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Sailor-Man by Edwin James Brady
Here's a nice barroom monologue by a deep-water sailor commenting on the romantic notions landlubbers have of the sailor's life.'ARF a pint for me, old party -- thank'ee, mister -- 'ere's yer 'ealth --
'Opes y'll live to be a nundred; 'opes yer luck'll bring y
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The Parable Of The Old Man And The Young by Wilfred Owen
So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went,
And took the fire with him, and a knife.
suggested by Eusebius - Les Ballons by Oscar Wilde
- XXI: Bredon Hill by A E Housman
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Amaryllis by Edwin Arlington Robinson
Once, when I wandered in the woods alone,
An old man tottered up to me and said,
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Atavism by Elinor Wylie
I was always afraid of Somes's Pond:
Not the little pond, by which the willow stands,
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The Crocodile by Roald Dahl
"No animal is half as vileAs Crocky–Wock, the crocodile.
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Oft Do I Dream by Paul Verlaine
Oft do I dream this strange and penetrating dream:
An unknown woman, whom I love, who loves me well,
suggested by I-Like-Rhymes - A Tragic Story by William Makepeace Thackeray
- Tolerance by Thomas Hardy
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At the Theatre: To the Lady Behind Me by A P Herbert
If only we could be so eloquent in a similar situation.Dear Madam, you have seen this play;I never saw it till today.
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The Glass Of Beer by James Stephens
The lanky hank of a she in the inn over thereNearly killed me for asking the loan of a glass of beer:
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The Living Book by Charlotte Fiske Bates
THIS bears the seal of immortality,
For every soul that reads it feels the search
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Doha 3 by Tulsidas
"Bina tej ke purush ki avshi avagya hoy|
Aagi bujhe jyo raakh ki aap chuvay sab koy||"
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Perhaps (To R.A.L.) by Vera Brittain
Perhaps some day the sun will shine again,And I shall see that still the skies are blue,
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Great, Wide, Beautiful, Wonderful World by William Brighty Rands
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful World,
With the wonderful water round you curled,
suggested by I-Like-Rhymes - Tableau by Countee Cullen
- Is My Lover On The Sea by Bryan Waller Procter
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