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The Slave In The Dismal Swamp
The Slave In The Dismal Swamp
In dark fens of the Dismal Swamp
The hunted Negro lay;
He saw the fire of the midnight camp,
And heard at t…
The Slave's Dream
The Slave's Dream
Beside the ungathered rice he lay,
His sickle in his hand;
His breast was bare, his matted hair
Was buried in the sand.…
The Seaside And The Fireside : Dedication
The Seaside And The Fireside : Dedication
As one who, walking in the twilight gloom,
Hears round about him voices as it darkens,
And seeing not t…
The Siege Of Kazan. (Tartar Song, From The Prose Version Of Chodzko)
The Siege Of Kazan. (Tartar Song, From The Prose Version Of Chodzko)
Black are the moors before Kazan,
And their stagnant waters smell of blood:
…
The Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face
The Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face
In that desolate land and lone,
Where the Big Horn and Yellowstone
Roar down their mountain path,
By thei…
The Sea Diver
The Sea Diver
My way is on the bright blue sea,
My sleep upon its rocking tide;
And many an eye has followed me
Where billows clasp the w…
The Rainbow
The Rainbow
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky;
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it…
The Reaper And The Flowers
The Reaper And The Flowers
There is a Reaper whose name is Death,
And, with his sickle keen,
He reaps the bearded grain at a breath,
And …
The Psalm Of Life
The Psalm Of Life
What the heart of the young man said to the psalmist
Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!--
For…
The Poets
The Poets
O ye dead Poets, who are living still
Immortal in your verse, though life be fled,
And ye, O living Poets, who are dead
Though …
The Phantom Ship. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The First)
The Phantom Ship. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The First)
In Mather's Magnalia Christi,
Of the old colonial time,
May be found in prose the legend <…
The Old Clock on the Stairs
The Old Clock on the Stairs
Somewhat back from the village street
Stands the old-fashioned country-seat.
Across its antique portico
Tall …
The Norman Baron
The Norman Baron
et plus profonde, ou l'interet et l'avarice parlent moins haut
que la raison, dans les instants de chagrin domestique, de
maladi…
The Old Bridge At Florence
The Old Bridge At Florence
Taddeo Gaddi built me. I am old,
Five centuries old. I plant my foot of stone
Upon the Arno, as St. Michael's own
The Native Land. (From The Spanish Of Francisco De Aldana)
The Native Land. (From The Spanish Of Francisco De Aldana)
Clear fount of light! my native land on high,
Bright with a glory that shall never fade!
The Masque Of Pandora
The Masque Of Pandora
THE WORKSHOP OF HEPHAESTUS
HEPHAESTUS (standing before the statue of Pandora.)
Not fashioned out of gold, like Hera…
The Leap Of Roushan Beg. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The Fifth)
The Leap Of Roushan Beg. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The Fifth)
Mounted on Kyrat strong and fleet,
His chestnut steed with four white feet,
Roushan…
The Luck of Edenhall. From The German Of Uhland
The Luck of Edenhall. From The German Of Uhland
Of Edenhall, the youthful Lord
Bids sound the festal trumpet's call.
He rises at the banquet boar…
The Image Of God (From The Spanish Of Francisco De Aldana)
The Image Of God (From The Spanish Of Francisco De Aldana)
O Lord! who seest, from yon starry height
Centred in one the future and the past
Fashi…
The Jewish Cemetery at Newport
The Jewish Cemetery at Newport
How strange it seems! These Hebrews in their graves,
Close by the street of this fair seaport town,
Silent beside …
The Herons Of Elmwood. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The Fifth)
The Herons Of Elmwood. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The Fifth)
Warm and still is the summer night,
As here by the river's brink I wander;
White over…
The Haunted Chamber. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The Third)
The Haunted Chamber. (Birds Of Passage. Flight The Third)
Each heart has its haunted chamber,
Where the silent moonlight falls!
On the floor are …
The Happiest Land. (From The German)
The Happiest Land. (From The German)
There sat one day in quiet,
By an alehouse on the Rhine,
Four hale and hearty fellows,
And drank the…
The Hanging Of The Crane
The Hanging Of The Crane
The lights are out, and gone are all the guests
That thronging came with merriment and jests
To celebrate the Hanging of…