Poem Lake | Page 568 | The Greatest Poems of All Time

A Vision (Burns) As I stood by yon roofless tower, Where the wa'flower scents the dewy air, Where the howlet mourns in her ivy bower, And tells the midnight moon her care. The winds were laid, the air was still, The stars they... Poet:	A Visit from St. Nicholas Poet:	Viva Italia! Italia, in thy bleeding heart I thought e'en hope was dead; That from thy scarred and prostrate form The spark of life had fled. I thought, as memory's sunset glow... Poet:	A Voice from the Nile, and Other Poems Poet:
A Voice from the Town I thought, in the days of the droving, Of steps I might hope to retrace, To be done with the bush and the roving And settle once more in my place. With a heart that was well nigh to breaking, In the long, lonely rides... Poet:	Volcanoes be in Sicily Volcanoes be in Sicily And South America I judge from my Geography — Volcanos nearer here A Lava step at any time Am I inclined to climb — A Crater I may contemplate Vesuvius at Home. ... Poet:	Poems of Passion/A Waltz-Quadrille The band was playing a waltz-quadrille, I felt as light as a wind-blown feather, As we floated away, at the caller's will, Through the intricate, mazy dance together. Like mimic armies our lines were meeting,... Poet:	Washington. On Huntington's picture of Washington crossing the Alleghany in early life More proudly on thy winding course, Dark Alleghany! flow; The noblest burden thou couldst bear Is on thy waters now. But calm be every turbid wave, ... Poet:
Water makes many Beds Water makes many Beds For those averse to sleep — Its awful chamber open stands — Its Curtains blandly sweep — Abhorrent is the Rest In undulating Rooms Whose Amplitude no end invades — Whose... Poet:	Water, is taught by thirst. Water, is taught by thirst. Land — by the Oceans passed. Transport — by throe — Peace — by its battles told — Love, by Memorial Mold — Birds, by the Snow. Poet: