Poetic Openings : John Dryden to Paul Laurence Dunbar

Poet : John Dryden : Poem : You Charm'd Me Not With That Fair Face : First Line : You charm’d me not with that fair face
Poet : John Dryden : Poem : Your Hay It Is Mow'd, And Your Corn Is Reap'd : First Line : (Comus.) Your hay it is mow’d, and your corn is reap’d;
Poet : Paul Laurence Dunbar : Poem : A Banjo Song : First Line : Oh, dere's lots o' keer an' trouble
Poet : Paul Laurence Dunbar : Poem : A Border Ballad : First Line : Oh, I have n't got long to live, for we all
Poet : Paul Laurence Dunbar : Poem : A Career : First Line : "Break me my bounds, and let me fly

Poet : Paul Laurence Dunbar : Poem : A Choice : First Line : They please me not—these solemn songs
Poet : Paul Laurence Dunbar : Poem : A Christmas Folksong : First Line : De win' is blowin' wahmah,
Poet : Paul Laurence Dunbar : Poem : A Confidence : First Line : Uncle John, he makes me tired;
Poet : Paul Laurence Dunbar : Poem : A Coquette Conquered : First Line : Yes, my ha't 's ez ha'd ez stone--
Poet : Paul Laurence Dunbar : Poem : A Corn-song : First Line : On the wide veranda white,