Flying.When you fly in a plane,You go up past the rain.It’s odd to see the clouds below,Looking just like hanks of snow.Over the hills of the sky you glide;The plane is a sled for you to ride.EVE MERRIAMКогда летите...

Бархэм Ричард Гаррис (1788-1845)Помню в июле прошедшего года, там я в Маргейте, на пристань попал.Вижу, малыш из вульгарного рода, “ты почему здесь?”- вопрос я задал.Сумрачно глянул малыш из народа, видно вопрос неприятен ему.Мне же хо...

PETER GOOLEWHO RUINED HIS FATHER AND MOTHER BY EXTRAVAGANCEPart 1Young Peter Goole, a child of nine,Gave little reason to complain.Though an inmaginarive youthHe very often told the truth,And never tried to blackthe eyes...

A Leave-taking.Let us go hence, my song; she will not hear.Let us go hence together without fear;Keep silence now, for singing- time is over,And over all old things and all things dear.She loves not you nor me as all we love he...

“Think…,” said the Robin,“Think…,” said the Jay,sitting in the garden,talking one day.“Think about people – the way they grow:they don’t have feathersat all, you know.They don’t eat beetles,they don’t grow wings,the...

The Cat on the MatDid you ever know a catThe sat on the mat?The cats I have seenDon’t sit and preen,They frisk and they tease, They scramble up trees,They tickle my knees,They tangle in string, They pounce a...

CRIME AND PUNISHMENTI will not dance upon my ears,I find it hurts my head;Nor will I sleep on chandeliersFor I prefer my bed.I cannot, will not live on oatsNor eat those two-inch nails,While I am forced to feed my goats...

The Empress PoppaeaWas really rather a dear.Only no one could stop herFrom being improper.Императорше ПоппееПозволялись все затеи.Страсть её вольготно житьСмог Нерон остановить.*Jonathan SwiftNever went up in a...

Who’s In?“The door is shut fastAnd everyone’s out.”But people don’t knowWhat they’re talking about!Says the fly on the wall.And the flame on the coals, And the dog on his rug, And the mice in their holes,And the kit...

In time of silver rainThe earthPut forth new life again.Green grasses growAnd flowers lift their heads,And over all the plainThe wonder spreadsOf life,Of life,Of life!In time of silver rainThe butterflies...