I stood in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs, A palace and a prison on each hand: …
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I. She walks in beauty, like the nightOf cloudless climes and starry skies;And all that’s best of dark and brightMeet…
“I want you to knowone thing. You know how this is:if I lookat the crystal moon, at the red branchof…
I dwell in Possibility– A fairer House than Prose– More numerous of Windows– Superior– for Doors– Of Chambers as the…
So, we’ll go no more a roving So late into the night, Though the heart be still as loving,…
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words…
Four Seasons fill the measure of the year; There are four seasons in the mind of man: He has his…
Well, son, I’ll tell you:Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.It’s had tacks in it,And splinters,And boards torn up,And…
Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’er succeed. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need. Not one of all…
When we two parted In silence and tears,Half broken-hearted To sever for years,Pale grew thy cheek and cold, Colder thy kiss;Truly that hour…