Tag Archive for: War and Conflict

Let Us Be Cheerful

LET US BE CHEERFUL 52810 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…

The Will And The Way

THE WILL AND THE WAY 5314 There's something I'd have you remember, boys, To help in the battle of life; It will give you strength in the time of need And help in the hour of strife Whenever there's something that should be done, Don't be…

August Days

August Days 3595 In bosky fens the cat-talls swing And wild, rad Intlies blow; And on the hills like signal fires The scarlet authache glow At noon along their wooded banks The streams deep shadows hold, And grain fields billow in the breeze Like…

The Butterflies Of May

The Butterflies of May 1663 Written for the News Letter by the Marquis de Louville Who knows what may be in the butterflies' wings When they play in the warm air together, If they say in a butterfly's way, loving things From the Tea to the…

The Cruel Hiss

The Cruel Hiss 1706 We left New York on Sunday morn, Our hearts were light and free, As we were about to take the road With our new farce comedy Of course, we all looked forward For the night to open on It came and proved a grand success…

The Siege Of Belgrade

The Siege of Belgrade 2567 An Austrian army, awfully arrayed, Boldly, by batters, besleged Belgrade; Cormack comunanders cannonading come Dealing destructions devastating doom; Every endeavor, engineers PRERY For fame, for fortune, fighting…

The Black Sheep

The Black Sheep 1855 In a quiet little village, not so far away There lived an aged farmer; his hair was thin and gray: He had three sons, his only ones; both Jack and Tom were aly, While Ted was honest as could be, and would not tell a lie…

Way Out In The West

Way Out In the West 4166 There's a country famed in story, As you've oftentimes been en told, 'Tis a land of mighty rivers, Running over sands of gold The abode of peace and plenty And with quietness 'tla blest, But this country that's…

Darky Free Methodist Song

Darky Free Methodist Song 4542 I pitched my tent in the wilderness Down by the riverside: I pitched my tent in the wilderness, Down by the riverside We'll end this warfare Down by the riverside: We'll end this warfare Down by the riverside I'm…

The Worker And The Drone

The Worker and the Drone 5273 A tolling bee from flower to flower, Made baste to gather royal sweets, Then homeward with his nectar load- Each day the willing task repeats And when the winds of winter blow, And flowers no longer yield…

Tippity House

Tippity House Denison Fay 4311 BABY sleeps in Tippity House, And rocks and rocks away She goes to bed at eleven o'clock To sleep for half the day Muvver is sitting and knitting Funny old comfy things; She keeps a foot on the rocker…

Money Mnsk

Money Mnsk BENJAMIN T TAYLOR 2812 Ah, the buxom girls that helped the boys The nobler Helens of humbler Troys As they stripped the husks with rustling fold From elght rowed corn as vellow as gold By the candle light in pumpkin bowls, And…

The New Battle Cry

THE NEW BATTLE CRY 55313 (A W B, in London Daily Chronicle) Half a leng, half a leag Half a leag onward! Out of Reformers' paths Strike the Three Hundred! Fired by the zeal tu spel boldly if not tu wel Strike! Bring them down pel-mel,…

After The Primary Election

After the Primary Election 3772 So strode he to the battle, Like Joaquin in his pride; His height was five foot three, at least, And he had gall beside He cared not for the foeman, He knew the way to fix The enemy with money- The opponent…

Mary’s Prayer

Mary's Prayer 5919 That father rose in penitence: sweet thoughts within him stirred A yearning, warm desire to hear from God's own word Those prectous truthe she thus had llaped in ac Cents sweet and mild: He placed the Bible in her hand;…

Manhood

MANHOOD 2556 Our country has new need of men today- Not such alone as bravely may with- stand The shock of battle or with strenuous hand Open the paths of progress every way We give too much to brawn and body; they Are but the brute which…

The Masquerade

The Masquerade BY Corinne Barry 2012 It was at the masquerade- Playful youth and laughing maid, Woman wan, and bended jade- I was in a domino, Masked and draped from head to toe Came a warrior to woo, Iron-gloved and armored, too Man…

Insects Examples

Insects Examples 581-7 Its done observe date busy bee Dey tells so much about, 'Bout copyin his industery I sholy has a doubt Do butterfly's do one dat knows Do way to do trick He all us wars his sunday close An never works a lick! ---Washington…

Slide, Kelly, Slide

Slide, Kelly, Slide 4531 I played a game of baseball I belong to Carry's hine- The crowd was fealing jolly, and the weather l was fine; A noble lot of players I think were never found When the omnibuses Ianded that day upon the ground The game…

Song Of The Snow Bird

Song of the Snow Bird 3363 The ground was all covered with snow one day, And two little sisters were busy at A now bird was sitting close by on play: n tree And merrily singing his chick-a-de-de He had not been singing that tune very long…