The Two Angels

The Two Angles By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 648 Two angels, one of Life and one of Death, Passed o'er our village as the morning broke; The dawn was on their faces, and beneath The somber houses hearsed with plumes of smoke Their attitude…

Resurgam!

Resurgam! 393 From ash and desolation I will arise Imperial, triumphant-on my lips The hill's song and the sea's song, and the mist Of an eternal pity in my eyes From ash and desolation I will arise And o'er my head the singing stars shall…

THE GRADUATES.

THE GRADUATES. 517.2 Sing a song of graduates, half a million strong, Ready to take off their coats and shove the world along: Halfbacks, centers, guards and ends, full- backs, bows and strokes, Full of erudition to Impart to common folks. Sing…

Turkey Time.

Turkey Time. 549.4 And dacords feas Tink draweth night die. Get one that's you And stuff t young and sweet and fat, Il of this and that. with fruit and be ries sauces make, And add prese ves and ples and cake. Ask friends and And make Kindred…

A Very Conservative Man

A Very Conservative Man 1156 He doesn't believe half the stories he hears- He's a very conservative man The papers, he says, spread unwarranted fears- He's a very conservative map The troubles we hear of he mlidly de clares, Most often are…

The Assyrian.

The Assyrian. 276.8 The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold: And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, "When the blue wave Galilee." rolls nightly on deep Like the…

THE MESSAGE OF TEH NIGHT.

THE MESSAGE OF TEH NIGHT. 360.1 The moon burns on the brow or yonder hill. The hour is late, the night is still; White clover-stars shine everywhere. Their breath spills on the moveless oveless alr Perchance you know that one long mournful…

What Did You use to Do

What Did You Use To Do. 57.6 Th boy's just old enough to play These little fellers games Like "blind man's buff." an-anyway, I can't recall the names. He's just as glad as glad can be At learnin' somethin new, An keeps forever askin'…

The Rubaiyat of Armour Khayyam

The Rubaiyat of Armour Khayyam. 511.5 Our own and inimitable Wallace Irwin is guilty of writing a parody on Omar Khayyam to the theme of the beef trust. He claims originality in the invention, and has applied for letters patent. Irwin follows…

LET US BE CHEERFUL.

LET US BE CHEERFUL. 528.10 Whining and crying. Goodness defying. Sets all the world sighing In garments of woe. Smiling and singing, Happiness bringing, Sets all the world ringlug With joy and good cheer, Then let us be cheerful, Helping…

Mate

Mate. 57.3 There is a wistul Prayer That often comes to me And lays its face against my face In utter ecstasy- That all the lovers in the world Might be as near as we!

THE NEW YEAR TO DATE.

THE NEW YEAR TO DATE. 599.5 When first the New Year came to town, Appeared baby boy In nothing but a pair of wings And smiles of dimpled joy. But growing fast, the next decade He wore a wig with curls, And rode a fiery, prancing steed,…

The Earthquake

The Earthquake (Herry M Hyde) 323 MAN scratches little runways in the dirt, And raises tiny mounds of stone and steel, To tease the microscopes of curious gods Sends feeble ships to tempt the awful deep, Plucks one red feather from the…

That City.

That City. 383.5 You tell me of a city Which is a bright and fair: Oh! why do not the friends I love Talk more of koing there? I hear them speak of pleasures Which earthly things have given; Why do they never mention The better joys…

Thing’s Inside

Thing's Inside. 160.1 My papa is a doctor man, An' that is how he knows Each little thing inside of me, An' how it runs an' goes. Ho tells me I have whizzin' wheels Inside my head that spin- I ast him onet t' tell me how Th' buzzin'…

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. 239.1 Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little…

SAFEST AND BEST.

SAFEST AND BEST. 294.3 The farm is the best and the safest. And certainly surest to pay: You're free on the air of the mountain. And monarch of all you survey; Then stay on the farm awhile longer, Though profits come in rather slow: Remember,…

Catch the Sunshine.

Catch the Sunshine. 275.6. Catch the Sunshine though lifekers. Through a dark and dismal clouds Thouh it falls so faint and feeble On a heart with sorrow how Catch it quickly! It is wassing, Passing rapidly away. It has only come to tell…

Where the Cocklebur Grows.

Where the Cocklebur Grows. 122.4 Although fertile the soll. If there be lack of toil Unremittingly done in between the long rows: Makes the farmer forlorn When he gathers his corn, In fields that are foul where the cockle- bur grows. In…

The Two Angels

The Two Angles. By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 64.8 Two angels, one of Life and one of Death, Passed o'er our village as the morning broke; The dawn was on their faces, and beneath The somber houses hearsed with plumes of smoke. Their attitude…