The Weeping Willow

The Weeping Willow 3997 In yon kay old country churchyard May be seen a grassy mound: There is where my mother sleepeth In the cold and silent ground Flowers round her grave ure blooming Feathered warblers sing their song But my heart…

Ebb And Flow

EBB AND FLOW 4673 I walked beside the evening sea, And dreamed a dream that could not be; The waves that plunged along the shore Said only, "Dreamer, dream no more" Homeward I turned from out the gloom, That sound I heard not in my room;…

Pairy Of Early Fall

PAIRY OF EARLY FALL 5491 If on the path without a word of warning A web of laces, with silver meshes hoary, And sparks of fire, lles any shining morning, What fairy, you will ask, has wrought this glory Is that the old elm tossing like a fountain Its…

The Arrow And The Song

THE ARROW AND THE SONG 5321 I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight I breathed a song into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where, For who…

Good Night

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The Song Of All Songs

The Song of All Songs 2814 "My Johnny Is a Shoemaker" or "Any Other Man" "The Captain With His Whiskers" and "Annle of the Vale," Along with "Old Bob Ridley" "Ariding on a Rail" "Rocke Me to Sleep Mother" "Going 'Round theHorn," "I'm Not…

Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound 2406 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, And…

The Bower Of Prayer

The Bower of Prayer 1702 To leave my dear friends and with neighbors to part, And go from my home, it affecte not my heart, Like the thoughts of absenting myself for a day From that blessed retreat where I've chosen to pray Dear bower, where…

From Riverside

From Riverside 4645 Below the river's liquid steel Is damascened by sun and wind: Above, the ospreya swoop and wheel; Peyond, the impending Palisades Flush with their vivid summer shades, Sheer and superb and sharp defined The dome of…

The Royal Way Of The Cross

The Royal Way of the Cross 5533 We may spread our couch with roses And sleep through the summer day But the soul that sloth reposes Is not in the narrow way If we follow the chart that is given We need not be at a loss, For the royal…

The After Part

The After Part 2084 After the showers the tranquil sun; Silver stars when the day is done After the snow the emerald leaves: After the harvest, golden sheaves: After the clouds, the violet sky; Quiet woods when the wind goes by After…

Battle Hymn Of The Republic

Battle Hymn of the Republic By Julia Ward Howe 897 BY JULIA WARD HOW Julls Ward Howe born into la best known to the American pubile by her splendid " Bustie This was published in A Later Lyrien became famous Hymn volume antities appearing…

National Monuments

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A Man’s A Man For A’ That

A MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT Robert Burns 4808 Is there for honest poverty That hangs his head, and a' that? The coward slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that! For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a' that: The rank…

A Confirmed Spinster

A CONFIRMED SPINSTER 4425 There was a lonely maiden Who lived in Androscoggin, She got a half-formed notion Into her little noggin And when she had completed it, And cruel Fate defeated it, She used up all her patrimony In waging war 'gainst…

Reform

REFORM 5637 We're busy now campaignin', down to Pohick on the Crick; We're tired o' bein tyrannized by any Tom or Dick Or Harry, that has some how had the luck to run across Control of the machine an' so has made his self a boss We're marchin'…

Hurrah For Roosevelt

Hurrah For Roosevelt 1762 I see a grand old castle With turret tall and grim, O'ergrown with climbing ivy Till you scarce can see within And it the quaint old ruin That stands upon the wall, I seem to hear the knights of old, In joyous…

The Editor’s Song

THE EDITOR'S SONG 35910 How dear to my heart is the steady sub- acriber, Who pays in advance, without alkipping Bye year; Who inys down his dollar, and effers it gladly, And casta 'round the office a halo of cheer Who never says: "Stop it:…

A Sunset Panorama

A Sunset Panorama 3846 See! At close of day in western sky Those mountain clouds shine like Sinait Skirted with piumed tips aglow Are zilvered creats, like peaks of snow, At foot of which gold tinged they pour Light's richer hues in waver…

Somewhere

Somewhere 4648 Heavy and low the clouds above us frowned: Surfing the air, parched was the thiraty plain; Hushed were the birds, and, prone upon the ground Tay the limp vines, and walted for the rain Malevolent the dim cloud giants leered,…