Dictionary Poems

Now, I hold it is not decent for a scientific gent To say another is an ass—at least, to all intent; Nor should the individual who happens to be meant Reply by heaving rocks at him to any great extent. Discuss Bret Harte

I am a kind word uttered and repeated By the voice of Nature; I am a star fallen from the Blue tent upon the green carpet. I am the daughter of the elements With whom Winter conceived; To whom Spring gave birth; I was Reared in the lap of Summer and I Slept in the … Continued

Pity would be no moreIf we did not make somebody poor,And Mercy no more could beIf all were as happy as we. And mutual fear brings Peace,Till the selfish loves increase;Then Cruelty knits a snare,And spreads his baits with care. He sits down with holy fears,And waters the ground with tears;Then Humility takes its rootUnderneath … Continued

Talent, lying in the understanding, is often inherited; genius, being the action of reason or imagination, rarely or never. Discuss Samuel Taylor Coleridge

War I abhor, and yet how sweet The sound along the marching street Of drum and fife, and I forget Wet eyes of widows, and forget Broken old mothers, and the whole Dark butchery without a soul. Discuss Richard le Gallienne

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman. Discuss Honore de Balzac

Human life consists in mutual service. Discuss Charlotte Perkins Gilman

He’d have given me rolling lands, Houses of marble, and billowing farms,Pearls, to trickle between my hands, Smoldering rubies, to circle my arms.You- you’d only a lilting song, Only a melody, happy and high,You were sudden and swift and strong- Never a thought for another had I. He’d have given me laces rare, Dresses that … Continued

A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible. Discuss Thomas Hardy

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sightFor the ends of Being and ideal Grace.I love thee to the level of everyday’sMost quiet need, by sun and candlelight.I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;I … Continued