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The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894)
ADDITIONAL POEMS 1838–1894 AND UNDATED
APPENDIX.
II. ADDITIONAL VERSES FROM THE OLDEST PORTFOLIO 1822–1833
“PERDIDI DIEM.” TIBERIUS
CHARITABLE ANN
HASTY PUDDING
SERENADE
TO M. C. D.
BURIAL OF A MAIDEN AT SEA
THE LOVER'S RETURN
FORGOTTEN AGES
A POEM
TO S---L---
RHYMED CHRONICLE
SELECTIONS FROM THE NEWSPAPERS
AN ENIGMA I
ENIGMA II
RUNAWAY BALLADS
ROMANCE
SCENES FROM AN UNPUBLISHED PLAY
THE CANNIBAL
AN INVOCATION
THE MONKEYS
THE DEPARTURE
THE FISH PIECES
THE GIPSY
LADY DRINKING
THE GRADUATE'S SONG
MOONSHINE
OCTOSYLLABICS
THE OLD GENTLEMAN'S STORY
THE TAIL-PIECE
CONFESSIONS OF A COCOANUT
THE GALLOWS BIRD'S LAST SONG
REFLECTIONS IN A BALL ROOM
THE TWO SHADOWS
CROSSING THE FORD
DOMESTIC THOUGHTS
THE FLIES
INFELIX SENECTUS
SONG OF THE HENPECKED
THE FAIRY WORLD
THE LOST BOY
TO THE LADY OPPOSITE
CITY MADRIGALS
TO MY NEIGHBOUR WHO SINGS, AND PLAYS ON THE PIANO-FORTE
LOVE-SONG
TO FAME
TO A LADY WITH HER BACK TO ME
THE DESTROYERS
THE TOAD AND THE NIGHTINGALE
WORDS TO WOMAN
SENTIMENT
NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS
SIX VERSES
IV. THE HEART'S OWN SECRET
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes
CHARITABLE ANN
Charitable
Ann—
Give this poor man—
As much as you can—
A little meat
And bread to eat
And a shady seat—
The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes
