Prose
A Little Bright-eyed Old Man
Many of the tales in this book were told me by one Paddy Flynn, a…
This is What You Shall Do
This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise…
What Is A Saint?
What is a saint? A saint is someone who has achieved a remote human possibility.…
The Religion of a Sailor
A sea captain when he stands upon the bridge, or looks out from his deck−house,…
My Antonia
I can see them now, exactly as they looked, working about the table in the…
I Ought to Hate You
‘Tell me, does it amuse you very much to torture me? I ought to hate…
The Fall of a Sparrow
There ’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now,…
For Whom the Bell Tolls
No man is an island, entire of itself; everyman is a piece of the continent,…
Life’s But a Walking Shadow
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To…
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To…