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„Upon Westminster Bridge” de William Wordsworth
Earth has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This City now doth like a garment wear The beauty of the morning; …
„The Caterpillar and the Ant” de Allan Ramsay
A pensy Ant, right trig and clean, Came ae day whidding o'er the green; Where, to advance her pride, she saw A Caterpillar moving slaw. "Good ev'n t' ye, mistress Ant," said he; "How 's a' at hame? …
„Death and Doctor Hornbook” de Robert Burns
A True StoryO poveste adevăratăSome books are lies frae end to end, And some great lies were never penn'd: Ev'n ministers they hae been kenn'd, In holy rapture, A rousing whid at times to vend, And nail't wi' …
„The Rainbow” de William Wordsworth
My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me …
„The Little Black Boy” de William Blake
My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but O! my soul is white; White as an angel is the English child: But I am black as if bereav'd of light. Eu sunt copilul …
„A Boy’s Song” de James Hogg
Where the pools are bright and deep, Where the grey trout lies asleep, Up the river and over the lea, That 's the way for Billy and me. Unde-s iezerele-adânci, Şi prinzi păstrăvi pe sub stânci, Sus la …
Beţişoare chinezeşti
Ştiu occidentalii să mănânce cu ele la fel de bine cum ştiu chinezii să scrie în engleză :)
„Lines Written On A Banknote” de Robert Burns
Wae worth thy power, thou cursed leaf! Fell source o’ a’ my woe and grief! For lack o’ thee I’ve lost my lass! For lack o’ thee I scrimp my glass! I see the children of affliction Unaided, …
„Corinna’s going a Maying” de Robert Herrick
Get up, get up for shame, the Blooming Morne Upon her wings presents the god unshorne. See how Aurora throwes her faire Fresh-quilted colours through the aire: Get up, sweet-Slug-a-bed, and see The Dew-bespangling Herbe and Tree. Each …
Nebunii cer respect
Totuşi, n-au citit suficiente cursuri de limba engleză :)
„To Daffodils” de Robert Herrick
Fair Daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon; As yet the early-rising sun Has not attain'd his noon. Stay, stay, Until the hasting day Has run But to the even-song; And, having pray'd together, we …
„The Death and Dying Words of Poor Mailie” de Robert Burns
“O thou, whase lamentable face Appears to mourn my woefu’ case! My dying words attentive hear, An’ bear them to my Master dear. “Tell him, if e’er again he keep As muckle gear as buy a sheep— O, …
„Virtue” de George Herbert
Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky; The dew shall weep thy fall to-night, For thou must die. Suavă zi, ce luminezi Nuntirea între lut şi nori, Te-o plânge roua …
„How sleep the Brave” de William Collins
How sleep the brave, who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallow'd mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever …
„The Deserted Village” de Oliver Goldsmith
Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain, Where health and plenty cheared the labouring swain, Where smiling spring its earliest visit paid, And parting summer's lingering blooms delayed, Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my …
Feriţi-vă de neajunsuri
Cum ar fi atunci când confunzi "falling" cu "failing" :)
