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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DANIEL WEBSTER'S HORSES, by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH Poet's Biography First Line: If when the wind blows Last Line: "see their shoes fit." Alternate Author Name(s): Beston, Henry, Mrs. Subject(s): Animals; Fantasy; Horses; Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) | |||
If when the wind blows, Rattling the trees, Clicking like skeletons' Elbows and knees, You hear along the road Three horses pass, Do not go near the dark, Cold window-glass. If when the first snow lies Whiter than bones, You find the mark of hoofs Cut to the stones -- Hoofs of three horses Going abreast, Turn about! turn about! A closed door is best. Upright in the earth, Under the sod, They buried three horses Bridled and shod, Daniel Webster's horses. He said as he grew old: "Flesh, I love riding; Shall I not love it, cold? "Shall I not love to ride Bone astride bone, When the cold wind blows And snow covers stone? "Bury them on their feet With bridle and bit. They were good horses. See their shoes fit." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DANIEL WEBSTER by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES ICHABOD by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE FIGHT WITH THE SNAPPING TURTLE; OR, THE AMERICAN ST. GEORGE by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN TO WEBSTER by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE WEBSTER by RALPH WALDO EMERSON WEBSTER by WILLIAM HENRY CUYLER HOSMER THE VOICE OF WEBSTER by ROBERT UNDERWOOD JOHNSON DANIEL WEBSTER by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR THE LOST OCCASION by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER ALL GOATS by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH SONG OF THE RABBITS OUTSIDE THE TAVERN by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH |
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