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Beyond by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
It seemeth such a little way to me
Across to that strange country – the Beyond;
And yet, not stran..
Begin The Day by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Begin each morning with a talk to God,
And ask for your divine inheritance
Of usefulness, contentm..
Be Not Weary by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Sometimes, when I am toil-worn and aweary,
And tired out with working long and well,
And earth is..
By-And-Bye by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
‘By-and-bye, ’ the maiden sighed – ‘by-and-bye
He will claim me for his bride,
Hope is strong and..
Bird Of Hope by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Soar not too high, O bird of Hope!
Because the skies are fair;
The tempest may come on apace
And..
Brother And Sister by Lewis Carroll
"SISTER, sister, go to bed!
Go and rest your weary head."
Thus the prudent brother said.
"Do yo..
Before Dawn by Amy Lowell
Life! Austere arbiter of each man’s fate,
By whom he learns that Nature’s steadfast laws
Are as de..
Behind a Wall by Amy Lowell
I own a solace shut within my heart,
A garden full of many a quaint delight
And warm with drowsy,..
Before the Altar by Amy Lowell
Before the Altar, bowed, he stands
With empty hands;
Upon it perfumed offerings burn
Wreathing wi..
Batterson Dobyns by Edgar Lee Masters
Did my widow flit about
From Mackinac to Los Angeles,
Resting and bathing and sitting an hour
Or..
Bert Kessler by Edgar Lee Masters
I winged my bird,
Though he flew toward the setting sun;
But just as the shot rang out, he soared
..
Benjamin Painter by Edgar Lee Masters
Together in this grave lie Benjamin Painter, attorney at law,
And Nig, his dog, constant companion,..
Barney Hainsfeather by Edgar Lee Masters
If the excursion train to Peoria
Had just been wrecked, I might have escaped with my life --
Certa..
Barry Holden by Edgar Lee Masters
The very fall my sister Nancy Knapp
Set fire to the house
They were trying Dr. Duval
For the murd..
Blind Jack by Edgar Lee Masters
I had fiddled all day at the county fair.
But driving home "Butch" Weldy and Jack McGuire,
Who wer..
Butch Weldy by Edgar Lee Masters
After I got religion and steadied down
They gave me a job in the canning works,
And every morning..
Benjamin Fraser by Edgar Lee Masters
Their spirits beat upon mine
Like the wings of a thousand butterflies.
I closed my eyes and felt t..
Beauty by John Masefield
I HAVE seen dawn and sunset on moors and windy hills
Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of..
Burbank with a Baedeker: Bleistein with a Cigar by T. S. Eliot
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-laire—nil nisi divinum stabile est; caetera fumus—the gondola
stopped, the old p..
Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town by T. S. Eliot
Bustopher Jones is not skin and bones--
In fact, he’s remarkably fat.
He doesn’t haunt pubs--he ha..
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