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The Shepherd and the Philosopher

© John Gay

A deep philosopher (whose rules
Of moral life were drawn from schools)
The shepherd's homely cottage sought,
And thus explor'd his reach of thought.

Of Public Spirit In Regard To Public Works: An Epistle, To His Royal Highness Frederick Prince of Wa

© Richard Savage

Great Hope of Britain!-Here the Muse essays
A theme, which, to attempt alone, is praise.
Be Her's a zeal of Public Spirit known!
A princely zeal!-a spirit all your own!

Gotham - Book II

© Charles Churchill

How much mistaken are the men who think

That all who will, without restraint may drink,

A Boy And His Dad

© Edgar Albert Guest

A boy and his dad on a fishing trip-

There is a glorious fellowship!

A Lost Chance.

© James Brunton Stephens

[IT is stated that a shepherd, who had for many years grazed his flocks

in a district in which a rich tin-mining town in Queensland now stands,

Hudibras: Part 1 - Canto I

© Samuel Butler

His doublet was of sturdy buff,
And tho' not sword, yet cudgel-proof;
Whereby 'twas fitter for his use,
Who fear'd no blows, but such as bruise.

To James Russell Lowell

© Oliver Wendell Holmes

Here let us keep him, here he saw the light,--
His genius, wisdom, wit, are ours by right;
And if we lose him our lament will be
We have "five hundred"--_not_ "as good as he."

Musophilus Containing A General Defence Of All Learning (ex

© Samuel Daniel

Power above powers, O heavenly eloquence,

That with the strong rein of commanding words

Deserted

© Augusta Davies Webster

No, mother, I am not sad:

Why think me sad? I was always still,

Cathair Fhargus

© Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

(FERGUS'S SEAT.)
A mountain in the Island of Arran, the summit of which resembles a gigantic
human profile.

Hermann And Dorothea - II. Terpsichore

© Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Then the son thoughtfully answer'd:--"I know not why, but the fact is
My annoyance has graven itself in my mind, and hereafter
I could not bear at the piano to see her, or list to her singing."

Dingley And Brent

© Jonathan Swift

Dingley and Brent,
Wherever they went,
Ne'er minded a word that was spoken;
Whatever was said,
They ne'er troubled their head,
But laugh'd at their own silly joking.

The Lady of the Lake: Canto III. - The Gathering

© Sir Walter Scott

I.
Time rolls his ceaseless course. The race of yore,
Who danced our infancy upon their knee,
And told our marvelling boyhood legends store

Living Without God In The World

© Charles Lamb

Mystery of God! thou brave & beauteous world!

Made fair with light, & shade, & stars, & flowers;

New Morality

But say,-indignant does the Muse retire,
Her shrine deserted, and extinct its fire?
No pious hand to feed the sacred flame,
No raptured soul a Poet's charge to claim.

A Sentiment. II.

A TRIPLE health to Friendship, Science, Art,
From heads and hands that own a common heart!
Each in its turn the othersâ willing slave,
Each in its season strong to heal and save.

SCENE,--a back parlor in a certain square,
Or court, or lane,--in short, no matter where;
Time,--early morning, dear to simple souls
Who love its sunshine and its fresh-baked rolls;
Persons,--take pity on this telltale blush,
That, like the AEthiop, whispers, "Hush, oh hush!"

Epistle To J. Lapraik (excerpt)

© Robert Burns

I am nae poet, in a sense,
But just a rhymer like by chance,
An' hae to learning nae pretence;
Yet what the matter?
Whene'er my Muse does on me glance,
I jingle at her.