At a Western Window

At a Western Window. 154.7 I gaze from the western window Athwart the narrowing day, Where the sunshine and the shadows In parting glory play, To violet Isles enchanted That smile at the open door As the argosies of evening - Sail through…

THE TIP.

THE TIP. 250.2 I unmake men-teach them to sue For wage they boldly should demand, Or ask for more than is their due, With servile mien and open hand. I follow at the heels of wealth, To gather largess at me flung, I bully, cringe, and…

Till Eulenspiegel.

Till Eulenspiegel. CARLES HANSON TOWNE. 421.1 Eulenspiegel, merry lad, What a laughing life you had! Prank and jest were yours by right Or at noontide or at night, And the simple tricks you played On the spinster and the jade Only helped…

Asleep in Jesus.

Asleep in Jesus. 474.2 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…

Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound. 240.6 There is no sorrow anywhere, Or care, or pain The stinging hail Beats on our faces like a luil, hail Green waters curl above the rall. And all the storm's high trumpets blare- Whistles the wind, and roars the sea,…

THRENODY.

THRENODY. Richard Henry Stoddard. 435.3 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…

The Master Stood In His Garden.

The Master Stood In His Garden. 266.6 The Master stood in his garden, among his illes so fair, Which his own right hand had planted, and trained with tenderest care He looked on thely anowy with observant nye blossoma, and marked That have…

Nearer Home

Nearer Home. 198.2 One sweetly solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er: Im nearer to my home today Than I ever have been before. Nearer my father's house. Where the many manstons be: Nearer the great white throne, Nearer the crystal sea. Nearer…

Modern Lovemaking.

I 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…

THE WOOD OF DREAMS.

THE WOOD OF DREAMS 522.6 Here in the Wood of Dreams, be still, be still! I weary of your passion and your sighing, For I would hear the silent, joyous laugh That mocks all anxious men afraid of dying. There is a knowledge hid among the trees, Philosophy…
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His Two Sweethearts

Probling for the Bullet.

Probling for the Bullet. 319.4 He's fought the railroads-man and boy- For years, has Charley Curtis. And now this fact doth him annoy- He can't show where their hurt is

The Auto Blew up at Lodore.

The Auto Blew up at Lodore. 308.4 You have heard how the water Came down at Lodore. (If you haven't you oughter; It's old as old Yore.) But perhaps you may never Have heard tell before How the auto went up In the town of Lodore. It…

THE HEAVIEST CROSS.

THE HEAVIEST CROSS. Edgar M. More. 485.1 It must be pitiful to bear great blame, All undeserved, sure that with open scorn, Or unclean jests of their own vileness born, Or covert sneers, vile lips repeat your name. To know that honest…

The Boy on the Farm

The Boy on the Farm. 176.6 I've put away my tired skates, My sled is on the "bum." My overshoes I'll need no more I'm glad 'at summer's come. I've got a bran-new jack-knife- I'll make the whistles hum; I know just where the willows grow-…

An Enthusiastic Member.

An Enthusiastic Member. 570.7 I's joined the lazy union-dat's de company foh me: Dar ain't no rules an' by-laws, but we sol- emnly agree That in the tline that passes 'twix' the spring and early fall We is gwinter to take life easy an' not…

I Remember, I Remember.

I Remember, I Remember. Thomas Hood. 298.2 I remember, I remember T he house where I was born. The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn: He never came a wink too soon. Nor brought too long a day: But now I often wish the…

Green Bill.

Green Bill. 454.3 I will tell you of a fellow. Of a fellow I have seen; He is neither white nor yellow, But is altogether green. His name it is not charming. For it's only common Bill. Chorus for first, second, and third verse He urges…

Life

Life. 293.4 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…
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The Sallor’s Grave.

The Sallor's Grave. 370.4 Our bark was for for from the land When the fairest of our gallant band Grew deadly mals, and waned away. Like the twilight of an autumn day. We had watched him through long hours of pain, Our cares were great,…