The Worker And The Drone

The Worker and the Drone 5273 A tolling bee from flower to flower, Made baste to gather royal sweets, Then homeward with his nectar load- Each day the willing task repeats And when the winds of winter blow, And flowers no longer yield…

Tippity House

Tippity House Denison Fay 4311 BABY sleeps in Tippity House, And rocks and rocks away She goes to bed at eleven o'clock To sleep for half the day Muvver is sitting and knitting Funny old comfy things; She keeps a foot on the rocker…

Money Mnsk

Money Mnsk BENJAMIN T TAYLOR 2812 Ah, the buxom girls that helped the boys The nobler Helens of humbler Troys As they stripped the husks with rustling fold From elght rowed corn as vellow as gold By the candle light in pumpkin bowls, And…

The New Battle Cry

THE NEW BATTLE CRY 55313 (A W B, in London Daily Chronicle) Half a leng, half a leag Half a leag onward! Out of Reformers' paths Strike the Three Hundred! Fired by the zeal tu spel boldly if not tu wel Strike! Bring them down pel-mel,…

After The Primary Election

After the Primary Election 3772 So strode he to the battle, Like Joaquin in his pride; His height was five foot three, at least, And he had gall beside He cared not for the foeman, He knew the way to fix The enemy with money- The opponent…

Mary’s Prayer

Mary's Prayer 5919 That father rose in penitence: sweet thoughts within him stirred A yearning, warm desire to hear from God's own word Those prectous truthe she thus had llaped in ac Cents sweet and mild: He placed the Bible in her hand;…

Manhood

MANHOOD 2556 Our country has new need of men today- Not such alone as bravely may with- stand The shock of battle or with strenuous hand Open the paths of progress every way We give too much to brawn and body; they Are but the brute which…

The Masquerade

The Masquerade BY Corinne Barry 2012 It was at the masquerade- Playful youth and laughing maid, Woman wan, and bended jade- I was in a domino, Masked and draped from head to toe Came a warrior to woo, Iron-gloved and armored, too Man…

Insects Examples

Insects Examples 581-7 Its done observe date busy bee Dey tells so much about, 'Bout copyin his industery I sholy has a doubt Do butterfly's do one dat knows Do way to do trick He all us wars his sunday close An never works a lick! ---Washington…

Slide, Kelly, Slide

Slide, Kelly, Slide 4531 I played a game of baseball I belong to Carry's hine- The crowd was fealing jolly, and the weather l was fine; A noble lot of players I think were never found When the omnibuses Ianded that day upon the ground The game…

The Lady Of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott 2711 Not Readable Not Readable By the margin, willow valled, S lide the heavy barges, trailed By slow horses; and unhalfed The shallop filtteth sliken satled, Skimming down to Camelot But who hath seen her wave her…

Song Of The Snow Bird

Song of the Snow Bird 3363 The ground was all covered with snow one day, And two little sisters were busy at A now bird was sitting close by on play: n tree And merrily singing his chick-a-de-de He had not been singing that tune very long…

The Brick Schoolhouse On The Hill

The Brick Schoolhouse on the Hill 4575 On a hill in old NewHampshire Stands the schoolhouse on the hill Where we boys and girls went onward To learn to read, write, and spell The lessons that were taught us Seem'd awful hard to learn,…

Where There’s A With There’s A Way

Where There's a With There's a Way 3364 This life is a difficult riddle For many people we see With faces as long as a fiddle That ought to look shining with glee I am sure in this world there are plenty Of good things enough for us all,…

Twilight

Twilight L M Montgomery, 2073 From vales of dawn hath Day pursued the Night Who mocking fled, swift-sandaled, to the west, Nor ever lingered in her wayward flight With dusk-eyed glance to recompense his quest, But over crocus hills and…

Song Of The Ruby

Song of the Ruby 4853 The heart of me is red with blood, the eyes of me are crimson fire, I light the way for all true loves, across the land of heart's desire I cannot rest, I cannot sleep, I am at war with everything- I stain a queen's…

A Spanish Cavaller

A Spanish Cavaller 3894 A Spanish cavaller stood on his retreat, And on his guitar played a tune, dear; The music so sweet I oft times repeat The blessings of my country and you, dear Chorus- Say, darling, sny, when I'm far away Sometimes…

Flag The Traiin

Flag the Traiin 1693 (The last words of Engineer Edward Kennar who died in a railroad accident near St Johns- ville N Y) Go, flag the train, boys! Flak the train! Nor waste the time on me: But les me by my shattered cab; Tis better thus…

Singing Birds Fly Lowest

SINGING BIRDS FLY LOWEST 5008 The eagle builds his serie Far up the mountain height And birds of prey and proudly In upper realms of Ught; But the singing birds dy lowest, Amid the groves and flowers, Their gentler lives and voices In…

Dawn

Dawn Virginia Woodward Cloud 1915 Virginia Woodward Oloud in Harper's Bazar A streak of light soft-stirred- Thought, feeling for the word; It trembled forth it broke, And out the glad day spoke!