52) In the Matter of Two Men by James D. Corrothers. James Weldon Johnson, ed. 1922. The Book of American Negro Poetry
...they make), 35 But the black man studies hard. And it s, oh, for the white man s sad neglect, For the power of his light let go! So, I know which man must win at...

53) Before the Feast of Shushan by Anne Spencer. James Weldon Johnson, ed. 1922. The Book of American Negro Poetry
...arms. 25 And I am hard to force the petals wide; And you are fast to suffer and be sad. Is any prophet come to teach a new thing Now in a more apt time? Have him...

54) 484. The Light of Other Days. Thomas Moore. 1909-14. English Poetry II: From Collins to Fitzgerald. The Harvard Classics
...hearts now broken! 10 Thus in the stilly night Ere slumber s chain has bound me, Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me. When I remember all 15 The friends...

55) 578. Sonnets from the Portuguese. I. Elizabeth Barrett Browning. 1909-14. English Poetry II: From Collins to Fitzgerald. The Harvard Classics
...it in its antique tongue, 5 I saw, in gradual vision through my tears, The sweet, sad years, the melancholy years, Those of my own life, who by turns had flung A...

56) 247. Youth in Arms by Harold Monro. Monroe, Harriet, ed. 1917. The New Poetry: An Anthology
...you re going to the wars— That is all you need to know. Graybeards plotted. They were sad. Death was in their wrinkled eyes. 20 At their tables—with their maps, Plans...

57) 352. The Last Days by George Sterling. Monroe, Harriet, ed. 1917. The New Poetry: An Anthology
...the cliffs, and the waters gray, Where the seagulls dip to the sea-born spray. 10 Sad November, lady of rain, Sends the goose-wedge over again. Wilder now, for the...

58) 127. An Elegie upon the death of Dr. John Donne. Thomas Carew. Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th c.
...prose thy dust, Such as the uncisor'd Churchman from the flower 5 Of fading Rhetorique, short liv'd as his houre, Dry as the sand that measures it, should lay Upon...

59) 746. Thanatopsis. William Cullen Bryant. 1909-14. English Poetry III: From Tennyson to Whitman. The Harvard Classics
...he is aware. When thoughts Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images 10 Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, And breathless...

60) 347. My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair. Anne Hunter. 1909-14. English Poetry II: From Collins to Fitzgerald. The Harvard Classics
...While others dance and play? Alas! I scarce can go or creep While Lubin is away. Tis sad to think the days are gone When those we love were near; 10 I sit upon this...