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Born in June 27, 1872 / Died in February 9, 1906 / United States / English

Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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At Cheshire Cheese

...   But change has come and time has moved, ...

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Compensation

... And sung with such faltering breath, ...

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In May

...   It brings the green leaves to the tree, ...

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Dirge

... She is dead. Lay her here beneath the grass, ...

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Whittier

... Doth count their lives of too great worth ...

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Old

... That grew from life's debased estate, ...

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At Lofting-Holt

... Do you dread the ice-clad streams, — ...

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The Stirrup Cup

...   And let the soldiers' chorus swell,-- ...

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A Spiritual

...   Dey 's a moughty One a-comin' fu' to baih yo' load ...

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Douglass

... Now, when the waves of swift dissension swarm, ...

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Hunting Song

...   Fros' an' de 'simmons has made you grow fas',-- ...

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The Debt

...   Slight was the thing I bought, ...

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Love's Chastening

...   And Love, pride purged, was chastened all his life ...

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The Poet And The Baby

...   And this muse he loves, not wisely, but too well ...

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The Mystic Sea

...   Death's way will be plain when we fathom the main, ...