Poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes

How the Old Horse Won the Bet, by Oliver Wendell Holmes

'T WAS on the famous trotting-ground,
The betting men were gathered round
From far and near; t...

The Ballad of the Oysterman, by Oliver Wendell Holmes

It was a tall young oysterman lived by the river-side,
His shop was just upon the bank, his bo...