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  1. The new-born child of gospel grace, William Cowper The New Convert
  2. The night is beautiful, Langston Hughes Poem
  3. The night was dark, the way was steep: Ambrose Bierce Reciprocity
  4. The noble sire fallen on evil days, Walt Whitman Virginia⁠—The West
  5. The number of Thine own complete, John Henry Newman A Martyr Convert
  6. The nymphs a shepherd took Henry van Dyke Jr. The Shepherd of Nymphs
  7. The Octopus or Cuttle‑fish! Robert Williams Wood The Puss; The Octo‑pus
  8. The Oil and Paint world is his sphere; Ring Lardner Howard Elting
  9. The old black-man showed me William Carlos Williams Canthara
  10. The old Chimaeras, old receipts Robert Louis Stevenson The Old Chimaeras, Old Receipts
  11. The old gods and their slaves I’ve deserted; Ameen Rihani The God of My Goddess
  12. The old priest Peter Gilligan W. B. Yeats The Ballad of Father Gilligan
  13. The old world moans and topes, Robert Louis Stevenson The Old World Moans and Topes
  14. The oleander on the wall Oscar Wilde By the Arno
  15. The onlookers haven’t a real Ring Lardner Ross J. Beatty
  16. The other night I had a dream, most clear Henry van Dyke Jr. New Year’s Eve
  17. The other two, slight air and purging fire, William Shakespeare XLV
  18. The pamphlet here presented Robert Louis Stevenson The Pamphlet Here Presented
  19. The Panicle and Pelican have often been confused, Robert Williams Wood The Pelican; The Panicle
  20. The paper presented he solemnly signed, Ambrose Bierce In Articulo Mortis
  21. The Parrot and the Carrot one may easily confound, Robert Williams Wood The Parrot; The Carrot
  22. The Past is a strange land, most strange. Edward Thomas Parting
  23. The Past, it is fraught with many a feeling Mary Weston Fordham The Past
  24. The peace which God alone reveals, John Newton 102
  25. The peerless boon of innocence, Georgia Douglas Johnson Gossamer
  26. The people all say and declare it is true, James McIntyre The People All Say and Declare It Is True
  27. The petals of the faded rose Georgia Douglas Johnson Modulations
  28. The phantom happiness I sought Georgia Douglas Johnson Quest
  29. The pine woods on the hill, Edgar Lee Masters Charles Webster
  30. The Pitcher Plant we may define, Robert Williams Wood The Pitcher Plant; The Fly‑catcher
  31. The pleasant river gushes Robert Louis Stevenson A Lytle Jape of Tusherie
  32. The Plover and the Clover can be told apart with ease, Robert Williams Wood The Clover; The Plover
  33. The poet asks, and Phillis can’t refuse Phillis Wheatley An Answer to the Rebus, by the Author of These Poems
  34. The poetry of earth is never dead: John Keats On the Grasshopper and Cricket
  35. The polecat, sovereign of its native wood, Ambrose Bierce From Virginia to Paris
  36. The Powers whose name and shape no living creature knows W. B. Yeats The Poet Pleads with the Elemental Powers
  37. The prairie-grass dividing, its special odor breathing, Walt Whitman The Prairie-Grass Dividing
  38. The press of the Spoon River Clarion was wrecked, Edgar Lee Masters Carl Hamblin
  39. The prison-house in which I live Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Renewal of Strength
  40. The Prohibitionists made me Town Marshal Edgar Lee Masters The Town Marshal
  41. The proverb hath it, Waterman: Ambrose Bierce On the Scales
  42. The rain and wind, the rain and wind, raved endlessly. Edward Thomas Melancholy
  43. The rain is falling steadily Georgia Douglas Johnson Pent
  44. The rain is fierce, it flogs the earth, Ambrose Bierce A Wet Season
  45. The rain is over and done; Robert Louis Stevenson The Rain Is Over and Done
  46. The rain is raining all around, Robert Louis Stevenson Rain
  47. The rain of a night and a day and a night Edward Thomas After Rain
  48. The rain outside was cold in Hadrian’s soul. Fernando Pessoa Antinous
  49. The readers of the Boston Evening Transcript T. S. Eliot The Boston Evening Transcript
  50. The reason why this beetle gay, Robert Williams Wood The Gent‑ians; The Lady‑bird
  51. The record of a faith sublime, Henry van Dyke Jr. “In Memoriam”
  52. The red room with the giant bed Robert Louis Stevenson To Minnie
  53. The red sun is gone, John Henry Newman Vespers⁠—Saturday
  54. The relic taken, what avails the shrine? Robert Louis Stevenson The Relic Taken, What Avails the Shrine?
  55. The rhythm of life Langston Hughes Lenox Avenue: Midnight
  56. The right to make my dreams come true Georgia Douglas Johnson Calling Dreams
  57. The ring is on my hand, Edgar Allan Poe The Bridal Ballad
  58. The river of dreams runs quietly down Henry van Dyke Jr. The River of Dreams
  59. The rivers of God are full of water, Henry van Dyke Jr. The Pathway of Rivers
  60. The roar of the city is low, Henry van Dyke Jr. A Ballad of Claremont Hill
  61. The Robins show up in the Spring, Ring Lardner Col. Chas. H. Ebbets
  62. The rock-like mud unfroze a little and rills Edward Thomas The Manor Farm
  63. The Romans, Saxons and the Danes James McIntyre Highland Sketches
  64. The rough expanse of democratic sea Henry van Dyke Jr. Britain, France, America
  65. The rugged forhead, that with grave foresight Edmund Spenser The Legend of Cambel and Triamond, or of Friendship
  66. The sacred Ibis, one might say, Robert Williams Wood The Ibis; The ’Ibiscus
  67. The saints Emmanuel’s portion are, John Newton Deuteronomy 32:9⁠–⁠10
  68. The saints should never be dismay’d, William Cowper Jehovah-Jireh⁠—The Lord Will Provide
  69. The sale began⁠—young girls were there, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper The Slave Auction
  70. The Sandman walks abroad tonight, Langston Hughes Mister Sandman
  71. The sandy spits, the shore-lock’d lakes, Matthew Arnold A Southern Night
  72. The Saviour calls his people sheep, John Newton Sheep
  73. The Saviour hides his face! William Cowper Mourning and Longing
  74. The Saviour, what a noble flame William Cowper Jesus Hasting to Suffer
  75. The sea is a wilderness of waves, Langston Hughes Long Trip
  76. The sea is calm to-night, Matthew Arnold Dover Beach
  77. The sea is flecked with bars of grey, Oscar Wilde Les Silhouettes
  78. The sea was sapphire coloured, and the sky Oscar Wilde Impression de Voyage
  79. The seasons send their ruin as they go, Oscar Wilde Désespoir
  80. The secret of the stars⁠—gravitation. Edgar Lee Masters Mrs. Sibley
  81. The Senate met in Sacramento city; Ambrose Bierce The Committee on Public Morals
  82. The Senate woke; the Chairman’s snore Ambrose Bierce Disappointment
  83. The Seraphs came to Christ and said: “Behold! Ambrose Bierce Competition
  84. The shades of the gloaming around me are stealing, Georgia Douglas Johnson Gloamtide
  85. The shadow by my finger cast Henry van Dyke Jr. The Sun-Dial at Wells College
  86. The shadow of thy curls I see Ameen Rihani In the Meadow
  87. The shadows Langston Hughes Soledad
  88. The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; Robert Louis Stevenson Christmas at Sea
  89. “The ships steam south Ambrose Bierce For Coercion of Colombia
  90. The showman (blessing in a thousand shapes!) Ambrose Bierce Two Shows
  91. The Shunammite, oppressed with grief, John Newton The Shunammite
  92. The signs which God to Gideon gave John Newton Gideon’s Fleece
  93. The silence of the brooding night, Georgia Douglas Johnson Eventide
  94. The silence of traitorous feet! George MacDonald To Gordon, Leaving Khartoum
  95. The silent room, the heavy creeping shade, Oscar Wilde Fabien dei Franchi
  96. The Silver Ship, my King⁠—that was her name Robert Louis Stevenson To Kalakaua
  97. The silver trumpets rang across the Dome: Oscar Wilde Easter Day
  98. The sin was mine; I did not understand. Oscar Wilde The New Remorse
  99. The skies are pale, the trees are stiff, George MacDonald A Christmas Carol for 1862
  100. The skies they were ashen and sober, Ambrose Bierce The New “Ulalume”

Alphabetical, keeping any leading “A” or “The”.