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Thanksgiving by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
We walk on starry fields of white
And do not see the daisies;
For blessings common in our sight
W..
To Certain Critics by Countee Cullen
Then call me traitor if you must,
Shout reason and default!
Say I betray a sacred trust
Aching be..
The Wise by Countee Cullen
Dead men are wisest, for they know
How far the roots of flowers go,
How long a seed must rot to gr..
The Shroud of Color by Countee Cullen
"Lord, being dark," I said, "I cannot bear
The further touch of earth, the scented air;
Lord, bein..
The Loss of Love by Countee Cullen
All through an empty place I go,
And find her not in any room;
The candles and the lamps I light
..
That Bright Chimeric Beast by Countee Cullen
That bright chimeric beast
Conceived yet never born,
Save in the poet’s breast,
The white-flanked..
The Lang Coortin' by Lewis Carroll
The ladye she stood at her lattice high,
Wi’ her doggie at her feet;
Thorough the lattice she can..
Tema con Variazioni by Lewis Carroll
Why is it that Poetry has never yet been subjected to that process of Dilution which has proved so a..
The Palace of Humbug by Lewis Carroll
Lays of Mystery,
Imagination, and Humor
Number 1
I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls,
And each..
Theme with Variations by Lewis Carroll
I never loved a dear Gazelle--
Nor anything that cost me much:
High prices profit those who sell,
..
The Knight's Song by Lewis Carroll
I’ll tell thee everything I can:
There’s little to relate.
I saw an aged aged man,
A-sitting on a..
The Sea by Lewis Carroll
There are certain things -a spider, a ghost,
The income-tax, gout, an umbrella for three -
That I..
The Voice of the Lobster by Lewis Carroll
’’Tis the voice of the Lobster: I heard him declare
’You have baked me too brown, I must sugar my h..
The Lobster Quadrille by Lewis Carroll
"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail,
"There’s a porpoise close behind us, an..
The White Knight's Song by Lewis Carroll
’Haddock’s Eyes’ or ’The Aged Aged Man’ or
’Ways and Means’ or ’A-Sitting On A Gate’
I’ll tell t..
The Mad Gardener's Song by Lewis Carroll
He thought he saw an Elephant,
That practised on a fife:
He looked again, and found it was
A lett..
The Three Voices by Lewis Carroll
The First Voice
HE trilled a carol fresh and free,
He laughed aloud for very glee:
There came..
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat! by Lewis Carroll
How I wonder what you’re at!’You know the song, perhaps?" "I’ve heard something like it," said Alice..
The Aged Aged Man by Lewis Carroll
I’ll tell thee everything I can;
There’s little to relate.
I saw an aged aged man,
A-sitting on a..
The Hunting Of The Snark by Lewis Carroll
Dedication
Inscribed to a dear Child:
in memory of golden summer hours
and whispers of a summer..
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