Reviews for The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes

The average rating for The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-08-12 00:00:00 Mike Johnston The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering; And then, to go to sleep; And then, if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-11-10 00:00:00 Desiree Delay I reason, earth is short, And anguish absolute, And many hurt; But what of that? I reason, we could die: The best vitality Cannot excel decay; But what of that? I reason that in heaven Somehow, it will be even, Some new equation given; But what of that? To review Emily's poetry feels like a slight injustice. It is not meant to be explained, but pondered within yourself. As, I read her poems, moments of my life flashed by. Not what was happening in those moments, but what I felt then. I wonder how she does that. Her style gives one the room to ruminate, yet the straightforwardness of her language does not allow you to diverge too far. Is it really that? Or is that her words are so indefinite that anything I meditate upon, she agrees with. It must be the questions. She asks me a lot of questions and I can't differentiate between her or me. But what of it? My gaze lingers on the page, I read it a few times more. Then shrug it off and go to bed, but wake up feeling sore. I wish I could just hobble on drown your raging blaze, then I see I'm burning myself for smooth and cold is your gaze