All Things Human

Lines Written During a Period of Insanity
by William Cowper (1731-1800)
Hatred and vengeance, my eternal portion,
Scarce can endure delay of execution,
Wait, with impatient readiness, to seize my
Soul in a moment.
Damned below Judas: more abhorred than he was,
Who for a few pence [...]

To an Athlete Dying Young
by A.E. Housman (1859-1936)
The time you won your town the race
We chaired you through the market-place;
Man and boy stood cheering by,
And home we brought you shoulder-high.
To-day, the road all runners come,
Shoulder-high we bring you home,
And set you at your threshold down,
Townsman of a stiller town.
Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields [...]

Alte Heimat
by Justinus Kerner (1786-1862)
In einem dunklen Tal
Lag j

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
by Edward Lear (1812-1888)
I
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in [...]

The Emperor of Ice-Cream
by Wallace Stevens (1879-1955)
Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dawdle in such dress
As they are used to wear, and let the boys
Bring flowers in last month