William Henry Drummond

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William Henry Drummond
William Henry Drummond (April 13, 1854 – April 6, 1907) was an Irish-born Canadian poet. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom in 1898 and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1899.

de nice leetle canadienne
You can pass on de worl' w'erever you lak,
Tak' de steamboat for go Angleterre,
Tak' car o... [read poem]
absalom and achitophel: the second part
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Now stop your noses, readers, all and some,
For here's a tun of midnight-w... [read poem]
alexander's feast
'T was at the royal feast, for Persia won
By Philip's warlike son:
Aloft in aw... [read poem]
calm was the even, and clear was the sky
Calm was the even, and clear was the sky,
And the new budding flowers did spring,
When... [read poem]
fair iris i love and hourly i die
Fair Iris I love and hourly I die,
But not for a lip nor a languishing eye:
She's fickle a... [read poem]
from troilus and cressida
Can life be a blessing,
Or worth the possessing,
Can life be a blessing if love were away?... [read poem]
your hay it is mow'd, and your corn is reaped
Your hay it is mow'd, and your corn is reap'd;
Your barns will be full, and your hovels heap'd:... [read poem]
the hind and the panther: part i
A milk-white Hind, immortal and unchang'd,
Fed on the lawns, and in the forest rang'd;
Wit... [read poem]
to my honor'd friend, dr. charleton
The longest tyranny that ever sway'd
Was that wherein our ancestors betray'd
Their free-bo... [read poem]
mac flecknoe
All human things are subject to decay,
And, when Fate summons, monarchs must obey:
This Fl... [read poem]
marriage a-la-mode
Why should a foolish marriage vow,
Which long ago was made,
Oblige us to each other ... [read poem]
religio laici
Dim, as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars
To lonely, weary, wand'ring travellers,
Is re... [read poem]
the secular masque
Chronos, Chronos, mend thy pace,
An hundred times the rolling sun
Around the radiant belt ... [read poem]
a song for st. cecilia's day, 1687
From harmony, from Heav'nly harmony
This universal frame began.
When Nature... [read poem]
a song from the italian from limberham: or, the kind keeper
By a dismal cypress lying,
Damon cried, all pale and dying,
Kind is death that ends my pai... [read poem]
song to a fair young lady going out of town in the spring
Ask not the cause why sullen spring
So long delays her flow'rs to bear;
Why warbling... [read poem]
to my dear friend mr. congreve on his comedy call'd the double dealer
Well then; the promis'd hour is come at last;
The present age of wit obscures the past:
St... [read poem]
to the memory of mr. oldham
Farewell, too little and too lately known,
Whom I began to think and call my own;
For sure... [read poem]
to the pious memory of the accomplished young lady mrs. anne killigrew
Thou youngest virgin-daughter of the skies,
Made in the last promotion of the Blest;... [read poem]
veni, creator spiritus
Creator Spirit, by whose aid
The world's foundations first were laid,
Come, visit ev'ry pi... [read poem]
you charm'd me not with that fair face
You charm'd me not with that fair face
Though it was all divine:
To be another's is th... [read poem]
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