Too Late

TOO LATE 5648 What silence we keep year after year, With those who are most near tous and dear; We live beside each other day by day And speak of myraid things, but sel- dom say The full, sweet word that lies just in our reach, Beneath…

Minnie Minton

Minnie Minton 84-8 Minnie Minton In the shadow- I have waited here, alone; On the battle's gory meadow Which the southe of death has mown I have listened for your coming Till the weary dawn of day: But I only hear the drumming As the…

In Autumn

IN AUTUMN 4324 This delicate day speaks tenderly of death, And the dismantled trees before her strew Leaves that are lovely, too; Scorch'd to a flame-like semblance by his breath, Who glow'd for them the summer through A settled sadness haunts…

Paraphrase Of Byron’s

Paraphrase of Byron's 95 6 Biremes have traversed you, En- chanted galleys, Eteam-driven buiks, of all sea-far- Ing kind Countless that climb your hills and rugged valleys Impress, O sea, who ever leaves be- hind Night on your bosom sets…

Damsel Dorothy

Damsel Dorothy OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES 2988 Oliver Wendell Holmes, one of the most distin- guished of the New England group of writers, was born in 1800, and was one of the graduating class of Harvard in 1820 which contained so many cele…

Twas Our Last Good-By

Twas Our Last Good-By 1704 In the shade of a weeping willow, Where the violets are in bloom Sleeps a fair and lovely maiden In the cold and silent tomb Once she and I were sweethearts; She was faithful true, and braver Now beneath a weeping…

The Dying California

The Dying California 3931 Tell my father, when you greet him, That in death I prayed for him Prayed that I might one day meet him In a world that's free from sin Tell my mother God will help her, Now that she is growing old, Say ber her…

Post Little Blossom

Post Little Blossom 3999 "But I remember he striked at pour mama, His face was an red and so wild: Alld I remember he striked at peer mamma And hurted his poor little child "But I loves him and I dess I go find him; Perhaps he'll come…

Asleep In Jesus

Asleep in Jesus 4742 Asleep in Jesus! Blessed sleep From which none ever wakes to werp: A calm and undisturbed repose Unbroken by the inst of focs Asleep in Jesus Oh, how sweet To be for such a slumber meet! With holy confidence to sing…

The Hush

The Hush 705 Cheese is still quiet-Newspaper Report of the Provision Market) With what unqualified delight We scan the dally press and see In memorable black and white That cheese, which is inclined to be A ""rowdy"" article of diet Is still…

The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane

The Little Old Log Cabin In the Lane 2872 I'm getting old and feeble now, I cannot work no more I'se laid the rusty bladed hos to rest Ole massa an ole miss's am dead, dey're sleepin' side by side Deir spirits now are roaming wid the blest De…

Drake’s Drum

Drake's Drum 2973 Drake he was a Devon man an' ruled the Devon seas: (Capten, art tha sleepin' there below?) Rovin' tho' his death fell, he went with heart at ease, An' dreamin' arl the time o' Plymouth Hoe "Take my drum to England, hang et…

At The Top Of The Road

AT THE TOP OF THE ROAD 2557 "But, lord," she said, "my shoulders still are strong- I have been used to bear the load so long; "And-see, the hill is passed, and smooth the road "Yet," said the stranger, "yield me now thy load" Gently he…

Resurgam

Resurgam 2183 Our Bieased Savior lay within the tomb No lone and allontly but yeaternight And they, the faithful fow, who loved Ilim well, With sloeplona eyes watched for the Caster Ilght The world was groveling 'neath a tyrant power, Ulind…

Life

Life 2934 A little tolling A little pain, n day by day: little strife, A little Joy-and thay is life A little sort-lived summer's morn, When joy seems all so newly born, When one day's sky is blue above When one bird sings-and that is love A…

Threnody

THRENODY Richard Henry Stoddard 4353 Early or late, come when it will, At midnight or at noon, Promise of good, or threat of ill, Death always comes too soon To the child who is too young to know, (Pray heaven he never may!) This life…

Resurrection

RESURRECTION EDITH LIVINGSTON SMITH 282-1 A BREATH of incense in the air The stirring pulse of all things new The earth wrapped in its morning dew Lies chill and still, faint-green and fair, A bird on wind thrills 'neath the sky I saw…

The Nine-Lived Corn

THE NINE-LIVED CORN 4583 The corn was killed in early May- The flood had wasted it quite away And later on it died again, And rotted 'neath the constant rain Once more we tolled its final knell; The seed had not been tested well Yet…

“Underneath The Bough”

"UNDERNEATH THE BOUGH" 4352 We are in receipt of an unpretentious book of verse entitled "Underneath the led "Un Bough" (The Grafton Press) The author is George Allan Grafton Press) George Allan England, whose name is fa- miliar to us mainly…

The Little Dove

The Little Dove 5704 One day all in a lonely grove Sat o'er my head a little dove, For her lost mate hogan to coo, Which made me think of my mate, too Oh, little dove, you're not alone, With you I am constrained to mourn: For I like you,…