starry lights, And set thine altars everywhere,– On mountain heights, In woodlands dim with many a dream, In valleys bright with springs, And […]
English Poetry. Isaac Watts. Hymn 105. Исаак Уоттс.
Isaac Watts (Исаак Уоттс) Hymn 105 Heaven invisible and holy. 1 Cor. 2:9,10; Rev. 21:27. Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, Nor sense nor reason known, What joys the Father hath prepared For those that love the Son. But the good Spirit of […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Flood-Tide of Flowers. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) Flood-Tide of Flowers IN HOLLAND The laggard winter ebbed so slow With freezing rain and melting snow, It seemed as if the earth would stay Forever where the tide was low, In sodden green and watery gray. But now from […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Victor Hugo. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) Victor Hugo Heart of France for a hundred years, Passionate, sensitive, proud, and strong, Quick to throb with her hopes and fears, Fierce to flame with her sense of wrong! You, who hailed with a morning song Dream-light gilding a throne […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Urbs Coronata. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) Urbs Coronata (Song for the City College of New York) O youngest of the giant brood Of cities far-renowned; In wealth and power thou hast passed Thy rivals at a bound; And now thou art a queen, New […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. They Who Tread the Path of Labor. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) They Who Tread the Path of Labor They who tread the path of labor follow where My feet have trod; They who work without complaining, do the holy will of God; Nevermore thou needest seek me; I am with […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Window. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The Window All night long, by a distant bell, The passing hours were notched On the dark, while her breathing rose and fell, And the spark of life I watched In her face was glowing or fading, — who could tell? […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Vain King. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The Vain King In robes of Tyrian blue the King was drest, A jewelled collar shone upon his breast, A giant ruby glittered in his crown —– Lord of rich lands and many a splendid town. In him the glories of […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Red Flower. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The Red Flower In the pleasant time of Pentecost, By the little river Kyll, I followed the angler’s winding path Or waded the stream at will, And the friendly fertile German land Lay round me green and still. But […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Oxford Thrushes. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The Oxford Thrushes FEBRUARY, 1917 I never thought again to hear The Oxford thrushes singing clear, Amid the February rain, Their sweet, indomitable strain. A wintry vapor lightly spreads Among the trees, and round the beds Where […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Name of France. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The Name of France Give us a name to fill the mind With the shining thoughts that lead mankind, The glory of learning, the joy of art, — A name that tells of a splendid part In […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Mocking-Bird. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The Mocking-Bird In mirth he mocks the other birds at noon, Catching the lilt of every easy tune; But when the day departs he sings of love,– His own wild song beneath the listening moon. Henry Van Dyke’s other poems: The […]
English Poetry. Isaac Watts. Against Quarreling and Fighting. Исаак Уоттс. Cтихи против тех, кто ссорится и дерётся
Isaac Watts (Исаак Уоттс) Against Quarreling and Fighting Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so: Let bears and lions growl and fight, For ’tis their nature, too. But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise: Your little hands were […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Hermit Thrush. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The Hermit Thrush O wonderful! How liquid clear The molten gold of that ethereal tone, Floating and falling through the wood alone, A hermit-hymn poured out for God to hear! 0 holy, holy, holy! Hyaline, Long light, low light, glory […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Heavenly Hills of Holland. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) * * * The heavenly hills of Holland,– How wondrously they rise Above the smooth green pastures Into the azure skies! With blue and purple hollows, With peaks of dazzling snow, Along the far horizon The clouds are marching […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Glory of Ships. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The Glory of Ships The glory of ships is an old, old song, since the days when the sea-rovers ran In their open boats through the roaring surf, and the spread of the world began; The glory of ships […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Foolish Fir-Tree. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The Foolish Fir-Tree A tale that the poet R”uckert told To German children, in days of old; Disguised in a random, rollicking rhyme Like a merry mummer of ancient time, And sent, in its English dress, to please The little folk […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Bells of Malines. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The Bells of Malines AUGUST 17, 1914 The gabled roofs of old Malines Are russet red and gray and green, And o’er them in the sunset hour Looms, dark and huge, St. Rombold’s tower. High in that rugged nest […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. The Ancestral Dwelling. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) The Ancestral Dwelling Dear to my heart are the ancestral dwellings of America, Dearer than if they were haunted by ghosts of royal splendour; These are the homes that were built by the brave beginners of a nation, They are simple […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Stars and the Soul. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) Stars and the Soul To Charles A. Young, Astronomer ”Two things,” the wise man said, ”fill me with awe: The starry heavens and the moral law.” Nay, add another wonder to thy roll, – The living marvel of the human […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Spring in the South. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) Spring in the South Now in the oak the sap of life is welling, Tho’ to the bough the rusty leafage clings; Now on the elm the misty buds are swelling, See how the pine-wood grows alive with wings; Blue-jays fluttering, […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Sea-Gulls of Manhattan. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) Sea-Gulls of Manhattan Children of the elemental mother, Born upon some lonely island shore Where the wrinkled ripples run and whisper, Where the crested billows plunge and roar; Long-winged, tireless roamers and adventurers, Fearless breasters of the wind […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Reliance. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) Reliance Not to the swift, the race: Not to the strong, the fight: Not to the righteous, perfect grace: Not to the wise, the light. But often faltering feet Come surest to the goal; And […]
English Poetry. Oscar Wilde. Greece. Оскар Уайльд.
Oscar Wilde (Оскар Уайльд) Greece The sea was sapphire coloured, and the sky Burned like a heated opal through the air; We hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair For the blue lands that to the eastward lie. From the steep prow I marked with quickening eye Zakynthos, […]
English Poetry. Henry Van Dyke. Pan Learns Music. Генри Ван Дайк.
Henry Van Dyke (Генри Ван Дайк) Pan Learns Music Limber-limbed, lazy god, stretched on the rock, Where is sweet Echo, and where is your flock? What are you making here? ”Listen,” said Pan, – ”Out of a river-reed music for man!” Henry Van Dyke’s other poems: […]