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  2. Birches (poem) - Wikipedia

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    In writing this poem, Frost was inspired by his childhood experience with swinging on birches, which was a popular game for children in rural areas of New England during the time. Frost's own children were avid "birch swingers", as demonstrated by a selection from his daughter Lesley's journal: "On the way home, i climbed up a high birch and ...

  3. Ladybird, Ladybird - Wikipedia

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    The nine-stanza poem appeared in an 1827 issue of Blackwood's Magazine. [17] Titled "To The Lady Bird", the first stanza reads Lady-bird, Lady-bird, fly away home, The field mouse is gone to her nest, The daisies have shut up their sleepy red eyes And the birds and the bees are at rest

  4. Composed upon Westminster Bridge, 3 September 1802 - Wikipedia

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    The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples lie Open unto the fields, and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. Never did sun more beautifully steep In his first splendor, valley, rock, or hill; Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! The river glideth at his own sweet will: Dear God!

  5. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Full Poem and History - AOL

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    Behold, the history and fun facts behind everyone's favorite festive poem, along with all of the words to read aloud to your family this Christmas. Related: 50 Best 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Quotes

  6. Kate Middleton Breaks Her Silence to Share Poem—And Its ...

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    Selecting that poem from Scotland's bard feels so aligned with the strength and grace Kate has shown over the years. It's a rallying cry to all of us: Life may be fleeting, but how you choose to ...

  7. The Sleepers (poem) - Wikipedia

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    The poem is a dream vision; the first line reads "I wander all night in my vision". [6] At the beginning of the poem, the narrator is described as "Wandering and confused, lost to myself, ill-assorted, contradictory". In the dream, they travel to various places, visiting people as they are asleep.

  8. The Morning Breaks, the Shadows Flee - Wikipedia

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    "The Morning Breaks, the Shadows Flee" is an 1840 hymn written by Latter Day Saint apostle Parley P. Pratt. The lyrics to the hymn were first published in May 1840 as a poem on the outside cover of the inaugural issue of the Millennial Star , a periodical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints published in England.

  9. Burlington Bertie - Wikipedia

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    Then he bids two thousand and I bid "Good Morning I'm Bert, Bert, I'd buy one, a Cert But where would I keep it you know I can't let my man see me in bed with a gee-gee I'm Burlington Bertie from Bow! My pose, Tho' ironical Shows That my monocle Holds up my face, keeps it in place, Stops it from slipping away. Cigars, cigars, haha I smoke ...