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Be Merry

by Herman Melville

Herman Melville

Be merry, oh men of Mondoldo,
A maiden this night is to wed:
Be merry, oh damsels of Mardi, —
Flowers, flowers for the bridal bed.




Quotes of the Day

A feeling of sadness and longing that is not akin to pain, and resembles sorrow only as the mist resembles the rain

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



Poems of the Day
  • Walt Whitman
    Walt Whitman.
    by Walt Whitman
    1 I CELEBRATE myself; And what I assume you shall assume; For every atom belonging to me, as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my Soul;