Now

Now 633 The golden leaflets fly Around the breezy knoll And wake our heartfelt sigh- Anent the price of coal The doughnut leaps in glee And thrums its dainty lute, And on the willow tree Flip flaps the bathing suit The lush persimmon…

San Francisco’s Promise

San Francisco's Promise 402 Thy Past rolled up in smoke and cloud And darkness of catastrophe: Thy Future rises, strong and proud, Through ashes of thine agony; Still foams the brine upon thy breast Where great ships gather to their rest,…

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.…

The Watchword

The Watchword John Kendrick Bangs 232 Give of your mass of gold, Send to the prostrate West Some of that wealth untold Digged from her virgin breast Give! Give of your meager store, Send from your cupboard bare Out to the…

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…

Five O’clock in the Morning

Five O'clock in the Morning. 90.4 The dew lay gilstening on the grass, A. mist was o'er the brook. At the earitest gleam leam of the golden sun The swallow her nest forBook: The snowy blooms of the hawthorn tres Lay thickly the ground…

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…

Beasts

Beasts 694 At West Point they no longer haze the Plebes-they drill them The thousand fiends of hazing have been exercised from the Academy by all the curses of the red tape and the gold braid The Great Red-tape Worm at the National Capitol…
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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…

Dr. Jorden

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Dr. Jordan. 50.1 When Dr. Jordan left the realm Of sciences called physical, And took of prophecy the helm, The public soon grew quizzical, And wondered much to hear him talk And see him make an earthquake walk. He knows just where the…

The Skaters

The Skaters Grant Cook. 2332 The rising moon, Dispels the gloom, And throws her beams on frozen lake, afar: A pathway, bright With mellow light, Where skaters skim across the amber bar. With swinging stride And graceful glide, The skaters…

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,…