Why should I care for the men of Thames, Or the cheating waves of charter'd streams; Or shrink at the little blasts of fear That the hireling blow...
To see a World in a grain of sand, And a Heaven in a wild flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour. A robin redbreast i...
I fear'd the fury of my wind Would blight all blossoms fair and true; And my sun it shin'd and shin'd, And my wind it never blew. But a bl...
I die, I die!' the Mother said, `My children die for lack of bread. What more has the merciless tyrant said?' The Monk sat down on the stony b...
Silent, silent Night, Quench the holy light Of thy torches bright; For possess'd of Day, Thousand spirits stray That sweet joys betray. Why should...
The Maiden caught me in the wild, Where I was dancing merrily; She put me into her Cabinet, And lock'd me up with a golden key. This Cabinet is fo...
I heard an Angel singing When the day was springing: `Mercy, Pity, Peace Is the world's release.' Thus he sang all day Over the new-mown hay, ...
I askèd a thief to steal me a peach: He turnèd up his eyes. I ask'd a lithe lady to lie her down: Holy and meek, she cries. As soon ...
Awake, awake, my little boy! Thou wast thy mother's only joy; Why dost thou weep in thy gentle sleep? Awake! thy father does thee keep. `O, what l...
I saw a Chapel all of gold That none did dare to enter in, And many weeping stood without, Weeping, mourning, worshipping. I saw a Serpent rise betwee...