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239"Heaven"—is what I cannot reach!The Apple on the Tree—Provided it do hopeless—hang—That—"Heaven" is—to Me!The Color, on the Cruising Cloud—The..

A bird came down the walk:He did not know I saw;He bit an angle-worm in halvesAnd ate the fellow, raw.And then he drank a dewFrom a convenient..

There is no frigate like a bookTo take us lands away,Nor any coursers like a pageOf prancing poetry.This traverse may the poorest takeWithout oppress..

"Faith" is a fine inventionWhen Gentlemen can see—But Microscopes are prudentIn an Emergency.

'Nature' is what we see—The Hill—the Afternoon—Squirrel—Eclipse—the Bumble bee—Nay—Nature is Heaven—Nature is what we hear—The Bobolink—the..

"Why do I love" You, Sir?Because—The Wind does not require the GrassTo answer—Wherefore when He passShe cannot keep Her place.Because He knows—andDo..

'Hope' is the thing with feathers—That perches in the soul—And sings the tune without the words—And never stops—at all—And sweetest—in the Gale—is..

You and your whole race.Look down upon the town in which you liveAnd be ashamed.Look down upon white folksAnd upon yourselvesAnd be ashamedThat such..

I live on a park bench.You, Park Avenue.Hell of a distanceBetween us two.I beg a dime for dinner-You got a butler and maid.But I'm wakin' up!Say..

When the night winds whistle through the trees and blow the crisp brown leaves a-crackling down,When the autumn moon is big and yellow-orange and..

Way Down South in Dixie(Break the heart of me)They hung my black young loverTo a cross roads tree.Way Down South in Dixie(Bruised body high in air)I..

At the feet o' Jesus,Sorrow like a sea.Lordy, let yo' mercyCome driftin' down on me.At the feet o' JesusAt yo' feet I stand.O, ma little Jesus,Please..

In the morning the citySpreads its wingsMaking a songIn stone that sings.In the evening the cityGoes to bedHanging lightsAbove its head.

Negroes,Sweet and docile,Meek, humble and kind:Beware the dayThey change their mind!WindIn the cotton fields,Gentle Breeze:Beware the hourIt uproots..

I am God—Without one friend,Alone in my purityWorld without end.Below me young loversTread the sweet ground—But I am God—I cannot come..

This is for the kids who die,Black and white,For kids will die certainly.The old and rich will live on awhile,As always,Eating blood and gold,Letting..

Only dumb guys fight.If I wasn't dumbI wouldn't be fightin'.I could make six dollars a dayOn the docksAnd I'd save more than I do now.Only dumb guys..

"I always wanted to be respected more than loved."

"The minute you stop wanting to improve, you’ve lost."

"Every time I wore the shirt, I gave it everything."

"You don’t win anything without working hard."

"I’m confident in my ability. I’ve always worked hard to get to where I am."

"You can say a lot of things about me, but you can never say I don’t take risks."

"To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world."

"Football isn’t a game, nor a sport. It’s a religion."