Tag Archive for: Miscellaneous Reflections
The Bachelor Is Happy, But-
ReflectionsThe Bachelor Is Happy, But-
2669
How happy is the bachelor!
How free from care his life!
How much more blest he really is
Than if he had a wife
He has no dressmakers to pay,
No millinery bills;
And similarly he escapes
From many other…
This Day
ReflectionsThis day
2238
Improve this day, 'twill ne'er return;
And likewise some wise lesson learn
The prudent: let your old age find
A well-filled purse, an easy mind
Improve this day; let none go by
Without a hearty, right good try
This day-today,…
Arroyo Al On Art
ReflectionsARROYO AL ON ART
5913
I have jest been lookin' over a ten-cent magazine,
And the Western pictures in it are the best I ever seen;
The cowboys don't ride broncos, but are ridin' thoroughbreds,
And halos of long ringlets surround their handsome…
Safest And Best
ReflectionsSAFEST AND BEST
2943
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,…
What’s The Use?
ReflectionsWHAT'S THE USE?
4746
What's the use of blaming others for the fault that is your own-
What's the use?
What's the use of shifting burdens you should carry all alone-
What's the use?
Will it make your burden lighter
If the world refuses to
Weep…
An Advantage
ReflectionsAn Advantage
4094
An Advantage you N
When a pretty young miss has a "cast" in her eye
It greatly increases her "chances,"
Because, you must know-if you study the "Why?"-
It assists her in throwing her glances
A Lazy Man’s Letter
ReflectionsA Lazy Man's Letter
4907
I'm in a 10der mood today & feel postio, fun I'll just - off a line & send it off # U
I'm sorry you've been&O Don't B disconsolst long:
But buar your ills with 49de, & they won't seem so grs
Simple Request
ReflectionsSimple Request
1479
I'm just as reason'ble a man
As any can be:
I don't see how sane people can
Find any fault with me
I try my best to keep the rest
From goin' quite astray-
An' all I ask in life is jest
To have things my own way!
It's…
The Test Of Faith
ReflectionsTHE TEST OF FAITH
4263
Wuns reddy brown had toothake offal badd
frum enten so mutch kandy and ho let
a turble swelling on his face is tho heed bin stung bi & bumblebee uno
ann awl the boys had remmedies ann tolled
himm wot to doo wile he wood…
Mr Grumble
ReflectionsMr Grumble
4227
Oh! Mr Grumble he did say
As the leaves grew on the tree
That he could do more work in one day
Than his wife could do in three
Oh! Mrs Grumble she did say
That he must not grumble so:
He might do the work in the house…
Mary And The Robin Redbreast
ReflectionsMary and the Robin Redbreast
5764
I saw a little maiden throw
A crumb of bread to feed a robin;
And she was more delighted--- so
Delighted! - when he, bowing, bobbing
Flew with the crumb of bread away,
And "Thank you, Mary!" seemed to say
And…
A Twentieth Century Man
ReflectionsA Twentieth Century Man
2656
Maud Muller on a summer's morn
Heard the ta of an auto's en-
She saw the Judge go whirling past xald Maul "he's going fast"
And then she thought of the sighs and tears
The Judge had caused her all these years
it's…
The Rose
ReflectionsThe Rose
19110
A gleam of white, two tripping feet,
A smile, a witching air
And a blush-red rose in the dusty street-
A walk from her wind-tossed hair
The dust my breath has blown away,
My lips its petals part
And the rose from her loosened…
A Song Of Sun And Summer
ReflectionsA SONG OF SUN AND SUMMER
ELIZABETH ROBERTS MACDONALD
4153
Now shimmering waves of fairy bloom
Across the meadows break and run,
And all the good brown earth is glad
Beneath the glory of the sun
In bubbles blown of crystal sound
The tinkling…
Step Boldly To The Front
ReflectionsStep Boldly to the Front
1767
Step boldly to the front, farmers,
To the place where you belong,
And harken while I make your cause
The burden of my song
Year after year you labor
To feed earth's hungry crew,
While trusts are wily scheming…
Dixie’s Land
ReflectionsDixie's Land
4743
I wish I was in de land ob cotton
Old times dar am not forgotten,
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie land In Dixie land whar
I was born in
Early on one frosty mornin',
Look away! Look away!
Look away! Dixie land
Chorus
Den…
Fame
ReflectionsFame
3074
To some 'tis given to present
A candidate for president;
And with appeal and sally loud
To sway the effervescent crowd
But some-ah, some-elate and cool,
On Friday afternoon at school
May rattle off, without a check,
"The boy…
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
ReflectionsTwinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
2391
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 light,…
Her Roundelay
ReflectionsHER ROUNDELAY
4422
It won't be long
Till hens will lay
Fresh eggs again,
And every day:
And cackle loud,
And cacklo long
In an exultant
Glory song:
A large fresh egg
And one a day:
This is the old hen's
Round-o'-lay
…