Leigh Hunt
1784–1859
Best-known poems
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Abou Ben Adhem
Abou Ben ADHEM (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw within the moonlight in his room, … -
Jenny kiss'd Me
Jenny kiss'd me when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat in;
Time, you thief, who love to get … -
Jenny Kissed Me
Jenny kissed me when we met,
Jumping from the chair she sat in.
Time, you thief, who love to get … -
Jaffar
Jaffar, the Barmecide, the good vizier,
The poor man’s hope, the friend without a peer,
Jaffar was dead, slain by a doom unjust; … -
Mahmoud
There came a man, making his hasty moan
Before the Sultan Mahmoud on his throne,
And crying out, “My sorrow is my right, … -
Cupid Swallowed
Paraphrase from the Greek
T’ OTHER day, as I was twining
Roses for a crown to dine in, …
All poems (14)
- Abou Ben AdhemAbou Ben ADHEM (may his tribe increase!)
- Cupid SwallowedParaphrase from the Greek
- JaffarJaffar, the Barmecide, the good vizier,
- Jenny kiss'd MeJenny kiss'd me when we met,
- Jenny Kissed MeJenny kissed me when we met,
- MahmoudThere came a man, making his hasty moan
- On Hearing a little Music-BoxHALLO!—what?—where, what can it be
- SneezingWhat a moment, what a doubt!
- The Glove and the LionsKing Francis was a hearty king, and loved a royal sport,
- The NileIt flows through old, hushed Ægypt and its sands,
- To a Child During SicknessSLEEP breathes at last from out thee,
- To J. H.Four Years Old:—A Nursery Song
- To the Grasshopper and CricketGreen little vaulter in the sunny grass,
- “Jenny kissed me”JENNY 1 kissed me when we met,
