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Born in August 29, 1809 / Died in October 7, 1894 / United States / English

Poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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At The Saturday Club

... opposite That towered and pillared building: look at it ...

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At The Papyrus Club

... "We captured!" shrieks each lovelier half, ...

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Two Sonnets: Harvard

... Doubling the curse that brought life's shortened span ...

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Farewell To J. R. Lowell

... There are prayers that will plead with the storm when it raves, ...

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For the Meeting of the Burns Club

... While fluttering round the beacon-light,—­ ...

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The Angel-Thief

... When gathering rust has clenched our shackles fast, ...

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To An English Friend

... The life-blood drawn from English veins, ...

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The Dilemma

... She answered, some thought both were fair,—­ ...

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The Ballad Of The Oysterman

... "I guess I 'll leave the skiff at home, for fear that folks should see ...

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Tatarus

... Fade ere they reach the o'erarching skies ...

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Hymn.—The Word Of Promise

... [Written by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, eldest son of Rev ...

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An Evening Thought

... Oh, when love's first, sweet, stolen kiss ...

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Opening The Window

... Rhymes that, flitting through my brain, ...

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At The Turn Of The Road

... Her eyes, how they sparkled, her cheeks, how they glowed, ...

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The Wasp And The Hornet

... No stranger-hand their banners furled, ...