Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

My Hunt After 'The Captain'

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.



Holmes describes his frantic search through Civil War torn landscapes for his wounded son, the future Supreme Court Justice. Originally publ…

The One-Hoss Shay

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.



This is a small collection of whimsical poems by the American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. "The Deacon's Masterpiec…

Elsie Venner

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Bernard Langdon is close to earning his degree in medicine when his family finds itself in financial difficulties, forcing Langdon to interr…

Departed Days

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LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Departerd Days by Oliver Wendell Holmes. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 8, 2011.O…

To a Blank Sheet of Paper

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Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. A member of the Fireside Poets, he was acclaimed by…

The Ballad of the Oysterman

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from THE POETICAL WORKS OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES:TO MY READERSNAY, blame me not; I might have sparedYour patience many a trivial verse,Yet t…

The Chambered Nautilus

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LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project f…

The Island Hunting-Song

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.



Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. A member of the Fireside Poets, he was acclaimed b…