This mortal body of a thousand days Now fills, O …
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The Lockless Door
It went many years, But at last came a knock, …
Read Poem »Written Before Re-Reading King Lear
O golden-tongued Romance with serene lute! Fair plumed Syren! Queen …
Read Poem »The Line-Gang
Here come the line-gang pioneering by, They throw a forest …
Read Poem »Woman! When I Behold Thee Flippant, Vain
Woman! when I behold thee flippant, vain, Inconstant, childish, proud, …
Read Poem »The Last Mowing
There’s a place called Far-away Meadow We never shall mow …
Read Poem »Why Did I Laugh Tonight? No Voice Will Tell
Why did I laugh tonight? No voice will tell: No …
Read Poem »The Kitchen Chimney
Builder, in building the little house, In every way you …
Read Poem »Where’s the Poet?
Where’s the Poet? show him! show him, Muses nine! that …
Read Poem »The Investment
Over back where they speak of life as staying (‘You …
Read Poem »Where Be Ye Going, You Devon Maid?
Where be ye going, you Devon maid? And what have …
Read Poem »The Housekeeper
I let myself in at the kitchen door. “It’s you,” …
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