Isle of Beauty

Isle of Beauty. 234.5 Shades of evening close not o'er us Leave our lonely barque awhile: Morn, alas, will not restore Da Yonder oim and distant isle. Still my fancy can discover Sunny spots where friends may dwell; Darker shadows round…

Never Alone.

Never Alone. 473.4 "Fear not. I am with thee," Blessed golden ray. Like a star of glory, Lighting up my way. Through the clouds of midnight This right promise shone: "I will never leave thee, Never will leave thee alone." Chorus- No,…
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Custer’s Last Charge.

Custer's Last Charge. 384.5 Who were those so nobly meeting. That wild rush of savage reds? Husbands were they lovers, brothers, Sleeping now in gory beds. Hark! A wall from Northland, Southland, Mourning for our nobio slain; Custer and…

Alone, Yet Not Alone.

Alone, Yet Not Alone. 234.6 When no kind earthly friend is near, With gentle words my heart to cheer Still am I with my Savior dear: "Alone, yet not alone." Though no loved forms my path attend. With tender looks o'er me to bend, Yet…
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The Gurmet’s Love Song.

The Gurmet's Love Song. 464.10 My love to me la more than all The pleasures life can give; Faster she holds my soul in thrall Each moment that I live, All qualities that make for blies And joy I look for in her, Nay, more, for just one…

AT THE TABLE.

AT THE TABLE. 553.7 The years have sped since irst I led You to the table, le, deat And you sat over there alone And I sat smiling here. A year or two flew past, and you No longer sat alone, A little one was in your arms, Your darling…

The Bonnie Blue Flag

The Bonnie Blue Flag 89-5 We are a band of brothers, And native to the soll, Fighting for the property We gained by honest toll; And when our rights wore threatened, The cry rose near and far Hurrah for the bonnie blue flag That bears…

IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

IN SOUTH DAKOTA. 393.4 I stand on ashore where the waves come in- On the shore of a ruffled sea- And the sweet perfume of the clover's bloom Is borne on the winds to me. But there'e never a splash of a silver ore, And there's never a captain's…

Rose.

Rose. 442.1 But the rose turns from its temporary es- trangement as an emblem of war, to Its natural place as a symbol of love and peace in the beautiful lines writ- ten by the unknown Yorkist soldier- poet to his Lancastrian lady-love: "If…

The Lure Of The Thirst

THE Lure OF The Thirst 392 I've lost my duds, my home and job, My coin is burid deep; And jewels all with watch and fob Beneath the ashes sleep My beauty, too, has taken flight, Complexion's sadly marred; A ton of brick from topmost height…

Polly’s Discovery

Polly's Discovery. 115.2 THINGS are not like they used to be When I was very small, And some things 'bout old Santa Claus I do not see at all! There used to be just only one, Who came the night before And climbed right down our chimney place,…

The Lay Of The Lost Resturant

The Lay of the Lost Resturant 241 A wagon on a corner of the street: A swirl of dust, a whiff of frying meat; A stool that stands unsteady on its foot; A chophouse, with its oft-repeated stew: And coffee can we doubt its honest brew?- Are…
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Answer to “Rock Me to Sleep, Mother.”

Answer to "Rock Me to Sleep, Mother." 384.7 My child, oh my child, thou art weary tonight! Thy spirit is sad and dim is the light Thou wouldst call me back from the echolest shore To the trials of life, to thy heart, as of yore; Thou longest…

Little Drops.

Little Drops. 550.6 Little drops of waste ment, Boracic acid tanned, Make the potted chicken Or other stuff that's canned. -American Spectator

Smile

Smile 955 You smile upon your friend today Today his jlis are over: You hearken to the lover's say And happy is the lover "Tis late to hearken, late to smile But better late than never: I shall have lived a little while Before I die forever…

My Poor Dog Tray

My Poor Dog Tray. 239.3 On the green banks of Shannon, when Shelah was nigh. No bilthe Irish lad was so happy as I: No harp like my own could so cheerily play. And wherever I went was my poor dog Tray. When at last I was forced from as Shelah…

The Forgotten Chord.

The Forgotten Chord. 330.1 He was only a poor mad musician Behind an asylum's strong bars: At night he would sit by his window And sing to the beautiful stars: But how he could play in the daytime: Such music you don't often hear- The…

The Johnstown Flood.

The Johnstown Flood. 538.3 On a balmy day in May, when nature held full sway And the hirds sang sweetly in the sky above. A lovely city lay, serene in a valley deep in green. Where thousands dwelt in happiness and love. Ah, but soon the…

I Want to be a Soldier

I Want to be a Soldier. 230.9 On Decoration day the soldiers marched away. A mother held her young son by the hand; They marched marched in in mourning dressed, all find rest. to where we Reside & grave her boy and she now stand: "It's here…

Board Of Health

Board of Health 692 The Board of Health has asked for $48,000 from Relief Fund with which to kill flies: All about the tents and things Buzz busy flies, Working proboscis and wings Winking all their eyes; Threatening disease and death,…