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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 A Meeting Of Friends

... There have been both men and women whose hearts were firm and bold, ...

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To H. W. Longfellow

... That sighs, "We track thee still through each remotest clime ...

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The Parting Word

... “Hang the girl, she’s always out!” ...

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The Spectre Pig

... They called full loud, they knocked full long, ...

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The Hudson

... But my heart would still yearn for the sound of the waves ...

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A Rhymed Lesson (Urania)

... Thought,—­conscience,—­will,—­to make them all thine own, ...

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On Lending a Punch-Bowl

...   So John did drink,—­and well he wrought that night at Bunker’s Hill! ...

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Semi-Centennial Celebration Of The New England Society

... They are throbbing their way through the trees and the corn ...

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An After-Dinner Poem

... (TERPSICHORE) Read at the Annual Dinner of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, at ...

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Post-Prandial

... Through our grandsires and great-grandsires, for you would n't quite ...

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The Banker’s Secret

... every one Joined in approval: "Number Three, well done!" ...

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The Lover’s Secret

... . . . . . . "Bravo, Annex!" they shouted, every one,-- ...

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A Birthday Tribute

... Yet, o'er thee, bright with beams unshorn, ...

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The Flâneur

... Boston Common, December 6, 1882 during the Transit of Venus ...

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From “The Iron Gate”

...   These thick-sown snow-flakes hint of toil’s release ...