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1. "All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher" by George Gordon, Lord Byron

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   nature, love, death
2. "And the sins of the fathers shall be" by Stephen Crane

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   time
3. "Arcturus" is his other name by Emily Dickinson

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   nature, love, death
4. "De Gustibus--" by Robert Browning

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   nature, love, death
5. "Heaven" has different Signs -- to me -- by Emily Dickinson

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   nature, death, beauty
6. "Home" by Edward Thomas

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   nature, beauty, hope
7. "It was wrong to do this," said the angel by Stephen Crane

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   nature, faith, war
8. "Lethe" in my flower, by Emily Dickinson

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   nature, time
9. "The Lass With The Delicate Air" by John Clare

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   nature, love, war
10. 'Tis One by One -- the Father counts -- by Emily Dickinson

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    solitude, time, night
11. 'Tis moonlight, summer moonlight by Emily Bronte

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    nature, love, beauty
12. 'Twas a long Parting -- but the time by Emily Dickinson

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    nature, love, death
13. 'Twas just this time, last year, I died. by Emily Dickinson

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    nature, death, faith
14. 'Twas later when the summer went by Emily Dickinson

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    time, choice
15. 'Twould ease -- a Butterfly -- by Emily Dickinson

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    death, time, choice
16. 115. The Farewell to the Brethren of St. James’s Lodge, Tarbolton by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
17. 123. Lines to an Old Sweetheart by Robert Burns

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    love, solitude, war
18. 128. The Farewell by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
19. 130. Nature’s Law: A Poem by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
20. 136. Prayer—O Thou Dread Power by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
21. 137. Song—Farewell to the Banks of Ayr by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
22. 144. A Winter Night by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
23. 155. Epistle to Mrs. Scott of Wauchope House by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
24. 177. Elegy on the Death of Sir James Hunter Blair by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
25. 1819 New Year's Carrier's Address by Major Henry Livingston, Jr.

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    nature, love, death
26. 185. The Humble Petition of Bruar Water by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
27. 19. A Prayer in the Prospect of Death by Robert Burns

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    love, hope, solitude
28. 1914 I: Peace by Rupert Brooke

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    love, death, grief
29. 1914 V: The Soldier by Rupert Brooke

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    nature, love, death
30. 193. On Scaring some Water-Fowl in Lock Turit by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, solitude
31. 195. Song—A Rose-bud by my Early Walk by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, beauty
32. 201. Birthday Ode for 31st December, 1787 by Robert Burns

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    nature, death, hope
33. 203. Sylvander to Clarinda by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
34. 209. Song—M’Pherson’s Farewell by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
35. 220. Song—The Winter it is Past by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, solitude
36. 226. Song—I hae a Wife o’ my Ain by Robert Burns

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    grief, faith, war
37. 234. A Mother’s Lament for her Son’s Death by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
38. 247. Ode, Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. Oswald of Auchencruive by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
39. 25. My Father was a Farmer: A Ballad by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
40. 254. Caledonia: A Ballad by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
41. 26. John Barleycorn: A Ballad by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
42. 264. Song—On a Bank of Flowers by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
43. 273. Song—Tam Glen by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
44. 279. Epigram on Francis Grose the Antiquary by Robert Burns

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    nature, time
45. 280. The Kirk of Scotland’s Alarm: A Ballad by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
46. 285. Song—I Gaed a Waefu’ Gate Yestreen by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
47. 29. Song—The Rigs o’ Barley by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, beauty
48. 293. The Whistle: A Ballad by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
49. 294. Song—To Mary in Heaven by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
50. 296. The Five Carlins: An Election Ballad by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
51. 304. Song—I Murder hate by Robert Burns

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    nature, death, beauty
52. 306. Election Ballad at close of Contest for representing the Dumfries Burghs, 1790 by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
53. 310. Tam o’ Shanter: A Tale by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
54. 324. Song—The Charms of Lovely Davies by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, beauty
55. 352. The Song of Death by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
56. 375. Song—The Deuks dang o’er my Daddie by Robert Burns

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    nature, death, time
57. 38. Epitaph on my Ever Honoured Father by Robert Burns

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    love, solitude, grief
58. 386. The Rights of Women—Spoken by Miss Fontenelle by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
59. 39. Ballad on the American War by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
60. 395. Sonnet on the Author’s Birthday by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, beauty
61. 398. Lord Gregory: A Ballad by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
62. 403. The Soldier’s Return: A Ballad by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, beauty
63. 419. Bonie Jean: A Ballad by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, beauty
64. 438. Impromptu on Mrs. Riddell’s Birthday by Robert Burns

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    nature, death, beauty
65. 449. Song—The Flowery banks of Cree by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, beauty
66. 466. Ode for General Washington’s Birthday by Robert Burns

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    nature, death, beauty
67. 488. Song—The Winter of Life by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, grief
68. 511. Song—O aye my wife she dang me by Robert Burns

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    nature, death, solitude
69. 518. Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 1 by Robert Burns

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    nature, hope, faith
70. 519. Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 2 by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
71. 520. Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 3 by Robert Burns

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    nature, death, beauty
72. 538. Song—Now Spring has clad the grove in green by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
73. 540. Inscription to Chloris by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
74. 548. The Dean of Faculty: A new Ballad by Robert Burns

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    love, death, beauty
75. 56. Epistle to Davie, A Brother Poet by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
76. 57. Holy Willie’s Prayer by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
77. 59. Death and Dr. Hornbook by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
78. 75. Halloween by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
79. 83. The Cotter’s Saturday Night by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death
80. 87. The Twa Dogs by Robert Burns

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    nature, love, death