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Pore Old Dad

Pore Old Dad 2403 Te kin sos'ce pick up a paper An' Its "post's cerner" greet "Capt ye'll see er pirty poem bout the mother, aintly, sweet: But yo'll have a time, a-saу- Eyes will be er-achin' bad hire ye'll evertake er poem At this time…

Weeny Wee Bear

Weeny Wee Bear 1153 NCE I told the baby boy ON a story- Not a tale of ancient fame and glory Not of castles grim and battles gory Yet he loved it well; Parted little lips drank in its treasure, Shining little eyes poured out their pleasure,…

To A Child

To A Child 1753 Thou lovest me for what I am; and naught It matters what I wear or give Thine eyes Sound all the depths of life's dishonesties Gold cannot tempt thee Thou canst not be bought Thy favor must be won by worth, not sought With…

Hymns You Ought To Know The Way Of Peace

HYMNS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW The Way of Peace John Greenleaf Whittier 4635 [The famous American poet and re- former has made no small contribu- tion to the songs of worship praise used in the churches and This hymn is taken from his longer poem…

Attainment

Attainment Ella Wheeler Wilcox 2184 Use all your hidden forces Do not miss The purpose of this life, and not wait For circumstance to mould or change your fate In your own self lles destiny Let this Vast truth cast out all fear, all prejudice…

Ignorance

Ignorance 1754 I would not know my day, Nor the measure of my years, Lest I should turn some joy's appointed way To tears; Lest, did this earth-cup hold Such wisdom's alchemy Some hour transformed to mirth, I might behold, Which pain…

People Will Talk

How He Saved St Michael

How He Saved St Michael's 1792 So you beg for a story, my darling, my brown eyed Leopold, And you Alice, with face like the morning, and curling locks of gold Then come If you will, and listen; stand close beside my knee To a tale of the…

The Sallor’s Grave

The Sallor's Grave 3704 Our bark was for for from the land When the fairest of our gallant band Grew deadly mals, and waned away Like the twilight of an autumn day We had watched him through long hours of pain, Our cares were great, our…

What She Can Do

WHAT SHE CAN DO 4676 "Ever-up-to-date" in Watertown Public-Opinion: She has no dog to fondle, She has no cat to pet; She does not own a parrot; She leads no social set: She writes no learned papers To read where women meet, But she can…

Comin’

The Object

THE OBJECT 4634 It's money in the country and it's money in the town, It's money for the artist and It's money for the clown; They serve for love of country, so our statesmen glibly claim, But they never spurn the money there is in it, just…

Vassar Faith

Vassar Faith 5441 With my faith in the destiny of woman's higher education thus rudely shattered, I rested for a moment near an open window of Main, from which floated the clear tones of a musical Freshman, who seemed to be practicing the…

America

America 1277 How dark was the day When our fathers came o'er The fathomless depths of the seal When they hasted away From yon bigoted shore To the glorious "Land of the Free" Far, far from the land Which had given them birth Hesperides…

Good News From Home

Good News From Home 2249 Good news from home, good news for me Has come across the deep blue sea From friends that I have left in tears From friends that I've not Bect for years; And since we parted long ago, My life has been a scene…

God

God Runuin of Derghaven 2021 O thou Eternal One! whose presence bright 0 the All space doth occupy all motions guide: Unchanged through time's all devastating flight Thou only God! There is no God beside: Being above all beings!…

Storm Bound In The North

Storm Bound in the North Aldis Dunbar 1911 If I could choose a book and slip inside of it and be! In one I love there winds a path, beside an olive-trec, Beneath, in fair green shadow, starring all the mossy glen, Spring hyacinth, and violet,…

Battle Hymn Of The Republic

Battle Hymn of the Republic By Julia Ward Howe 897 BY JULIA WARD HOW Julls Ward Howe born into la best known to the American pubile by her splendid " Bustie This was published in A Later Lyrien became famous Hymn volume antities appearing…

Battling For The Lord

Battling for the Lord 1163 We've listed in a holy war, battling for the Lords Eternal life, eternal joy, battling for the Lord, Chorus We'll work till Jesus comes, We'll work till Jesus comes, And then we'll rest at home I'nder our captain,…

The Horse Of Too Much Trouble

The Horse of Too Much Trouble 4571 In the house of too much trouble Lived & lonely little boy: He was eager for a playmate, He was hungry for a toy But 'twas always too much trouble, Too much dirt and too much noise, For the house of…