Poems

Beauty’s Song What’s Life still changing ev’ry hour? Tis all the seasons in a Day! The Smile, the Tear, the Sun, the Show’r” Tis now December, […]

Blindness In a stage-coach, where late I chanced to be, A little quiet girl my notice caught; I saw she looked at nothing by the way, […]

Breakfast A dinner party, coffee, tea, Sandwich, or supper, all may be In their way pleasant. But to me Not one of these deserves the praise […]

Charity O why your good deeds with such pride do you scan, And why that self-satisfied smile At the shilling you gave to the poor working […]

Choosing A Name I have got a new-born sister; I was nigh the first that kissed her. When the nursing woman brought her To papa, his […]

Choosing A Profession A Creole boy from the West Indies brought, To be in European learning taught, Some years before to Westminster he went, To a […]

Cleanliness Come, my little Robert, near– Fie! what filthy hands are here– Who that e’er could understand The rare structure of a hand, With its branching […]

Clock Striking Did I hear the church-clock a few minutes ago, I was asked, and I answered, I hardly did know, But I thought that I […]

Conquest Of Prejudice Unto a Yorkshire school was sent A negro youth to learn to write, And the first day young Juba went All gazed on […]

David It is not always to the strong Victorious battle shall belong. This found Goliath huge and tall: Mightiest giant of them all, Who in the […]