ALL is over! fleet career,

Dash of greyhound slipping thongs,

Flight of falcon, bound of deer,

Mad hoof-thunder in our rear,

Cold air rushing up our lungs,

Din of many tongues.

Once again, one struggle good,

One vain effort;—he must dwell

Near the shifted post, that stood

Where the splinters of the wood,

Lying in the torn tracks, tell

How he struck and fell.

Crest where cold drops beaded cling,

Small ear drooping, nostril full,

Glazing to a scarlet ring,

Flanks and haunches quivering,

Sinews stiffening, void and null,

Dumb eyes sorrowful.

Satin coat that seems to shine

Duller now, black braided tress

That a softer hand than mine

Far away was wont to twine,

That in meadows far from this

Softer lips might kiss.

All is over! this is death,

And I stand to watch thee die,

Brave old horse! with bated breath

Hardly drawn through tight-clenched teeth,

Lip indented deep, but eye

Only dull and dry.

Musing on the husk and chaff

Gathered where life’s tares are sown,

Thus I speak, and force a laugh,

That is half a sneer and half

An involuntary groan,

In a stifled tone—

‘Rest, old friend! thy day, though rife

With its toil, hath ended soon;

We have had our share of strife,

Tumblers in the masque of life,

In the pantomime of noon

Clown and pantaloon.

‘With a flash that ends thy pain,

Respite and oblivion blest

Come to greet thee. I in vain

Fall: I rise to fall again:

Thou hast fallen to thy rest—

And thy fall is best

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Poems in English 

• Иван Крылов – Ода, выбранная из псалма 14-го by Иван Крылов
• Иван Крылов – Лиса-строитель (Басня) by Иван Крылов
• Иван Крылов – Лев состаревшийся (Басня) by Иван Крылов
• Иван Козлов – Умирающая Эрменгарда by Иван Козлов
• Иван Коневской – Воскресение by Иван Коневской
• Иван Коневской – В небывалое by Иван Коневской
• Иван Елагин – Спрашивал ответа by Иван Елагин
• Иван Дмитриев – Сверчки by Иван Дмитриев
• Иван Дмитриев – Старик и трое молодых by Иван Дмитриев
• Иван Дмитриев – Смерть и Умирающий by Иван Дмитриев
• Иван Дмитриев – Слепец, Собака его и Школьник by Иван Дмитриев
• Иван Дмитриев – Шарлатан by Иван Дмитриев
• Иван Демьянов – Парикмахер рак-омар by Иван Демьянов
• Иван Демьянов – Одежкин домик by Иван Демьянов
• Иван Бунин – Норд-ост by Иван Бунин
• Иван Бунин – Ночного неба свод далекий by Иван Бунин
• Иван Бунин – Ночлег by Иван Бунин
• Иван Бунин – Ночь идет, и темнеет by Иван Бунин
• Иван Бунин – Никогда вы не воскреснете, не встанете by Иван Бунин
• Иван Бунин – Нет солнца, но светлы пруды by Иван Бунин

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Qwant – the best search engine for searches in French, German as well as Romance and Germanic languages.

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Duckduckgo – the real alternative and a search engine that actually works. Without much censorship or partisan politics.

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