Poems by John Godfrey Saxe

Ah me! Those joyous days are gone!
I little dreamt, till they were flown,
How fleeting were t...

When do I mean to marry?--Well,
'T is idle to dispute with fate;
But if you choose to hear me...

I Every coin of earthly treasure
We have lavished, upon earth,
For our simple worldly pleasu...

I Kiss me softly and speak to me low;
Malice has ever a vigilant ear;
What if Malice were lu...

PART ONE I "Curse on all curs!" I heard a cynic cry;
A wider malediction than he thought--
F...

Say, what is life? 'T is to be born;
A helpless Babe, to greet the light
With a sharp wail, ...

"A WEDDING of Silver!--and what shall we do?"
I said in response to my excellent spouse,
Who h...

A GERMAN LEGEND I Ye friends of good cheer, I pray you give ear;
I sing of old Noah who plan...

Goodbye, Old Year!--I can but say,
Sadly I see thee passing away;
Passing away with the hope...

"Don't forget me!" sighing sadly,
So my darling bade farewell;
Haply deeming I would gladly
...

I Again I hear that creaking step!
He's rapping at the door!--
Too well I know the boding soun...

I In Cuba, when that lovely land
Saw Tacon reigning in his glory,
How Justice held, at his ...

A TALE OF THE TALMUD I When Solomon was reigning in his glory,
Unto his throne the Queen of S...

I Should you e'er go to France--as of course you intend--
(Though the Great Exposition is now a...

There's a clever classic story,
Such as poets used to write,
(You may find the tale in Ovid),...