The Old Schoolbook

The Old Schoolbook 1798 On the old schoolbook in the dusty nook, With a tearful eye I gaze, Come down, old friend, for an hour we'll spend In talking of bygone days I gaze once more as in days of yore, On the task that taxed the brain;…

THE SUSTAINING HAND.

THE SUSTAINING HAND. 255.1 The little child win wakes at night. Affrighted at the somber gloom, And clamors for a ray of light To drive the darkness from the room, To quiet dreamland sweetly goes, Contented if a hand is near, Caressingly,…
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NEW ENGLAND TO ” THE QUEEN CITY.”

NEW ENGLAND TO " THE QUEEN CITY." 544.2 "Jac" Lowell, author of "New England Snap Shots." From mountains green, from cloud-capped granite hills, From throbbing marts and peace-protected farms, We send to thee a shout of grand grand "good-wills,"…
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SHE’S IN SOCIETY.

SHE'S IN SOCIETY. 554.9 Her mother named her "A-l-i-c-e," But she's changed that now, I see. In print it spells "A-l-y-s." She's learned to flirt and to finesse. It takes her teasing brother Hal To bring her down. He calls her "Al." …

Post Little Blossom.

Post Little Blossom. 399.9 "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…

ON THE BURIAL CIRCUIT.

ON THE BURIAL CIRCUIT. 304.7 They call me through the telephone: Each of the joy of her heart makes known; One has a lily, and one has a rose, Blossomed in spite of the deep winter snows. Bright in their windows these glow and glow, Orange…

THE WORLD GROWS BETTER.

THE WORLD GROWS BETTER. 404.5 Oh, the earth is full of sinning. And of trouble and of woe, But the devil makes an inning Every time we say it's so. And the way to set him scowling. And to put him back a pace, Is to stop this stupid growling…

ANOTHER OPTIMIST.

ANOTHER OPTIMIST. 370.6 Dey ain't no use in sighin' You cumberin' de groun': You sho' ter git what comin' When de Wheel Turn Roun'! You'll fetch up over yander What dar's honey by de poun', En milk enough to drown you When de Wheel Turn roun' …

HYMEN.

HYMEN. 384.11 Winds kiss and twine Leaves of the vine; Birds meet their mates in the blue. Heart of the rose Honey-bee knows, Heart of my heart knows you! Rising tides reach Arms to the beach; Star mates with star in the blue. Dawn…

Return.

Return. 281.5 We can't return when all is ended here To right the wrongs we do, to mend mistakes; We can't return to dry a single tear Or sooth one heart that for our folly aches.

An Old Man’s Story

An Old Man's Story. 169.5 "Tis only an oid man's strory-a tale we have oftheard told In a thousand forms and fancies, by the yourg sa ni well as old. A tale of life drenged hellwa.d. bound down by a demon's chain. Till the friendly hand of…

A Lenten Rhapsody.

A Lenten Rhapsody. 560.8 No, the house is not a-ûre Where that smoke doth kiss the sky, And that music is no lyre, Twanging with wild melody. It is just the rip and roar, Sneeze and whip and smut and souse, Aching limbs and joints all…

A Thanksgiving Obeing.

A Thanksgiving Obeing. 489.1 "Come, hear the tale I would unfold," said the Gobbler to his flock, "For what the stars this day have told has given me a shock. "The zodiac, in days of old, with twelve signs was com plete, But woe is me,…
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MOTHER’S SMILE.

MOTHER'S SMILE. 399.5 When I bin swimmin' all day lou, An' had a fight or two, An' come home in the ev'in' time A-feelin' mad and blue, There's just one thing that always seems My angry thoughts to smother, An I fergit 'em when I лес…

Sorrow

Sorrow. 165.6 The sorrow that nobody mentions, The sorrow no ons may share Is the sorrow the dear Lord giveth His sweetest, tenderest care. He places his hand on the wellspring. The quivering lipe refrain. orth in denance And the eyes…
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I Just Came Back to Say Goodbye.

I Just Came Back to Say Goodbye. 454.4 A loving husband held his wife ploen to his throb bing heart, "Be b brave, And paidy hard to part my darling, for 1 know 'Lis I leave you with my dearest friend, who'll watch c'er babe and you." Then,…

PRAYER.

PRAYER. 467.2 I stood upon the threshold; musical Reverberant footsteps ghostlike came and went And my lips trembled as magnificent Before me rose a vision of that hall Whereof great Milton is the mighty wall, Shakespeare the dome with…

THE OBJECT.

THE OBJECT. 463.4 It's money in the country and it's money in the town, It's money for the artist and It's money for the clown; They serve for love of country, so our statesmen glibly claim, But they never spurn the money there is in it,…

THE WINDING ROAD.

THE WINDING ROAD. 308.5 Ho for the road, the winding road, That stretches away o'er the hills to where? A hickory staff and a crust my load, With a song to sing and a leave of care. Ho for the road, the winding rond, That leads like a ribbon…

It Will Be Summer Time By and By.

It Will Be Summer Time By and By. J. L. BATES. 330.7 Under the snow are the roses of June; Cold in our bosoms the hopes of our youth; Gone are the wild birds that warbled in tune; Mute are the lips that have pledged us their truth. Wind…