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The Gallows John Greenleaf Whittier	New England's scaffold, and the priestly sneer Which mocked its victims in that hour of fear, When guilt itself a human tear might claim, —...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Hand of Glory, : The Nurse's Story Richard Harris Barham	The prayer mutter'd backwards, and said with a...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Hand Of Glory: The Nurse's Story Richard Harris Barham	The prayer mutter'd backwards, and said with a...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Iron Will of the North Eastern Hill University Workers : In the Verdant Valleys of Shillong Mawphniang Napoleon	The administration doth scoff, doth sneer at our demands, But we shall not be deterred, our resolve...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Jew Isaac Rosenberg	Then why do they sneer at...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Lady Of La Garaye - Part I Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton	Had felt the dull sneer feebly die away, And unused kindly smiles upon his cold lips...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Last Laugh Franklin P. Adams	And as for you, who choose to sneer, O, Though deals in lands and stocks you swing, Though handsome as a movie hero, Though...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Last Leap Adam Lindsay Gordon	That is half a sneer and half An involuntary groan, In a stifled tone— ‘Rest, old...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Last Poem Khalil Goddard	But too many here prefer to sneer Honest poems they try to smear At decent poets they only...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Leader and the Bad Girl Henry Lawson	The cowardly sneer was printed, and whispered the shameful word, And the scandal was heard by thousands—the world...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Made to Order Smile Paul Laurence Dunbar	It's a sublte combination of a sneer and a caress, With a dash of warmth thrown in to relieve its iciness, And she greets you...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Magic Cup La Fontaine	At which so many sneer and loll their...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Martyred Democrat Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis	There still be men - low common men - who sneer at Toorak's ways, And e'en upon poor Puttipate bestow but grudging...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Men Who Live It Down Henry Lawson	They believe the lies about me, they can sneer, but I...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Murmur of a Bee Emily Dickinson	Taketh away my will— If anybody sneer— Take care—for God is here— That's...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The New Chum Jackeroo Henry Lawson	I hate to hear the stupid sneer At New Chum...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Old Ghost Thomas Lovell Beddoes	And the shark looked on with a sneer At his yearning desire and...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Old, Old Story and the New Order Henry Lawson	They gave our rivals space to sneer— Their mediocrities; The drunkard’s mind is pure and clear Compared with minds like...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Other Gum Henry Lawson	But sneer in safety if you choose I’ve no hand in the game; I will not fight the crawlers who’s Afraid...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Peace Convention At Brussels John Greenleaf Whittier	With sneering lip, and wise world-knowing eyes, 'While fort to fort, and post to post, repeat The...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Peacock. Mary Barber	At this the haughty Courtiers sneer, And cry, What Bus'ness have you...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Petty Tyrants Ron McKinnon	Where I seem to listen, I...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Philistine Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis	He just delights to scoff and sneer, And feigns to be amused At everything we hold most dear What wonder he's...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Played-Out Humorist William Schwenck Gilbert	In their tastes particular, And they sneer if you inform them that a door can be...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)
The Poet, The Oyster, And Sensitive Plant William Cowper	And felt the sneer with scorn enough: Was hurt, disgusted, mortified, And with asperity replied (When, cry...	Rate it (0.00 / 0 votes)