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Peace by Leslie Phillips Jones

In Oxford Poetry 1915

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Various


The first of many yearly-published Oxford poetry books. - Summary by Campbell SchelpPoets include: Gerald H. CrowEric DickinsonEsther Lilian…

Uneasy Reflections

In Introducing Irony (Version 2)

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Maxwell Bodenheim


Maxwell Bodenheim was once known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians after moving to New York after being one of the founders of the …

Why Cats has Whiskers

In Christopher Cricket on Cats

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Anthony Henderson Euwer


Humorous---and insightful---commentary on cats in prose and poetry. - Summary by KevinS

The boyhood of Raleigh, by Sir John Everett Millais, English painter 1829-1896,…

In The World’s Story Volume IX: England

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Eva March Tappan


This is the ninth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Ta…

The South Country

In Verses

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Hilaire Belloc


A collection of poetry by Hilaire Belloc ranging from religious verses to drinking songs. - Summary by Larry Wilson

The Fir and the Bramble

In Fables of Aesop and Others

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Aesop


The origins of these fables are perhaps lost in obscurity, but they are so closely identified with the Greek writer Aesop, that we may regar…

In France by Frances Cornford

In Coffee Break Collection 026 - It's a Small World

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Frances Cornford


This is the 26th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read poems, fiction and non-fiction pieces of fifteen minutes…

My Lord the Book

In Cobwebs from a Library Corner

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John Kendrick Bangs


This is a book of 57 sections divided into 2 parts. The first part is comprised of 26 poems & the second part concludes with 31 assorted…

The New Moon by Anonymous

In The Junior Classics Volume 10 Part 1: Poems Old and New

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William Patten


The order of the poems has been arranged according to age from first through eight grade. The collection of poems in part 1 begins with the …

The Dream by Edna St. Vincent Millay

In Dreams Collection 1 - Stories and Poems

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Edna St. Vincent Millay


This is a collection of 20 stories and/or poems, contributed by Librivox volunteers, pertaining to dreams. ( ~ Michele Fry)

Succession of the Four Sweet Months by Robert Herrick

In The Junior Classics Volume 10 Part 2: Poems Old and New

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William Patten


The order of the poems have been arranged according to age from first through eight grade. Grades I – IV are contained in part 1. This col…

Another Danger

In Dagonet Ditties

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George R. Sims


George Robert Sims was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, prolific in his output and known for his satire and humor. These q…

The Living Beauties

In Rhymes of Childhood

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Edgar A. Guest


Not nursery rhymes, but poems about different scenes of childhood. Poems about Grandpa, Grandma, story time, castor oil, “Wait till your pa …

The Princess’s Finger Nail

In How Salvator Won and Other Recitations

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox


Ella Wheeler Wilcox is an American poet known for her popular lyrics that capture positive and uplifting themes. This volume is quite divers…