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Poem Memorization Tip Number Nine

I’m working on the poem, To A Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing by William Butler Yeats.  Here’s what I’ve memorized so far: Now all the truth is out, Be secret and take defeat From any brazen throat, For … Continue reading

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Afton Water

Robert Burns Flow gently, sweet Afton! amang thy green braes, Flow gently, I’ll sing thee a song in thy praise; My Mary’s asleep by thy murmuring stream, Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream. Thou stockdove whose echo resounds … Continue reading

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To … Continue reading

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Winter is Good, His Hoar Delights

Emily Dickinson Winter is good — his Hoar Delights Italic flavor yield To Intellects inebriate With Summer, or the World — Generic as a Quarry And hearty — as a Rose — Invited with Asperity But welcome when he goes.

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With Rue My Heart is Laden

A.E. Housman With rue my heart is laden For golden friends I had For many a rose lipt maiden And many a light foot lad. By brooks too broad for leaping The light-foot boys are laid The rose-lipt girls are … Continue reading

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To A Louse – On Seeing One on a Lady’s Bonnet, at Church

Robert Burns Ha! whaur ye gaun, ye crowlin ferlie? Your impudence protects you sairly; I canna say but ye strunt rarely, Owre gauze and lace; Tho’, faith! I fear ye dine but sparely On sic a place. Ye ugly, creepin, … Continue reading

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Of A’ The Airts

Robert Burns Of a’ the airts the wind can blaw, I dearly like the west, For there the bonie lassie lives, The lassie I lo’e best: There’s wild-woods grow, and rivers row, And mony a hill between: But day and … Continue reading

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Loveliest of Trees

A.E. Houseman Loveliest of trees the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bow, And stands along the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. Now of my threescore years and ten Twenty I’ll not see again And take from … Continue reading

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Is There for Honest Poverty (For A’ That and A’ That)

Robert Burns Is there for honest Poverty That hings his head, an’ a’ that; The coward slave-we pass him by, We dare be poor for a’ that! For a’ that, an’ a’ that, Our toils obscure an’ a’ that, The … Continue reading

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To a Mouse

Robert Burns Wee, sleekit, cow’rin, tim’rous beastie, O, what a panic’s in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Wi’ bickering brattle! I wad be laith to rin an’ chase thee, Wi’ murd’ring pattle! I’m truly sorry man’s … Continue reading

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