Poems

Columbia Tune-Anacreon in Heaven To Columbia who, gladly reclined at her ease On Atlantic’s broad bosom, lay smiling in peace, Minerva flew hastily sent from above, […]

Farmer Short’s Dog Porter: A Tale Three Justices (so says my tale) Once met upon the public weal. For learning, law, and parts profound, Their fame […]

From The Castle In The Air, To The Little Corner Of The World In the region of clouds, where the whirlwinds arise, My castle of fancy […]

Hail Great Republic Hail great Republic of the world, Which rear’d her empire in the West, Where fam’d Columbus’ flag unfurl’d, Gave tortured Europe scenes of […]

Impromptu On Bachelors’ Hall Fair Venus so often was miss’d from the skies, And Bacchus as frequently absent likewise, That the synod began to inquire out […]

Impromptu, On A Long-Nosed Friend Going along the other day, Upon a certain plan; I met a nose upon the way, Behind it was a man. […]

Liberty Tree In a chariot of light from the regions of day, The Goddess of Liberty came; Ten thousand celestials directed the way And hither conducted […]

Lines Extempore Quick as the lightning’s vivid flash The poet’s eye o’er Europe rolls; Sees battles rage, hears tempests crash, And dims at horror’s threatening scowls […]

O could we always live and love O could we always live and love, And always be sincere, I would not wish for heaven above, My […]

The Boston Patriotic Song Ye sons of Columbia who bravely have fought, For those rights which unstain’d from your sires have descended. May you long taste […]