The Hands That Hang Down

O Lord, I am so tired!

My heart is sick and sore.

I work, and work, and do no good-

And I can try no more!

I lay my treasures up,

And think they’re worth such care;

And the next time I go to look,

There’s only rubbish there!

I tug hard at the door

Of knowledge-strain and pant;

But, Lord, the more I seem to learn,

The more I’m ignorant!

Sometimes I am so vain

I set myself to teach;

But e’en the first beginnings lie

Utterly out of reach!

I am no use-no use!

I thought I might have been;

But now I know how small I am,

How poor, how false, how mean!

Sunk in the dust and mire

While aiming at the skies,

Only a thing to laugh at, Lord,

To pity and despise!

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Poems in English 

• Ок Мельникова – All I want, all I need by Поэзия На Русском
• Ок Мельникова – 3. 45 a. m by Поэзия На Русском
• Огюст Барбье – Жертвы by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Зеленая Дева by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Хвала Хафизу by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Видимость by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Васильки by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Тициан by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Собачий пир by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Шекспир by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Сегодня я в пути by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Роберт Эммет by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Рафаэль by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Прогресс by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Покинутый by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Отъезд by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Ни кротостью, ни негой ясной by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Мельпомена by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Мазаччио by Auguste Barbier
• Огюст Барбье – Любовь к песням by Auguste Barbier

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Ecosia – a search engine that supposedly… plants trees

Duckduckgo – the real alternative and a search engine that actually works. Without much censorship or partisan politics.

Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.

 

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