A Rhymed Lesson (Urania) by Oliver Wendell Holmes
This poem was delivered before the Boston Mercanti …
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes (August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. A member of the Fireside Poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most famous prose works are the “Breakfast-Table” series, which began with The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table (1858).
The Two Armies [Medical Poem] by Oliver Wendell Holmes
As Life’s unending column pours, Two marshalled ho …
The Morning Visit [Medical Poem] by Oliver Wendell Holmes
A sick man’s chamber, though it often boast The gr …
The Stethoscope Song [Medical Poem] by Oliver Wendell Holmes
A PROFESSIONAL BALLADTHERE was a young man in Bost …
A Portrait [Medical Poem] by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Thoughtful in youth, but not austere in age; Calm, …