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JOHN GODFREY SAXE


Poems found: 334

MY EYES! HOW I LOVE YOU!

DEATH AND CUPID; AN ALLEGORY

EARLY RISING

ECHO

HOW CYRUS LAID THE CABLE [JULY 29, 1866]

LITTLE JERRY, THE MILLER

MY FAMILIAR

RAILROAD RHYME

SONNET TO A CLAM

THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT

THE FAMILY MAN

THE MOURNER A LA MODE

THE PROUD MISS MACBRIDE; A LEGEND OF GOTHAM

WOMAN'S WILL

LOOKING OUT INTO THE NIGHT

BE GOOD TO YOURSELF'

DO YOU THINK HE IS MARRIED?'

IF LOVE AND LIFE WERE ONE'; SONNET

WITH MY BODY I THEE WORSHIP'

A BENEDICT'S APPEAL TO A BACHELOR

A CANDID CANDIDATE; EPIGRAM

A CASE OF CONSCIENCE

A CHARMING WOMAN

A COLLEGE REMINISCENCE; ADDRESSED TO THOMAS B. THORPE, ESQ.

A COMMON ALTERNATIVE; EPIGRAM

A CONNUBIAL ECLOGUE

A DILEMMA; EPIGRAM

A DOUBLE DISTRESS; A PERSIAN TALE

A LA PENSEE; SONNET

A PHILOSOPHICAL QUERY

A PLAIN CASE; EPIGRAM

A POET'S ELEGY

A REASONABLE PETITION

A REFLECTIVE RETROSPECT

A RHYMED EPISTLE; TO THE EDITOR OF KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE

A SUMMER SCENE

ABOUT HUSBANDS

ABSENCE; SONNET

ADVICE TO A YOUNG FRIEND; WHO ... SHOULD LIKE TO A LAWYER

AN EQUIVOCAL APOLOGY; EPIGRAM

AQUINAS AND THE BISHOP; SONNET

AUGUSTA

BEN-AMMI AND THE FAIRIES; A RABBINCAL TALE

BEREAVEMENT

BIENVENUE; SONNET

BOYS

CAPTAIN JONES'S MISADVENTURE

CARL AND I

CARMEN LAETUM; RECITED ... ALUMNI OF MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE

CHANGE NOT LOSS; SONNET

CHEAP ENOUGH; EPIGRAM

CHORUS OF THE DRYADS

CLARA TO CLOE; EPISTLE FROM CITY LADY TO COUNTRY COUSIN

CLOE TO CLARA; A SARATOGA LETTER

COMIC MISERIES

COMPENSATION

CONJURGIUM NON CONJURGIUM; EPIGRAM

DAISY DAY

DARLING, TELL ME YES; A SONG

DE MUSA

DEATH INSURANCE; A FABLE

DO I LOVE THEE?; A SONG

DRINKING SONG; BY A TETOTALER

EL DORADO

ESSE QUAM VIDERI

EXAUDI ANGELUS

FAMILY QUARRELS; EPIGRAM

FATHER PUMPKIN; OR, ALWAYS IN LUCK; AN ARABIAN TALE

FLINT AND STEEL; FROM YRIARTE

GIRLHOOD

HASSAN AND THE ANGEL

HERCULES SPINNING

HERE AND HEREAFTER

HO-HO OF THE GOLDEN BELT

HOW IT CHANCED; AN ORIENTAL APOLOGUE

HOW IT HAPPENED

HOW THE LAWYERS GOT A PATRON SAINT; A LEGEND OF BRETAGNE

HOW THE MONEY GOES

HOW THE RAVEN BECAME BLACK

HOW TO WOO AND WIN

I'M GROWING OLD

ICARUS

IDEAL AND REAL

JUPITER AND DANAEL OR, HOW TO WIN A WOMAN

JUPITER AND HIS CHILDREN; A CLASSIC FABLE

JUST ONE DEFECT; A PERSIAN FABLE

JUSTINE, YOU LOVE ME NOT

KING PYRRHUS AND HIS COUNSELOR; AN APOLOGUE FROM BOILEAU

KING SOLOMON AND THE BEES; A TALE OF THE TALMUD

KISSING CASUISTRY; EPIGRAM

LAKE SARATOGA; AN INDIAN LEGEND

LAURA; IN MEMORIAM

LE JARDIN MABILLE

LINES ON MY THIRTY-NINTH BIRTHDAY

LIP-SERVICE

LOVE AND CARE; AN ALLEGORY

LOVE AND FOLLY; AN ALLEGORY

LOVE AND JOY; AN ALLEGORY

LOVE AND LAW; A LEGEND OF BOSTON

LOVE AND LUCRE; AN ALLEGORY

LOVE AND MONEY; A HOMILY

LOVE AND POETRY; A FABLE

LOVE OMNIPOTENT; A DIALOGUE OF THE GODS

LOVE'S CALENDAR; TO AN ABSENT WIFE

LUCAS A NON; EPIGRAM

MAXIMILIAN

MIRALDA; A TALE OF CUBA

MISERERE DOMINE!; A HYMN

MISERERE; SONNET

MOTHERS-IN-LAW

MURILLO AND HIS SLAVE; A LEGEND OF SPAIN

MY BOOKS

MY BOYHOOD

MY CASTLE IN SPAIN

MY SAXON BLONDE

NE CREDE COLORI: OR, TRUST NOT TO APPEARANCES

NEMO REPENTE TURPISSIMUS; EPIGRAM

NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND; EPIGRAM

NIL ADMIRARI

NO ADMITTANCE; AN ORIENTAL TALE

NOUS ET VOUS; A GALLIC FABLE

ODE TO THE LEGISLATURE, ON EXPIRATION OF THE 'HUNDRED DAYS'

ODE TO THE PRICE OF WALES; INVITING ... TO A COUNTRY COTTAGE

ODE; ON OCCASION OF UNVEILING OF BUST OF JOHN HOWARD PAYNE

ON A FAMOUS WATER-SUIT; EPIGRAM

ON A LONG-WINDED ORATOR; EPIGRAM

ON A RECENT CLASSIC CONTROVERSY (1); EPIGRAM

ON A RECENT CLASSIC CONTROVERSY (2); EPIGRAM

ON AN ILL-READ LAWYER

ON AN UGLY PERSON SITTING FOR A DAGUERREOTYPE

ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE

OTHELLO THE MOOR

OVER-CANDID; EPIGRAM

PADDY'S ODE TO THE PRINCE

PAN IMMORTAL; SONNET

PART OF AN AFTER-DINNER SPEECH

PARTING WORDS

PAST, FUTURE, AND PRESENT; AN ALLEGORY

PERSEVERE AND PROSPER; AN ARABIAN TALE

PHAETHON; OR, THE AMATEUR COACHMAN

POLYPHEMUS AND ULYSSES

POOR TARTAR; A HUNGARIAN LEGEND

POST-PRANDIAL VERSES; RECITED AT FESTIVAL OF ... FRATERNITY

PROGRESS

PROVIDENCE IMPARTIAL; A FABLE

PYRAMUS AND THISBE

RAMPSINITUS AND THE ROBBERS; AN EGYPTIAN TALE

REASON AND VANITY; AN APOLOGUE

REASON VERSUS CUSTOM; AN APOLOGUE

REMEMBRANCE; SONNET

REVERSING THE FIGURES

RICHARD OF GLOUCESTER; A TRAVESTY

ROGER BONTEMPS; IMITATED FROM BERANGER

SAINT JONATHAN

SAINT VERENA AND SATAN; A LEGEND OF THE ALPS

SLEEP AND DEATH

SOME PENCIL-PICTURES: TAKE AT SARATOGA

SOMEWHERE; SONNET

SONG OF SARATOGA

SONNET: MY QUEEN

SONNET: THE BEAUTIFUL; TO STELLA

SONNET: THREE LOVES

SPES EST VATES

TALE OF A DOG

TEACHING BY EXAMPLE; EPIGRAM

TEMPORA MUTANTUR

THE AMBITIOUS PAINTER; SONNET

THE AMBITIOUS VINE; AN APOLOGUE OF THE ALGIC INDIANS

THE BARN-YARD CRITICS; FROM YRIARTE

THE BEACON-LIGHT; A GERMAN LEGEND

THE BEAUTY OF BALLSTON

THE BEE AND THE CUCKOO; FROM YRIARTE

THE BLARNEY STONE

THE BRAHMIN'S AIR-CASTLE; A HINDOO FABLE

THE BRIEFLESS BARRISTER; A BALLAD

THE CADI'S STRATAGEM; A TURKISH TALE

THE CALIPH AND THE CRIPPLE; AN ARABIAN TALE

THE CHAPEL OF TWO SAINTS

THE CHOICE OF KING MIDAS

THE CITY, 1850

THE COCKNEY

THE COLD-WATER MAN; A BALLAD

THE CONNOISEURS; FROM YRIARTE

THE COQUETTE; A PORTRAIT

THE DEAD LETTER

THE DERVIS AND HIS ENEMIES; A TURKISH LEGEND

THE DERVIS AND THE KING; A TURKISH TALE

THE DEVIL OF NAMES; A LEGEND

THE DILEMMA

THE DISCONTENTED WATER-CARRIER; A TURKISH TALE

THE DUKE'S STRATEGEM; A MILANESE TALE

THE EDITOR'S CRIME

THE EDITOR'S SANCTUM

THE ELEPHANT'S SERMON; FROM YRIARTE

THE EXPECTED SHIP

THE EXPLANATION; EPIGRAM

THE FAIRIES' GIFTS

THE FAIRY AND THE THREE WISHES; AN ORIENTAL TALE

THE FARMER AND THE MAGIC RING; A FAIRY TALE

THE FARMER WHO MADE HIS OWN WEATHER

THE FIGHTING COCKS; FROM YRIARTE

THE FISHERMAN AND THE FLOUNDER; A GERMAN FAIRY TALE

THE FIVE KNAVES; AN ORIENTAL TALE

THE FORCE OF EXAMPLE; A FABLE

THE FOUR MISFORTUNES; A HEBREW TALE

THE GAME OF LIFE; A HOMILY

THE GHOST IN ARMOR; A LEGEND OF ST. MICHAEL'S EVE

THE GHOST-PLAYER

THE GIFT OF THE GODS

THE GOAT AND THE HORSE; FROM YRIARTE

THE GOLD-FINGERED BRAHMIN; A HINDOO TALE

THE GOOD TIME COMING

THE GRATEFUL PREACHER; SONNET

THE GREAT CRAB; A GERMAN LEGEND

THE GREAT MAGICIAN

THE GRUMBLING PESANTS; A ROMAN TALE

THE HEAD AND THE HEART

THE HEART AND THE LIVER; MUSINGS OF A DYSEPTIC

THE IMPARTIAL JUDGE; A PERSIAN TALE

THE JOLLY MARINER

THE KING AND THE COTTAGER; A PERSIAN LEGEND

THE KING AND THE PEASANT; A SICILIAN TALE

THE KING'S ASTROLOGER; A HISTORICAL INCIDENT

THE KING'S FAVORITE; AN ORIENTAL TALE

THE KNOWING CHILD

THE LACE-WEAVERS; FROM YRIARTE

THE LADY ANN; A BALLAD

THE LAWYER'S VALENTINE

THE LIBRARY

THE LITTLE GLASS SHOE; A NORTHLAND FAIRY TALE

THE LITTLE MAID AND THE LAWYER

THE LIZARDS; FROM YRIARTE

THE LOST CHARACTER; EPIGRAM

THE LOVER'S CONFESSION

THE LOVER'S VISION

THE MAIDEN TO THE MOON

THE MASQUERADE

THE MERCHANT; A FABLE

THE MILLER AND HIS ADVISERS; AN APOLOGUE

THE MONARCH AND THE MARQUIS; AN ORIENTAL LEGEND

THE MONEY-KING; A POEM DELIVERED ... YALE UNIVERSITY

THE MONKEY-SHOWMAN; FROM YRIARTE

THE MONKEY-TOURIST; FROM YRIARTE

THE NEWS

THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE ORGAN; FROM YRIARTE

THE NOBLEMAN, THE FISHERMAN, AND THE PORTER

THE OATH

THE OIL-MERCHANT'S ASS; FROM YRIARTE

THE OLD CHAPEL-BELL; A BALLAD

THE OLD GENERAL AND HIS KING

THE OLD MAN'S MOTTO

THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW

THE ORIGIN OF WINE; A GERMAN LEGEND

THE PARROT OF NEVERS

THE PARVENU'S OPINION; SONNET

THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE RUSTIC; A MORAL HOMILY

THE PIN AND THE NEEDLE; AN APOLOGUE

THE PIOUS BRAHMIN AND HIS NEIGHBORS; A HINDOO FABLE

THE POET'S LICENSE

THE PORTRAIT; SONNET

THE POWER-PRESS

THE PRESS

THE PROXY SAINT

THE PUZZLED CENSUS-TAKER

THE RIVAL QUEENS; AN APOLOGUE

THE ROMANCE OF NICK VAN STANN

THE ROSE AND THE FAIRY; AN ORIENTAL TALE

THE ROYAL CONCERT; FROM YRIARTE

THE SHAM LIBRARY; FROM YRIARTE

THE SHERIFF OF SAUMUR; A LEGEND

THE SILKWORM AND THE CATERPILLAR; FROM YRIARTE

THE SILVER WEDDING; TO JOHN NEWMAN, D.D.

THE SNAKE IN THE GLASS; A HOMILY

THE SPELL OF CIRCE

THE STAMMERING WIFE

THE STORY OF ECHO

THE STORY OF LIFE

THE STRAY CAMEL; AN ARABIAN TALE

THE SULTAN AND THE EX-VIZIER; A COLLOQUY

THE SULTAN AND THE OWLS; AN ARABIAN TALE

THE SUPERFLUOUS MAN

THE THREE GIFTS; A TALE OF NORTH GERMANY

THE THREE GOOD DAYS; A LEGEND OF ITALY

THE THREE WIVES; A JUBILIATION

THE TRAVELER AND HIS FRIENDS; A GALLIC LEGEND

THE TRAVELER AND THE TEMPEST; AN ORIENTAL TALE

THE TREASURE OF GOLD; A LEGEND OF ITALY

THE TURKEY AND THE CROW; FROM YRIARTE

THE TWO CHURCH-BUILDERS; AN ITALIAN LEGEND

THE TWO FRIENDS; A RABBINICAL TALE

THE TWO GRAVES; A GERMAN LEGEND

THE TWO KINGS; AN ALLEGORY

THE TWO WALLETS

THE TWO WISHES; AB EGYPTIAN TALE

THE UGLY AUNT; A NORWEGIAN TALE

THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES

THE VICTIM; SONNET

THE VISION OF THE FAITHFUL

THE WANDERING JEW; A BALLAD

THE WAY OF THE WORLD

THE WIND AND THE ROSE; AN APOLOGUE

THE YOUTH AND THE NORTH WIND; A TALE OF NORWAY

THYRSIS AND AMARANTH

TIME AND LOVE; AN ALLEGORY

TO --; SONNET

TO A BACHELOR FRIEND IN THE COUNTRY

TO A BEAUTIFUL STRANGER

TO A CITY COUSIN ABOUT TO BE MARRIED

TO A POETICAL CORRESPONDENT; EPIGRAM

TO LESBIA

TO MY LOVE

TO MY WIFE ON HER BIRTHDAY; SONNET

TO SPRING; SONNET

TOM BROWN'S DAY IN GOTHAM

TOO CANDID BY HALF; EPIGRAM

TOUJOURS LES FEMMES

TOWN AND COUNTRY

TREASURE IN HEAVEN

UNREST

VENUS AND VULCAN; OR, THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED

WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE GODS

WHEN I MEAN TO MARRY

WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY

WHY: A SONNET

WISDOM AND CUNNING; AN ALLEGORY

WISHING

WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW; A MADRIGAL

YE PEDAGOGUE; A BALLAD

YE TAILYOR-MAN; A CONTEMPLATIVE BALLAD

AMERICAN ARISTOCRACY

BEST OF HUSBANDS

COMMON LOT

LAWYER'S SUIT

WELL-DIGGER



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