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American

John Hay

1838–1905

John Hay (1838–1905) was an American diplomat and writer, born in Salem, Indiana, who served as private secretary to Abraham Lincoln and later as Secretary of State.

His dialect ballads, gathered in Pike County Ballads (1871) and including “Jim Bludso”, made him widely known as a poet.

Poems (75)

  1. Jim Bludso
  2. Banty Tim
  3. Little Breeches
  4. The Mystery of Gilgal
  5. Golyer
  6. The Pledge at Spunky Point
  7. Sunrise in the Place de la Concorde
  8. The Sphinx of the Tuileries
  9. The Surrender of Spain
  10. The Prayer of The Romans
  11. The Curse of Hungary
  12. The Monks of Basle
  13. The Enchanted Shirt
  14. A Woman's Love
  15. On Pitz Languard
  16. Boudoir Prophecies
  17. A Triumph of Order
  18. Ernst of Edelsheim
  19. My Castle in Spain
  20. Sister Saint Luke
  21. Miles Keogh's Horse
  22. The Advance Guard
  23. Love's Prayer
  24. Christine
  25. Expectation
  26. To Flora
  27. A Haunted Room
  28. Dreams
  29. The Light of Love
  30. Quand-Même
  31. Words
  32. The Stirrup Cup
  33. A Dream of Bric-a-Brac
  34. Liberty
  35. The White Flag
  36. The Law of Death
  37. Mount Tabor
  38. Religion and Doctrine
  39. Sinai and Calvary
  40. The Vision of St. Peter
  41. Israel
  42. Crows at Washington
  43. Remorse
  44. Esse Quam Videri
  45. When the Boys Come Home
  46. Lèse-Amour
  47. Northward
  48. In the Firelight
  49. In a Graveyard
  50. The Prairie
  51. Centennial
  52. A Winter Night
  53. Student-Song
  54. How It Happened
  55. God's Vengeance
  56. Too Late
  57. Love's Doubt
  58. Lagrimas
  59. On the Bluff
  60. Una
  61. "Through the Long Days and Years"
  62. A Phylactery
  63. Blondine
  64. Distichs
  65. Regardant
  66. Guy of the Temple
  67. The Way to Heaven
  68. After Heine: Countess Jutta
  69. A Blessing
  70. To the Young
  71. The Golden Calf
  72. The Azra
  73. Good and Bad Luck
  74. L'Amour du Mensonge
  75. Amor Mysticus

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