David Bates (March 6, 1809 - January 25, 1870) was an American poet. He was born in Indian Hill, Ohio and educated in Buffalo before working in first Indianapolis then Philadelphia. In 1849 he published a volume of poetry, Eolian. Among his best known works are Speak Gently (parodied by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), Childing and Childhood.
the little turtle
A Recitation for Martha Wakefield, Three Years Old
There was a little turtle.
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There was a little turtle.
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in memory of a child
The angels guide him now,
And watch his curly head,
And lead him in their games,
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And watch his curly head,
And lead him in their games,
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the lion
The Lion is a kingly beast.
He likes a Hindu for a feast.
And if no Hindu he can get,...[read poem]
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He likes a Hindu for a feast.
And if no Hindu he can get,...
the spider and the ghost of the fly
Once I loved a spider
When I was born a fly,
A velvet-footed spider
With a gown of ra...[read poem]
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When I was born a fly,
A velvet-footed spider
With a gown of ra...
general william booth enters into heaven
[To be sung to the tune of The Blood of the Lamb with indicated instrument]
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executive
I am a young executive. No cuffs than mine are cleaner;
I have a Slimline brief-case and I use ...[read poem]
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I have a Slimline brief-case and I use ...
two old crows
Two old crows sat on a fence rail.
Two old crows sat on a fence rail,
Thinking of effect a...[read poem]
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Two old crows sat on a fence rail,
Thinking of effect a...
summoned by bells (excerpt)
Walking from school is a consummate art:
Which route to follow to avoid the gangs,
Which p...[read poem]
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Which route to follow to avoid the gangs,
Which p...
a subaltern's love song
Miss J. Hunter Dunn, Miss J. Hunter Dunn,
Furnish'd and burnish'd by Aldershot sun,
What s...[read poem]
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Furnish'd and burnish'd by Aldershot sun,
What s...
the congo: a study of the negro race
Fat black bucks in a wine-barrel room,
Barrel-house kings, with feet unstable,
Sagged and ...[read poem]
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Barrel-house kings, with feet unstable,
Sagged and ...
chiding
Reproach will seldom mend the young,
If they are left to need it;
The breath of love m...[read poem]
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If they are left to need it;
The breath of love m...
in westminster abbey
Let me take this other glove off
As the vox humana swells,
And the beauteous fields of E...[read poem]
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As the vox humana swells,
And the beauteous fields of E...
what the sexton said
Your dust will be upon the wind
Within some certain years,
Though you be sealed in lead to...[read poem]
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Within some certain years,
Though you be sealed in lead to...
at mass
No doubt to-morrow I will hide
My face from you, my King.
Let me rejoice this Sunday noon,...[read poem]
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My face from you, my King.
Let me rejoice this Sunday noon,...
elizabeth barrett browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Sat gossiping with Robert.
(She was really a raving beauty in h...[read poem]
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Sat gossiping with Robert.
(She was really a raving beauty in h...
slough
Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough
It isn't fit for humans now,
There isn't grass to...[read poem]
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It isn't fit for humans now,
There isn't grass to...
indoor games near newbury
In among the silver birches,
Winding ways of tarmac wander
And the signs to Bussock Bottom...[read poem]
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Winding ways of tarmac wander
And the signs to Bussock Bottom...
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