THE ORATORY.

THE ORATORY 522.5 Still in the vaulted temple of my heart There is an oratory thine alone--- A sweet, hushed, sacred chantry all thine own, There do I fly when I would be apart To dream and dream, for there I know thou art Albeit I see thee…

SEAFERERS.

SEAFERERS. 250.1 Shanghaied in San Francisco, And we fetched up in Bombay. They set us afloat on an old Leith boat, That steered like a stack o' hay. We panted in the tropies, When the pitch boiled up on deck. We have saved our hides,…

Dear Little Hands.

Dear Little Hands. 384.4 Dear little hands, I loved them EO, And now they are lying under the snow: Under the snow so cold and white Icannot see them or touch them tonight. They are quiet and still at last. Oh, me, How busy and restless…

Equity Settled It

Equity Settled It. 176.3 Jim and Sue, as lovers true, Impatient wait the happy day, When they as one the paht of life May travel all its happy way. But stiil they waited. For Jim the anxious word delayed. Although he farmed with utmost…

WINTER EVENING HYMN.

WINTER EVENING HYMN. 287.5 Cozy and quiet and warm and bright For a book and a pipe in the winter night, Safe and cheery and restfully sweet, The dreams that come in the room's woft heat; Till, clanging and clanking spirit and soul. through Comes…

There’ll Be No Sorrow Thore.

There'll Be No Sorrow Thore. 180.8 Come, sing to me of heaven. When I'm about to diet Sing songs of holy ecstasy, To wart my soul on high Chorus- There'll be no sorrow there, There'll be no sorrow there. In heaven above, where all is…

Maggie Peer

Maggie Peer. 154.3 The bird of peace has spread ber wings Again in our glorious sky. But plaintive and sad is the song she sings, So sad that many a sigh it brings, And tears to many an eye. She has gained the prize, hut at fearful cost.…

The Hush

The Hush. 70.5 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…

Life’s Railway to Heaven

Life's Railway to Heaven. 261.5 Life is like a mountain raliroad- With an engineer that's bra We must make the run successful From the cradle in Watch the curves, the file the tunnales Never faiter, never Qual Keep your hand upon the…

Marguerite.

Marguerite. 560.6 Marguerite! Marguerite! my star of hope. I dread the day you'll forget me, Marguerite! And still I know it soon will come, The festive dance, the rich, the gay, So different from our home, Marguerite! I would not chide…

AMBITION.

AMBITION. 403.6 When Margaret Green was about seven-tech Her plans and her specifications Of the man who would share all her joy and her care Were accurate, nice calculations. Miss Margaret sald: "The man that I wed Must be tall and aesthetle…

Barney McCoy.

Barney McCoy.. 265.4 I am going far away. Norah darling. And leaving such an angel far behind: It will break my heart in two, which I fondly gave to you And no other one so loving, kind, and true. Chorur- Then come to my arms, North darling.…

A Definance

A Definance 834 I am 60 an' am healthy, an' I've got a grip like steagl; I walk my furrer Atiddy an' you won't git me to squeal; I'm out afield n'workin, at the very peep o' day: I take back seat f'r no one when it comesto pitchin' hay My…
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THE ROAD OF MY HEART’S DESIRE.

THE ROAD OF MY HEART'S DESIRE. 442.6 Here is the road of my Heart's Desire! Ah, at last, will my glad feet go Swiftly out to the uttermost ends, Out where my fair dream-blossoms blow. Fair is the road of my Heart's Desire; Never were roses…

The Song of the Dancing Dervishes.

The Song of the Dancing Dervishes. 393.3 This is the song that the Dervishes sing As they whirl, as they skirt in a magic ring, As cheek by jowl They holler and howl And prance and dance and whoop and wail Till their lips are pale, In…

The Golden Wedding

The Golden Wedding. 211.1 LOVE wove himself a chain one Summer day. A rosy chain, with flowers and garlands gay, And in its shining meshes with deft hands Entangled two fond hearts in loving bands YEARS passed, the chain still held through…
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Good-By, Little Girl, Good-By.

Good-By, Little Girl, Good-By. 480.3 The sound of the bugle is calling. call Fare thee weil, fare thee wall. The soldiers in line are a-falitak. Fare thee well, fare thee well. There's a rose in your hair, sweet malden, And its fragrance…

The Old House at Home.

The Old House at Home. 349.5 Oh, the old house at home, where my forefathers dwelt, Where a child at the feet of my mother I knelt; Whero she taught me the prayer, where she read me the page Which it infancy llans is the solace of age Oh,…

The Cause of Equity.

The Cause of Equity. 597.6 And brightens all the world about, With its hope giving ray. Soon, soon the day of right shall glow, In splendor through the land; When every farmer lad shall march, In Equity's fair band. The cause of Equity…

Where Dreams Are Sold.

Where Dreams Are Sold. 575.2 At the silken sign of the Poppy. At a shop that is never old. Where the twilight silence lingers, It is there that dreams are sold. There's the scent of love's lost roses, The soft echo of childhood's laugh;…