1. Oliver Wendell Holmes
The One-Hoss Shay

Or, The Deacon’s Masterpiece
A Logical Story
HAVE you heard of the wonderful one-hoss shay,
That was built in such a logical way
It ran a hundred years to a day,
And then of a sudden, it—ah, but stay,
I ’ll tell you what happened without delay,...

Poet: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ode for a Social Meeting

With Slight Alterations by a Teetotaller
COME! fill a fresh bumper,—for why should we go
While the [nectar vs. logwood] still reddens our cups as they flow?
Pour out the [rich juices vs. decoction] still bright with the sun,
Till o’er the brimmed crystal the [...

Poet: Oliver Wendell Holmes