This famous poem by the great Scottish poet Robert Burns is regularly recited during celebrations throughout the world, whenever Haggis makes an appearance on the menu.
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This poem, whose title was chosen by John Kerry as the slogan for his 2004 US Presidential campaign, was written by Langston Hughes, particularly known for his insightful, colorful portrayals of black life in America from the twenties through the sixties.
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In this fable by Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American essayist, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement, a squirrel and a mountain have an argument!
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This clever and amusing poem explains why English pronunciation is so very difficult.
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The famous lines from Shakespeare's play 'As You Like It'.
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In this sad little poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, a mother spends the night at her sick child's bedside.
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The most famous poem from William Topaz McGonagall, who is renowned as one of the worst poets in the English language!
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This ballad by ‘Banjo’ Paterson shows what an enormous task it was delivering mail in a country as vast as Australia before modern technologies existed.
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This famous poem by William Blake conjures up amazingly vivid images of the mighty tiger.
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