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“pain” across the centuries

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Poems in 1850s · 45 with this theme Show all eras

A Cameo
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A Cameo

by Algernon Charles Swinburne · English

Algernon Charles Swinburne portrait

5 April 1837 - 10 April 1909 (~72)

A Lament
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A Lament

by George Edward Woodberry · English

George Edward Woodberry portrait

12 May 1855 - 2 January 1930 (~75)

A Man
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A Man

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

A wounded deer leaps highest
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A wounded deer leaps highest

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

After Love
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After Love

by Arthur Symons · English

Arthur Symons portrait

28 February 1865 - 22 January 1945 (~80)

An Old Picture
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An Old Picture

by John Boyle O'Reilly · English

John Boyle O'Reilly portrait

28 June 1844 - 10 August 1890 (~46)

Courage
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Courage

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox · English

Ella Wheeler Wilcox portrait

5 November 1850 - 30 October 1919 (~69)

Epitaph
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Epitaph

by Amy Levy · English

Amy Levy portrait

10 November 1861 - 10 September 1889 (~28)

Existence
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Existence

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox · English

Ella Wheeler Wilcox portrait

5 November 1850 - 30 October 1919 (~69)

Forgetting
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Forgetting

by Rose Hartwick Thorpe · English

Rose Hartwick Thorpe portrait

18 July 1850 - 19 July 1939 (~89)

How to Be Happy
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How to Be Happy

by Rose Hartwick Thorpe · English

Rose Hartwick Thorpe portrait

18 July 1850 - 19 July 1939 (~89)

I dreaded that first Robin so
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I dreaded that first Robin so

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

I measure every grief I meet
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I measure every grief I meet

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

Kissing her hair I sat against her feet
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Kissing her hair I sat against her feet

by Algernon Charles Swinburne · English

Algernon Charles Swinburne portrait

5 April 1837 - 10 April 1909 (~72)

Life
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Life

by Joaquin Miller · English

Joaquin Miller portrait

8 September 1837 - 17 February 1913 (~76)

Love in Dreams
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Love in Dreams

by Arthur Symons · English

Arthur Symons portrait

28 February 1865 - 22 January 1945 (~80)

Love laid his sleepless head
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Love laid his sleepless head

by Algernon Charles Swinburne · English

Algernon Charles Swinburne portrait

5 April 1837 - 10 April 1909 (~72)

Love's Warfare
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Love's Warfare

by Philip Bourke Marston · English

Philip Bourke Marston portrait

13 August 1850 - 13 February 1887 (~37)

My Troubles
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My Troubles

by John Boyle O'Reilly · English

John Boyle O'Reilly portrait

28 June 1844 - 10 August 1890 (~46)

Nightingale and Cuckoo
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Nightingale and Cuckoo

by Alfred Austin · English

Alfred Austin portrait

30 May 1835 - 2 June 1913 (~78)

Not Thou But I
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Not Thou But I

by Philip Bourke Marston · English

Philip Bourke Marston portrait

13 August 1850 - 13 February 1887 (~37)

One Foot on Sea, and One on Shore
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One Foot on Sea, and One on Shore

by Christina Rossetti · English

Christina Rossetti portrait

5 December 1830 - 29 December 1894 (~64)

Opposition
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Opposition

by Sidney Lanier · English

Sidney Lanier portrait

3 February 1842 - 7 September 1881 (~39)

Pain's Purpose
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Pain's Purpose

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox · English

Ella Wheeler Wilcox portrait

5 November 1850 - 30 October 1919 (~69)

Rose and Rue
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Rose and Rue

by Oscar Wilde · English

Oscar Wilde portrait

16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900 (~46)

Sad Songs Remembered
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Sad Songs Remembered

by Philip Bourke Marston · English

Philip Bourke Marston portrait

13 August 1850 - 13 February 1887 (~37)

Solitude
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Solitude

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox · English

Ella Wheeler Wilcox portrait

5 November 1850 - 30 October 1919 (~69)

Sorrowful Music
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Sorrowful Music

by Bayard Taylor · English

Bayard Taylor portrait

11 January 1825 - 19 December 1878 (~53)

Stricken
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Stricken

by Philip Bourke Marston · English

Philip Bourke Marston portrait

13 August 1850 - 13 February 1887 (~37)

Suffering
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Suffering

by Mathilde Blind · English

Mathilde Blind portrait

21 March 1841 - 26 November 1896 (~55)

The Call
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The Call

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox · English

Ella Wheeler Wilcox portrait

5 November 1850 - 30 October 1919 (~69)

The Fellowship
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The Fellowship

by Katharine Lee Bates · English

Katharine Lee Bates portrait

12 August 1859 - 28 March 1929 (~70)

The Heart asks Pleasure – first
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The Heart asks Pleasure – first

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

The King's Ring
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The King's Ring

by Theodore Tilton · English

Theodore Tilton portrait

2 October 1835 - 29 May 1907 (~72)

The Passion Flower
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The Passion Flower

by Anne Whitney · English

Anne Whitney portrait

2 September 1821 - 23 January 1915 (~94)

To help our bleaker parts
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To help our bleaker parts

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

To live in vain! to live in pain
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To live in vain! to live in pain

by Ebenezer Jones · English

Ebenezer Jones portrait

20 January 1820 - 14 September 1860 (~40)

Unto my books so good to turn
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Unto my books so good to turn

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

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