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| Searching... Subject: TAXES Matches Found: 18 A WAR TAX, by CHARLOTTE BECKER Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Faith, tim 'as just enlisted Last Line: To thry an' cheer the byes? Subject(s): Taxes; War AUCTION EXTRAORDINARY, by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON Poem Text First Line: I dreamed a dream in the midst of my slumbers Last Line: Each lugged an old bachelor home on her shoulder. Subject(s): Dreams; Single People; Sleep; Taxes; Nightmares; Bachelors; Unmarried People AVE, by BRENDAN KENNELLY Poem Source First Line: God love yez, professor Last Line: With a bit o' tax relief! Subject(s): Taxes; Teaching And Teachers EPOGRAM; LINES WRITTEN ON A WINDOW AT THE KING'S ARMS, DUMFRIES, by ROBERT BURNS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Ye men of wit and wealth, why all this sneering Last Line: What are they, pray, but spiritual excisemen! Subject(s): Taxes MERGENCY MAN, by JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGE Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: He was lodging above in coom Last Line: Was found in the ebb tide stuck in a net Alternate Author Name(s): Synge, J. M. Subject(s): Taxes ODELL, by JAMES STEPHENS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: My mind is sad and weary thinking how Last Line: And see odell, the tax-collector, hung! Subject(s): Curses; Taxes ON KILLING A TAX COLLECTOR, by MUIREDACH O'DALY Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Why do they stare? Last Line: On a bad deed sent Alternate Author Name(s): O'daky, Murragh; Murdoch The Scotchman; O'daly, Murrough; Muiredach Albanach; O'daly, Murdoch Subject(s): Taxes ONE FROM ONE LEAVES TWO, by OGDEN NASH Poem Source Poet's Biography First Line: Higgledy piggledy, my black hen Last Line: I pray the lord my soul to take %if the tax-collector hasn't got it before I wake Subject(s): Taxes TAX TALK, by ROBERT N. FEINSTEIN Poem Source First Line: Tax %is one of the fax Last Line: Why me, o lord, who has to be so taxident prone?' Subject(s): Taxes TAXES AREN'T SIMPLE, by TOM DARBYSHIRE Poem Source Subject(s): Taxes THE DEIL'S AWA WI' TH' EXCISEMAN, by ROBERT BURNS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: The deil cam fiddlin thro' the town Last Line: The deil's awa, &c. Variant Title(s): The Exciseman Subject(s): Taxes THE GRAIN-TRIBUTE, by PO CHU-YI Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: There came an officer knocking by night at my door Last Line: To return to others the corn in my great barn. Alternate Author Name(s): Bai Juyi; Bo Juyi; Po Chu-i; Lo T'ien; Jyu-yi Subject(s): China - Tang Dynasty (618-905); Retirement; Taxes; Wages; Salaries THE GREAT POLL-TAX VICTORY OF '88, by NOEL PETTY Poem Text First Line: The duke was in his hammock and a thousand miles / away Last Line: He'll drum 'em through the lobbies as he's always used to do. Subject(s): Newbolt, Henry, Sir (1862-1938); Taxes THE INVENTORY, IN ANSWER TO ... SURVEYOR OF TXAES, by ROBERT BURNS Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: Sir, as your mandate did request Last Line: Subscripsi huic, Subject(s): Mnemonics; Property; Taxes; Possessions THE PRINCESS ROYAL'S DOWRY, by ANONYMOUS Poem Text First Line: Now is not this a piece of work Last Line: "the marrow from our bones, sir" Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers;taxes THE TAX-GATHERER, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: And pray, who are you? Last Line: "have you nothing for me?" Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Bees; Insects; Taxes; Beekeeping; Bugs THEY'RE TAXING ALE AGAIN, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES Poem Text First Line: Ale's no false liar; though his mind Last Line: The only honest man. Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H. Subject(s): Beer; Drinks & Drinking; Taxes; Ale; Wine TO MY DOG, JOWLER, by JONATHAN DORR BRADLEY Poem Text First Line: Jowler, they have taxed you, honest friend! Last Line: And vote with the majority! Subject(s): Animals; Dogs; Taxes |
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