A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
Block City
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A child plays with furniture and imagination.
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Miscellaneous Poems
Love's Pictures
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Like the blush upon the rose"
Lyrics of the Hearthside
To a Lady Playing the Harp
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Thy tones are silver melted into sound,
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Differences
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"My neighbor lives on the hill,"
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book Second, Chapter 1
by Victor Hugo
Gringoire, broke and depressed, walks the streets of Paris, eventually ending up at the Place de Gréve.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"An Hymn to the Evening."
by Phillis Wheatley
SOON as the sun forsook the eastern main
Little Women
Part 2, Chapter 42: All Alone
by Louisa May Alcott
Jo is deeply affected by Beth's passing, and begins to reminisce about her time in New York with Professor Bhaer.
The Merchant of Venice
Merchant of Venice: Act 2, Scene 2
by William Shakespeare
Lancelot and Old Gobbo present a proposition to Bassanio. Bassianio and Graziano depart for Belmont.
Aesop's Fables
“The Fox and the Crow”
by Aesop
After telling Mistress Crow how much he admires her, Master Fox is able to trick her into dropping her meal. Master Fox snaps it up and eats it. Mistress Crow learns a hard lesson about insincere compliments.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Golden Goose”
by Grimm Brothers
The youngest and silliest of three sons finds good fortune in sharing his meal with a poor old man.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
The Dance
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Heel and toe, heel and toe,"
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"An Easy-goin' Feller"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Ther’ ain’t no use in all this strife,"
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Colored Soldiers"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"If the muse were mine to tempt it"
The Bird's Christmas Carol
Chapter 4: Birds of a Feather Flock Together
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
The many members of the Bird family return home to visit during the holidays.
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Act 4, Scene 2
by William Shakespeare
Angered by the condemnation of a friend, Cassius arrives to speak with Brutus.
Anne of Green Gables
Chapter 36: The Glory and the Dream
by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Exam results are posted, bringing positive news to Anne. The Cuthbert's continuing health problems concern Anne.
Florida Trails
Chapter IV: “Birds of a Morning”
by Winthrop Packard
The narrator goes on a early-morning bird expedition.
The Sonnets
Sonnet 8
by William Shakespeare
Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly?
Lyrics of the Hearthside
Love's Phases
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Love hath the wings of the butterfly,
The Sonnets
Sonnet 100
by William Shakespeare
Where art thou Muse that thou forget’st so long
Little Bear at Work and at Play
“Three Bears Come to Breakfast”
by Frances Margaret Fox
Little Bear suggests that the three bears go out for a morning walk before breakfast. While walking, they find a campsite and try the food left in the pot. They discover a new love for prunes and sing a cheerful song about it.
The Secret Garden
Chapter 26: “‘It’s Mother!’”
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mrs. Sowerby visits the garden. Everyone notices how much Colin looks like his mother. Mary and Colin embrace Mrs. Sowerby and wish that she were their mothers.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded
Chapter 12: “Fairy-Music”
by Lewis Carroll
Sylvie plays the piano.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Whip–Poor–Will and Katy–Did
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Slow de night ’s a–fallin’,"