Invictus – Ernest Henley
William Ernest Henley
1849 - 1903
Invictus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my...
Sonnet #30 – William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
April 23, 1564 - April 23, 1616
Sonnet #30
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past,
I...
Jerusalem – William Blake
William Blake
1757 - 1827
Jerusalem
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And...
On The Pulse of the Morning – Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
(1928 - )
From On The Pulse of the Morning
Spoken at the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony
January 20, 1993
…Each of you a bordered country,
Delicate and...
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud – William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth
(1770 – 1850)
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once...
The Angels – John Updike
John Updike
(1932 - )
The Angels
They are above us all the time,
the good gentlemen, Mozart and Bach,
Scarlatti and Handel and Brahms,
lavishing measures of light...
Recuerdo – Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay
(1892 – 1950)
Recuerdo
We were very tired, we were very merry---
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.
It was...
