Gentle River
Love and RomanceGentle River
2303
Gentle river, gente river
Tell us whither do you glide
Through the green and sunny' mendows
With your sweet and murinuring tiče
You for many miles must wander,
Many lovely prospects see
Gentle river, gentle river
Oh…
The Bird’s Nest
Love and RomanceTHE BIRD'S NEST
5313
A little bird built a warm nest in a tree,
And laid some blue eggs in it-one, two, three;
And then very glad and delighted was she- :
Very glad and delighted was she
And after a time, but how long I can't tell,
The…
A Ploture No Artist Car Paint
Love and RomanceA Ploture No Artist Car Paint
2614
A quint New England homestead
Where an aged couple dwelt
Their houds bowed down in sorrow
For the one they loved so well
She wandered from her happy home,
To go, no one knew where;
'Twas in a fitof anger…
The Wonderful World
Love and RomanceTHE WONDERFUL WORLD
5762
Great, wide, wonderful, beautiful world,
With the beautiful water above you curled,
And the wonderful grass upon your breast---
World, you are beautifully dressed!
The wonderful air is over me,
And the wonderful wind…
Conscience
Love and RomanceConscience
Theodosia Garrison
1665
Oknocking at my heart-and what art thou?
"I was the unforgiven; from your door
You spurned me once and bade me come no more
I am the ever present suppliant now"
O famine at my heart-and what art thou ?…
Lover’s Lane
Love and RomanceLovers' Lane
2014
A field of lily bordered wheat;
Through vores of bridal birch it turns
And money odlews, denp in ferns;
Then ny a hill and down a glen,
From Nowhere out and back again:
And many feat have worn it plain-
That errant way…
Tahiti
Love and RomanceTAHITI
3083
Over the rim of the world,
Sunk in the dawn of day,
There lie for you and me
The Isles of Far Away
Haste we back to find them?
It needs but you to say!
Make sail and lay our course
For the Isles of Far Away!
Lagoon and shore…
Kipling’s Call To The Children
Love and RomanceKipling's Call to the Children
5496
Father in heaven, who lovest all,
Oh, help thy children when they call,
That they may build from age to age
An undefiled heritage
Teach us to bear the yoke in youth
With steadfastness and careful truth,…
Alone
Love and RomanceAlone
3593
I miss you, my darling, my darling
The embors burn low on the hearth
And stilled is the stir of the household
And hushed in the voice of ita mirth:
The rain plashes fast on the terrace,
The winds past the lattices moan,
The…
A Child’s First Grief
Love and RomanceA Child's First Grief
5761
O, call my brother back to me!
I can not play alone:
The summer comes with flower and bee---
Where is my brother gone?
The flowers run wild, the flowers we sowed
Around our garden tree;
Our vine is drooping with its…
A Good Name
Love and RomanceA Good Name
2025
Children choose it,
Don't refuse it
'Tis a precious diadem:
Ne'er despise it
You will need it when you're men
Love and cherish
Love and nourish,
'Tis more precious far than gold;
Watch and guard it
Don't discard it;
You…
Will Bring Us Gain
Love and RomanceWill Bring Us Gain
1765
Speech for Boy
A mighty man
Is Uncle Dan,
And people love him far and near;
At early light,
Or noon, or night,
He's seeking burdened hearts to cheer
When things go right
is smile is bright,
And just as bright…
A Hymn
Love and RomanceA Hymn
Alr-"Just As I Am Without One Plea,
Oh! Fatherhood of God on high,
When lowering clouds o'ercome me nigh;
And prospects dear are 'neath my eye;
Then would I to Thy bosom fly
When Justice fails, and none decry
And gulit's unfelt,…
Coug-Medicine
Love and RomanceCoug-Medicine
3436
I had a little husband - I never knew a worse:
For better than his wife or life
He loved his little parse
I did my best to wheedle him-
He saw my deep intent
And though he had a chronic cough,
He never coughed a cent
So…
Love’s Blossoming
Love and RomanceLOVE'S BLOSSOMING
5222
When soft on the hillside the spring winds were blowing,
And summer stirred sleepily under the sod---
When through the cold earth the warm consciousness stealing
Brought violets voicing the whispers of God;
When out…
The Indian Hunter
Love and RomanceThe Indian Hunter
3195
Let me go to my home in the far distant West
To the scenes of my youth that I like the best,
Where the tall cedars are and the bright waters How,
Where my parents will greet me, white man, let me go
Let me go to the…
Modern Lovemaking
Love and RomanceI looked in her eyes,
And I held her hand
As I said: "My love,
I am yours to command
To have and to hold
Till life has grown old
And has passed away like a tale that is told"
But she answered: "No"
And withdrew her hand;
"I am not your…
Make Good
Love and RomanceMake Good
5004
If you start to do a thing, Make good;
If it be to dance or sing, Make good;
If it be to write a famous book
Or to be a noted cook,
Do your best, by hook or crook,
Make good,
If you say you'll make a name,
After love or…
Grandma’s Gargen
Love and RomanceGRANDMA'S GARGEN
2989
In Grandma's dear old-fashioned garden,
Where countless flowers grow,
Nodding in the soft south wind,
Gently swaying to and fro,
Overhead the birds are singing,
To the dear old-fashioned flowers,
And the honey bees…
Araby’s Daughter
Love and RomanceAraby's Daughter
2122
Farewell, farewell, to thee, Araby's daughter:
Thus warbled a perl beneath the dark sen;
No pearl ever lay under Oman's green water
More pure in its shell than thy spirit in thee
O fair na the sen flower close to thee…