About Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
1842 - 1914/AmericanAmbrose Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, and reared in Kosciusko County, Ind. He was a printer's apprentice before enlisting and serving with distinction in the Civil War. He launched a journalistic career in California and continued it in London fr
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Poetry & Stories
O Intelligence Moving The Third Heaven
O Intelligences moving the third heaven,the reasons heed that from my heart come forth,
With a Book
Words shouting, singing, smiling, frowning--Sense lacking.
Safety-Clutch
Once I seen a human ruinIn a elevator-well.
Weather
Once I dipt into the future far as human eye could see,And I saw the Chief Forecaster, dead as any one can be--
To the Bartholdi Statue
O Liberty, God-gifted--Young and immortal maid--
About Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
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Who is Ambrose Gwinett Bierce?
1842 - 1914/AmericanAmbrose Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, and reared in Kosciusko County, Ind. He was a printer's apprentice before enlisting and serving with distinction in the Civil War.
Where can I read Ambrose Gwinett Bierce's poetry?
Kavishala has 14 poems and stories by Ambrose Gwinett Bierce, free to read on this page, along with selected quotes you can share.
Poems & Stories by Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
O Intelligence Moving The Third Heaven
O Intelligences moving the third heaven,the reasons heed that from my heart come forth,
With a Book
Words shouting, singing, smiling, frowning--Sense lacking.
Safety-Clutch
Once I seen a human ruinIn a elevator-well.
Weather
Once I dipt into the future far as human eye could see,And I saw the Chief Forecaster, dead as any one can be--
To the Bartholdi Statue
O Liberty, God-gifted--Young and immortal maid--
Elegy
The cur foretells the knell of parting day;The loafing herd winds slowly o'er the lea;
The Day of Wrath / Dies Iræ
Day of Satan's painful duty! Dies iræ! dies illa!Earth shall vanish, hot and sooty; Solvet sæclum in favilla
Piety
The pig is taught by sermons and epistlesTo think the God of Swine has snout and bristles.Judibras.
Alone (In bad company)
In contact, lo! the flint and steel,By sharp and flame, the thought reveal
Decalogue
Thou shalt no God but me adore:'Twere too expensive to have more.No images nor idols make
An Inscription
For a Statue of NapoleonA conqueror as provident as brave,
The Statesmen
How blest the land that counts amongHer sons so many good and wise,
Selected Quotes by Ambrose Gwinett Bierce (चुनिंदा उद्धरण)
Words shouting, singing, smiling, frowning--Sense lacking.
How blest the land that counts amongHer sons so many good and wise,
For a Statue of NapoleonA conqueror as provident as brave,
In contact, lo! the flint and steel,By sharp and flame, the thought reveal
O Liberty, God-gifted--Young and immortal maid--
O Intelligences moving the third heaven,the reasons heed that from my heart come forth,
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