Archives for 1700s
What’s Happening at EWR!

What’s Happening at EWR!

Published On Tuesday, September 25, 2012. Under: 1700s.
Well things are happening so quickly around here, I thought I would take a sometime to tell you about exciting things going on here at EWR. We are making some big changes, and they are happening quickly, so here we go.
To S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Works by Phillis Wheatley

To S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Works by Phillis Wheatley

Published On Tuesday, April 05, 2011. Under: 1700s, Wheatley, Phillis.
To S. M. a young African Painter, on seeing his Works by Phillis Wheatley TO show the lab'ring bosom's deep intent, And thought in living characters to paint, When first thy pencil did those beauties give, And breathing figures learnt from thee to live, How did those prospects give my ...
A Dream by Matthew Aronold

A Dream by Matthew Aronold

Published On Saturday, March 05, 2011. Under: 1700s, Arnold, Matthews.
A Dream by Matthew Aronold Was it a dream? We sail'd, I thought we sail'd, Martin and I, down the green Alpine stream, Border'd, each bank, with pines; the morning sun, On the wet umbrage of their glossy tops, 5On the red pinings of their forest-floor, Drew a warm scent abroad; behind ...
On Imagination by Phillis Wheatley

On Imagination by Phillis Wheatley

Published On Monday, January 17, 2011. Under: 1700s, Wheatley, Phillis.
On Imagination by Phillis Wheatley Thy various works, imperial queen, we see, How bright their forms! how deck'd with pomp by thee! Thy wond'rous acts in beauteous order stand, And all attest how potent is thine hand. From Helicon's refulgent heights attend, Ye sacred choir, and my attempts befriend: To tell her glories with ...
THE LAMB by William Blake

THE LAMB by William Blake

Published On Friday, December 31, 2010. Under: 1700s, Blake, William.
   THE LAMB by William Blake      Little Lamb, who made thee      Dost thou know who made thee,    Gave thee life, and bid thee feed    By the stream and o'er the mead;    Gave thee clothing of delight,    Softest clothing, woolly, bright;    Gave thee such a tender voice,    Making ...
A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore

A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore

Published On Friday, December 24, 2010. Under: 1700s, Moore, Clement Clarke.
A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all ...
Christmas in the Olden Time by Walter Scott

Christmas in the Olden Time by Walter Scott

Published On Sunday, December 12, 2010. Under: 1700s, Scott, Walter.
  Christmas in the Olden Time  by Walter Scott On Christmas-eve the bells were rung; The damsel donned her kirtle sheen; The hall was dressed with holly green; Forth to the wood did merry men go, To gather in the mistletoe. Thus opened wide the baron's hall To vassal, tenant, serf and all; Power laid ...
A Christmas Carol by Christina G. Rossetti

A Christmas Carol by Christina G. Rossetti

Published On Saturday, December 11, 2010. Under: 1700s, Rossetti, Chrstina.
A Christmas Carol by Christina G. Rossetti In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold him Nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away, When he comes to ...
Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats

Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats

Published On Sunday, November 28, 2010. Under: 1700s, 1800s, Keats, John.
  Ode to a Nightingale  by John Keats 1. My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk: 'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in ...
Her Eyes Are Wild by William Wordsworth

Her Eyes Are Wild by William Wordsworth

Published On Sunday, November 21, 2010. Under: 1700s, Wordsworth, William.
  Her Eyes are Wild by William Wordsworth    Her eyes are wild, her head is bare, The sun has burnt her coal-black hair; Her eyebrows have a rusty stain, And she came far from over the main. She has a baby on her arm, Or else she were alone: And underneath the hay-stack warm, And ...
Nightmare: A Tale for an Autumn Evening by Amy Lowell

Nightmare: A Tale for an Autumn Evening by Amy Lowell

Published On Wednesday, October 20, 2010. Under: 1700s, Lowell, Amy.
  Nightmare: A Tale for an Autumn Evening           It was a gusty night,    With the wind booming, and swooping,    Looping round corners,    Sliding over the cobble-stones,    Whipping and veering,    And careering over the roofs    Like a thousand clattering horses.    Mr. Spruggins had been dining in the ...
THE BRIDE OF CORINTH by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

THE BRIDE OF CORINTH by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Published On Saturday, October 09, 2010. Under: 1700s, Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von.
THE BRIDE OF CORINTH by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe   ONCE a stranger youth to Corinth came,   Who in Athens lived, but hoped that he From a certain townsman there might claim, As his father's friend, kind courtesy. Son and daughter, they Had been wont to say Should thereafter bride and bridegroom be. But ...
Amazing Grace by John Newton

Amazing Grace by John Newton

Published On Sunday, August 15, 2010. Under: 1700s, Newton, John.
An amazing fact about this poem is that Newton was a slave ship captain who became a minister. He claimed god had saved him from a wreched life. The music that is put to the poem is most-likely written by slaves. These facts have a great impact on the meaning of the words of the famous hymn.
Farewell to the Muse by Sir Walter Scott

Farewell to the Muse by Sir Walter Scott

Published On Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Under: 1700s, 1800s, Scott, Walter.
  Sir Walter Scott   ( 1771 – 1832) Farewell to the Muse  by Sir Walter Scott           Enchantress, farewell, who so oft hast decoy'd me, At the close of the evening through woodlands to roam, Where the forester, 'lated, with wonder espied me Explore the wild scenes he was quitting for home. Farewell and ...
THE SICK ROSE by William Blake

THE SICK ROSE by William Blake

Published On Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Under: 1700s, Blake, William.
William Blake THE SICK ROSE     O rose, thou art sick!      The invisible worm,    That flies in the night,      In the howling storm,    Has found out thy bed      Of crimson joy,    And his dark secret love      Does thy life destroy.
The Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Published On Monday, July 05, 2010. Under: 1700s, Emerson, Ralph Waldo.
Ralph Waldo Emerson  ( 1803 – 1882) The Concord Hymn Ralph Waldo Emerson (1837) By the rude bridge that arched the flood,      Their flag to April's breeze unfurled; Here once the embattled farmers stood;      And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence slept;      Alike the ...
A Poison Tree by William Blake

A Poison Tree by William Blake

Published On Saturday, June 26, 2010. Under: 1700s, Blake, William.
A Poison Tree by William Blake   I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, Night and morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles, And ...
EPITAPH ON A HARE by William Cowper

EPITAPH ON A HARE by William Cowper

Published On Monday, May 24, 2010. Under: 1700s, Cowper, William.
EPITAPH ON A HARE by William Cowper Here lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue, Nor swifter greyhound follow, Whose foot ne'er tainted morning dew, Nor ear heard huntsman's halloo; Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who, nursed with tender care, And to domestic bounds confined, Was still a wild Jack hare. Though duly from ...
Upon A Spider Catching A Fly by Edward Taylor

Upon A Spider Catching A Fly by Edward Taylor

Published On Wednesday, May 05, 2010. Under: 1600s, 1700s, Taylor, Edward.
Upon A Spider Catching A Fly by Edward Taylor (1642-1729) Thou sorrow, venom Elfe: Is this thy play, To spin a web out of thyselfe To Catch a Fly? For Why? I saw a pettish wasp Fall foule therein: Whom yet thy Whorle pins did not clasp Lest he should fling His sting. But as affraid, remote Didst ...
THE GIFT by Oliver Goldsmith

THE GIFT by Oliver Goldsmith

Published On Friday, April 23, 2010. Under: 1700s, Goldsmith, Oliver.
Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) THE GIFT by Oliver Goldsmith TO IRIS, IN BOW STREET, CONVENT GARDEN SAY, cruel IRIS, pretty rake, Dear mercenary beauty, What annual offering shall I make, Expressive of my duty? My heart, a victim to thine eyes, Should I at once deliver, Say, would the angry fair one prize The gift, who ...
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