I dare not ask a kiss,I dare not beg a smile,Lest having that, or this,I might grow proud the while.No, no, the utmost share Of my desire shall be,Only to kiss that air,That lately kissed thee.Robert Herrick (Роберт Гер...

ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOGGood people all, of every sort,Give unto my song:And if you find it wondrous short,It cannot hold you long.In is Langton there was a man.Of whom the world might say,That still a godly race he...

SUSAN SIMPSON strolled sedately,Stifling sobs, suppressing sighs,Seeing Stephen Slocum, statelyShe stopped, showing some surprise.“Say,” said Stephen, “sweetest sighed;Say, shall Stephen spouse less stay?”Susan, seeming somewhat sh...

A rare old bird is the pelican,His beak holds more than his pelican.He can take in his breakEnough food for a week.I’m damned if I know how the pelican!Вот редкая птица. Зовут пеликаном.Её аппетиты под стать великанам.И...

SWEET DREAMSI wonder as into bed I creepWhat it feels like to fall asleep.But I’m always asleep when I fall asleep,Tonight my eyes I will open keep,And I’ll stay awake till I fall asleep,Then I’ll know what it feel like to fall...

SWEET DREAMSI wonder as into bed I creepWhat it feels like to fall asleep.But I’m always asleep when I fall asleep,Tonight my eyes I will open keep,And I’ll stay awake till I fall asleep,Then I’ll know what it feel like to fall...

Distracted with care.For Phyllis the fair.Since nothing could move her,Poor Damon, her lover,Resolves in despairNo longer to languish,Nor bear so much anguish;But, mad with his love,To a precipice goes,Where a leap...

Said the Table to the Chair,“You can hardly be aware,“How I suffer from the heat,“And from chilblains on my feet!“If we took a little walk,“We might have a little talk!“Pray let us take the air!”Said the Table to the Chair....

The Unwinged OnesI don’t travel on planes,I travel on trains.Once in a while, on trains,I see people who travel on planes.Every once in a while I’m surroundedBy people whose planes have been grounded.They feel that they hav...

The Rich arrived in pairsAnd also in Rolls Royces;They talked of their affairsIn loud and strident voices{The Husbands and WivesOf this select societyLead independent livesOf infinite variety.}The Poor arrived in Fords,...