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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: I thought once how Theocritus had sung
I thought once how Theocritus had sungI thought once how Theocritus had sung Of the sweet years, the dear and wished-for years, Who each one in a gracious hand appears To bear a gift for…William Shakespeare: Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul
Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soulNot mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul Of the wide world dreaming on things to come, Can yet the lease of my true love control, Supposed as…Walt Whitman: As Toilsome I Wander'd Virginia's Woods
As Toilsome I Wander'd Virginia's WoodsAs toilsome I wander'd Virginia's woods, To the music of rustling leaves kick'd by my feet, (for 'twas autumn,) I mark'd at the foot of a tree the grave…John Keats: Why did I laugh to-night? No voice will tell.
When I have fears that I may cease to beWritten in the Cottage Where B...Why did I laugh to-night? No voice will tell. Why did I laugh to-night? No voice will tell. No God, no Demon of…John Keats: Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;
The day is gone, and all its s...I cry your mercy-pity-love!-aye, love!Four Seasons fill the measure of the year; Four Seasons fill the measure of the year; There are four seasons in the…George Santayana: We needs must be divided in the Tomb
We needs must be divided in the TombGeorge SantayanaWe needs must be divided in the tomb, For I would die among the hills of Spain, And o'er the treeless, melancholy plain Await the coming…George Santayana: I would I might forget that I am I
I would I might forget that I am IGeorge SantayanaI would I might forget that I am I, And break the heavy chain that binds me fast, Whose links about myself my deeds have cast. What in the…The Celtic Twilight: The Hosting of the Sidhe
by W. B. Yeats This BookThe Hosting of the Sidhe The host is riding from Knocknarea, And over the grave of Clooth-na-bare; Caolte tossing his burning hair, And Niamh…Poem: Emancipation
Poem 109 Poem 111 Emancipation No rack can torture me, My soul's at liberty Behind this mortal bone There knits a bolder one You cannot prick with saw, Nor rend with scymitar. Two bodies…Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton may not be quite as famous as Founding Fathers like Ben Franklin or George Washington, but he played a key role in the early formation of the American government. He was the first…