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Born in August 29, 1809 / Died in October 7, 1894 / United States / English

Poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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At The Unitarian Festival

... MARCH 8, 1882 THE waves unbuild the wasting shore ...

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Sun and Shadow

...  Yet true to our course, though the shadows grow dark, ...

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To A Blank Sheet Of Paper

... Thou hast no tongue, yet thou canst speak, ...

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Our Limitations

... From life's dark threads a trembling faith to weave, ...

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Dorothy Q.

...  There were tones in the voice that whispered then ...

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The Last Blossom

... Floats the great Leveller's crimson fold! ...

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In Memory Of Charles Wentworth Upham, Jr.

... in his face The very soul of sweetness shone ...

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Youth

... Young feet must climb the quivering shrouds, ...

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A Welcome To Dr. Benjamin Apthorp Gould

... Fresh from the spangled vault's o'er-arching splendor, ...

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Rip Van Winkle. Canto II.

... Old gray-haired fathers meeting—­“Have—­you—­heard ...

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Robinson Of Leyden

... They passed the frowning towers of Briel, ...

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To The Eleven Ladies

... Dear friends, kind friends, whate'er the cup may hold, ...

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The Gray Chief

... When years have touched with hallowing age ...

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The Old Man Dreams

... I'll take-- my-- precious-- wife!"The angel took a sapphire pen ...

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Contentment

... 't is a sin To care for such unfruitful things ...