Poems
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“What can an old man do but die?”
SPRING it is cheery, / Winter is dreary, / Green leaves hang, but the brown must fly; … -
“What constitutes a state?”
WHAT constitutes a state? / Not high-raised battlement or labored mound, / Thick wall or moated gate; … -
“What does little birdie say?”
From “Sea Dreams” / WHAT does little birdie say / In her nest at peep of day? … -
“What is the German’s Fatherland?”
Anonymous translation from the German / WHAT is the German’s fatherland? / Is it Prussia, or the Swabian’s land? … -
“When do I see thee most?”
From “The House of Life” / WHEN do I see thee most, belovèd one? / When in the light the spirits of mine eyes … -
“When gathering clouds around I view”
When gathering clouds around I view, / And days are dark, and friends are few, / On Him I lean, who, not in vain, … -
“When icicles hang by the wall”
From “Love’s Labor ’s Lost,” Act V. Sc. 2. / WHEN icicles hang by the wall, / And Dick the shepherd blows his nail, … -
“When in disgrace”
Sonnet Xxix. / when in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes, / I all alone beweep my outcast state, … -
“When in the chronicle of wasted time”
Sonnet Cvi. / when in the chronicle of wasted time / I see descriptions of the fairest wights, … -
“When lilacs last in the door-yard bloomed”
[The Death of Lincoln.] / 1. / WHEN lilacs last in the door-yard bloomed, …
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