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Hovey, Richard

Hovey, Richard[1864-1900](4)Born at Normal, Illinois, May 4, 1864, died February 24, 1900. He received his early education at Dartmouth College, which he afterward celebrated in several of…

Poem: Conversation Galante

Poem 22 Poem 24 Conversation Galante I observe: "Our sentimental friend the moon! Or possibly (fantastic, I confess) It may be Prester John's balloon Or an old battered lantern hung aloft…

"H. D." (Hilda Doolittle)

"H. D." (Hilda Doolittle)[1886-1961](2)Born at Bethlehem, Pa., Sept. 10, 1886. Educated at the Gordon School and the Friends' Central School of Philadelphia and at Bryn Mawr College. Miss…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Epipsychidion, Preface 1

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Preface 2 Preface 1 The following Poem was found amongst other papers in the Portfolio of a young Englishman with whom the Editor had contracted an intimacy at Florence…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Dirge for the Year

by Percy Bysshe Shelley To NightDirge for the Year Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824, and dated January 1, 1821. 1. Orphan Hours, the Year is dead, Come and sigh, come…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Devil's Walk

by Percy Bysshe Shelley SonnetFragment of a SonnetThe Devil's Walk A BALLAD. Published as a broadside by Shelley, 1812. 1. Once, early in the morning, Beelzebub arose, With care his…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Verses on a Cat

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: OmensVerses on a Cat Published by Hogg, "Life of Shelley", 1858; dated 1800. 1. A cat in distress, Nothing more, nor less; Good folks, I must faithfully…

The Koran/Sura CV — The Elephant

Sura CV — The ElephantMecca — 5 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HAST thou not seen[61] how thy Lord dealt with the army of the ELEPHANT? Did he not cause their…

John Gould Fletcher

Fletcher, John Gould[1886-1950](2)Born at Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 3, 1886. He was educated in the public schools of Little Rock, in Phillips Academy, Andover, and at Harvard University, but…

William Vaughn Moody

Moody, William Vaughn[1869-1910](3)Born at Spencer, Indiana, July 8, 1869. Educated at Riverside Academy, New York, and at Harvard. In 1895 he became Assistant Professor of English in the…