Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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Dunbar, Paul Laurence

o "Howdy, Honey, Howdy!" from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o 'Long To'ds Night from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Absence from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Accountability from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Advice

o After A Visit from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o After Many Days

o After The Quarrel from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o After While from 'Nature and Art'

o Alexander Crummell - Dead

o Alice from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Anchored

o Angelina from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Ante-Bellum Sermon, An from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Appreciation

o At Candle-Lightin' Time from 'Humour and Dialect'

o At Cheshire Cheese from 'Humour and Dialect'

o At Loafing-Holt

o At Night

o At Sunset Time

o At The Tavern

o Awakening, The

o Back-Log Song, A from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Ballad from 'Nature and Art'

o Ballade from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Banjo Song, A from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Barrier, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Behind The Arras from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Bein' Back Home

o Beyond The Years from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Black Samson Of Brandywine from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Blue

o Bohemian, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Boogah Man, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Booker T. Washington from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Border Ballad, A from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Boy's Summer Song [lyrics Of Sunshine And Shadow], A

o Breaking The Charm from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Bridal Measure, A from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o By Rugged Ways from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o By The Stream from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Cabin Tale, A from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Capture, The

o Career, A

o Change, The

o Change Has Come, The from 'Nature and Art'

o Changing Time from 'Nature and Art'

o Chase, The

o Choice, A

o Chrismus Is A-Comin' from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Chrismus On The Plantation from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Christmas

o Christmas Carol

o Christmas Folksong, A

o Christmas In The Heart from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Circumstances Alter Cases

o Colored Band, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Colored Soldiers, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Columbian Ode from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Communion from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Comparison from 'Nature and Art'

o Compensation

o Confessional

o Confidence, A from 'Nature and Art'

o Conquerors: The Black Troops In Cuba, The

o Conscience And Remorse from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Coquette Conquered, A from 'Nature and Art'

o Corn-Song, A from 'Nature and Art'

o Corn-Stalk Fiddle, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Crisis, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Curiosity

o Curtain from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Dance, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Dat Ol' Mare O' Mine from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Dawn from 'Nature and Art'

o Day

o De Critters' Dance from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o De Way T'ings Come

o Deacon Jones' Grievance from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Dead from 'Nature and Art'

o Death

o Death Of The First Born, The

o Death Song, A from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Debt, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Delinquent, The from 'Nature and Art'

o Dely from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Deserted Plantation, The from 'Nature and Art'

o Despair

o Differences from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Dilettante: A Modern Type, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Dinah Kneading Dough from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Diplomacy from 'Fables in Rhyme'

o Dirge from 'Nature and Art'

o Dirge For A Soldier from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Disappointed from 'Nature and Art'

o Discovered from 'Nature and Art'

o Discovery, The

o Distinction

o Disturber, The from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Douglass from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Dove, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Dream Song: Long years ago within a distant clime from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Dream Song: Pray, What Can Dreams Avail from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Dreamer, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Dreamin' Town

o Dreams [Dream on, for dreams are sweet] from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Dreams [what Dreams We Have And How They Fly] from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Drizzle from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Drowsy Day, A from 'Nature and Art'

o Easy-Goin' Feller, An from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Encouraged

o Encouragement from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o End Of The Chapter, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Equipment

o Ere Sleep Comes Down To Soothe The Weary Eyes from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Evening

o Expectation from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Faith

o Farewell To Arcady

o Farm Child's Lullaby, The

o Fisher Child's Lullaby, The

o Fishing from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Florida Night, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Foolin' Wid De Seasons from 'Humour and Dialect'

o For The Man Who Fails

o Forest Greeting, The

o Forever

o Fount Of Tears, The

o Frederick Douglass from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Frolic, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o From The Porch At Runnymede

o Fulfilment from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Garret, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Golden Day, A

o Good-Night from 'Nature and Art'

o Gourd, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Grievance, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Growin' Gray from 'Nature and Art'

o Harriet Beecher Stowe

o Haunted Oak, The

o He Had His Dream from 'Nature and Art'

o Her Thought And His from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Hope

o How Lucy Backslid from 'Humour and Dialect'

o How Shall I Woo Thee

o Hunting Song from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Hymn [Lead gently, Lord, and slow], A from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Hymn [When storms arise] from 'Nature and Art'

o Hymn: O Li'l' Lamb Out In De Col' from 'Humour and Dialect'

o If from 'Nature and Art'

o In An English Garden from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o In August from 'Humour and Dialect'

o In May from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o In Summer from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o In Summer Time

o In The Morning from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o In The Tents Of Akbar

o Inspiration from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Invitation To Love from 'Nature and Art'

o Ione from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Itching Heels

o James Whitcomb Riley

o Jealous from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Jilted from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Joggin' Erlong from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Johnny Speaks

o Just Whistle A Bit from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Keep A Song Up On De Way from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Keep A-Pluggin' Away from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Kidnaped

o King Is Dead, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Knight, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Lapse, The

o Lawyers' Ways, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Lazy Day, A

o Lesson, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Letter, A from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Li'l' Gal from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Life from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Life's Tragedy

o Lily Of The Valley, The

o Limitations

o Lincoln from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Little Brown Baby from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Little Christmas Basket, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Little Lucy Landman from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Liza May

o Lonesome from 'Nature and Art'

o Long Ago from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Longing from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Looking-Glass, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Lost Dream, A

o Love from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Love And Grief from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Love Despoiled from 'Nature and Art'

o Love Letter, A

o Love Song, A

o Love's Apotheosis from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Love's Castle from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Love's Chastening from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Love's Draft

o Love's Humility from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Love's Phases

o Love's Pictures

o Love's Seasons from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Love-Song from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Lover And The Moon, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Lover's Lane from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Lullaby from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Lyric, A

o Lyrics Of Love And Sorrow

o Madrigal, A

o Mare Rubrum from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Master-Player, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Masters, The

o Meadow Lark, The from 'Nature and Art'

o Melancholia from 'Nature and Art'

o Memory Of Martha, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Merry Autumn from 'Nature and Art'

o Misapprehension

o Misty Day, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Monk's Walk, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Morning

o Morning Song Of Love from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Mortality from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Murdered Lover, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Musical, A

o My Corn-Cob Pipe from 'Humour and Dialect'

o My Lady Of Castle Grand from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o My Little March Girl

o My Sort O' Man from 'Humour and Dialect'

o My Sweet Brown Gal from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Mystery, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Mystic Sea, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Negro Love Song, A from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o News, The from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Night

o Night Of Love from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Night, Dim Night

o Noddin' By De Fire from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Noon

o Nora: A Serenade from 'Nature and Art'

o Not They Who Soar from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Nutting Song

o October from 'Nature and Art'

o Ode For Memorial Day from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Ode To Ethiopia from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Ol' Tunes, The from 'Nature and Art'

o Old Apple-Tree, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Old Cabin, The

o Old Front Gate, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Old Homestead, The

o Old Memory, An

o On A Clean Book from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o On The Death Of W. C

o On The Dedication Of Dorothy Hall from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o On The River

o On The Road from 'Humour and Dialect'

o On The Sea Wall

o One Life from 'Nature and Art'

o Opportunity

o Over The Hills from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Paradox, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Parted [De breeze is blowin' 'cross de bay] from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Parted [She wrapped her soul in a lace of lies]

o Party, The from 'Nature and Art'

o Passion And Love from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Path, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Phantom Kiss, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Philosophy from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Photograph, The from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Phyllis from 'Nature and Art'

o Place Where The Rainbow Ends, The

o Plantation Child's Lullaby, The

o Plantation Melody, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Plantation Portrait, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Plea, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Poet, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Poet And His Song, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Poet And The Baby, The

o Pool, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Poor Withered Rose

o Possession from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Possum from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Possum Trot from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Prayer, A from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Precedent from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Preference, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Premonition from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Preparation from 'Nature and Art'

o Prometheus

o Promise from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Protest from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Puttin' The Baby Away

o Quilting, The

o Rain-Songs

o Real Question, The from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Religion from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Reluctance from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Remembered

o Reponse from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Resignation from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Retort from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Retrospection from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Riding To Town from 'Nature and Art'

o Right To Die, The from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Right's Security from 'Nature and Art'

o Rising Of The Storm, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Rivals, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o River Of Ruin, The

o Roadway, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Robert Gould Shaw

o Roses

o Roses And Pearls

o Sailor's Song, A from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Sand-Man, The

o Scamp

o Secret, The from 'Nature and Art'

o Seedling, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o She Gave Me A Rose from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o She Told Her Beads from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Ships That Pass In The Night from 'Nature and Art'

o Silence from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Slow Through The Dark from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Snowin' from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Soliloquy Of A Turkey from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Song Of Summer from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Song [Thou Art The Soul Of A Summer's Day], A

o Song [Wintah, Summah, Snow Er Shine] from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Song: My Heart Yo Thy Heart from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Song: My Soul, Lost in The Music's Mist, The from 'Nature and Art'

o Song: On a summer's day as I sat by a stream, A

o Sonnet: On An Old Book With Uncut Leaves

o Sparrow, The from 'Nature and Art'

o Speakin' At De Cou't-House from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Speakin' O' Christmas from 'Nature and Art'

o Spellin'-Bee, The from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Spiritual, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Spring Fever from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Spring Song from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Spring Wooing, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Starry Night, A

o Stirrup Cup, The

o Sum, The

o Summer Night, A

o Summer Pastoral, A

o Summer's Night, A from 'Nature and Art'

o Sunset from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Suppose

o Sympathy from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Temptation from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Thanksgiving Poem, A

o Then And Now from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Theology from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Thou Art My Lute from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Till The Wind Gets Right

o Time To Tinker 'Roun'! from 'Humour and Dialect'

o To A Captious Critic from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o To A Dead Friend from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o To A Lady Playing The Harp

o To A Violet Found On All Saints' Day from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o To An Ingrate

o To Dan

o To E. H. K from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o To Her

o To J. Q

o To Louise from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o To My Friend Charles Booth Nettleton from 'Nature and Art'

o To Pfrimmer

o To The Eastern Shore from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o To The Memory Of Mary Young from 'Nature and Art'

o To The Miami

o To The Road from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o To The South: On Its New Slavery

o Trouble In De Kitchen

o Tryst, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Turning Of The Babies In The Bed, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Twell De Night Is Pas'

o Twilight

o Two Little Boots from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Two Songs from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Unexpressed from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Unlucky Apple, The

o Unsung Heroes, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Vagrants

o Valse, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Vengeance Is Sweet from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Veteran, The

o Visitor, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Voice Of The Banjo, The

o W'en I Gits Home from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Wadin' In De Crick

o Waiting from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Warm Day In Winter, A from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Warrior's Prayer, The

o We Wear The Mask from 'Nature and Art'

o Weltschmertz

o What's The Use

o When A Feller's Itchin' To Be Spanked

o When All Is Done

o When De Co'n Pone's Hot from 'Nature and Art'

o When Dey 'Listed Colored Soldiers from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o When Malindy Sings from 'Nature and Art'

o When Sam'l Sings from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o When The Old Man Smokes from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o When Winter Darkening All Around

o Whip-Poor-Will And Katy-Did from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Whistling Sam from 'Humour and Dialect'

o Whittier from 'Lyrics of Lowly Life'

o Why Fades A Dream? from 'Nature and Art'

o Wind And The Sea, The from 'Nature and Art'

o Winter's Approach

o Winter's Day, A

o Winter-Song

o With The Lark from 'Lyrics of the Hearthside'

o Wooing, The from 'Nature and Art'

o Worn Out

o Wraith, The from 'Lyrics of Love and Laughter'

o Yesterday And To-Morrow

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