Oh, Mary, be Careful!J.B. Lippincott, 1917 - 177 pages |
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... poet can do with a riming dic- tionary . She had the historic name of Annie Moran , and it was she who gave me the description of Mary's four dresses . For nearly a month they worked- these four - cutting , snipping , basting , fitting ...
... poet can do with a riming dic- tionary . She had the historic name of Annie Moran , and it was she who gave me the description of Mary's four dresses . For nearly a month they worked- these four - cutting , snipping , basting , fitting ...
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... poetry ? ' " I like good poetry . " " All right . When I've finished this -I'll read you something . " She ended the " Nocturne " with a challenging chord and reached up for the " Gems of Poetry , " which she had previously placed upon ...
... poetry ? ' " I like good poetry . " " All right . When I've finished this -I'll read you something . " She ended the " Nocturne " with a challenging chord and reached up for the " Gems of Poetry , " which she had previously placed upon ...
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... poetry . " Ye - es , " he said . " Poetry is very elevating - the right kind of course . " " I'm glad you like it . " Overhead faintly sounded the footsteps of Ella , who was getting ready for church . " I guess there's time ...
... poetry . " Ye - es , " he said . " Poetry is very elevating - the right kind of course . " " I'm glad you like it . " Overhead faintly sounded the footsteps of Ella , who was getting ready for church . " I guess there's time ...
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... opened her " Gems of Poetry " -to Keats ' Ode , but when she glanced it over it seemed to have entirely too much " kiss " and " bliss " in it , entirely too much about " bold lovers " and " happy love 82 OH , MARY , BE CAREFUL !
... opened her " Gems of Poetry " -to Keats ' Ode , but when she glanced it over it seemed to have entirely too much " kiss " and " bliss " in it , entirely too much about " bold lovers " and " happy love 82 OH , MARY , BE CAREFUL !
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... poetry , he wouldn't listen . I know ! He's awfully fond of his meals , so I'll try him on Number Three . ' No man's love is superior to his appetite . ' I'll try him on that one ! " " What are you thinking about , Pris- cilla ? " asked ...
... poetry , he wouldn't listen . I know ! He's awfully fond of his meals , so I'll try him on Number Three . ' No man's love is superior to his appetite . ' I'll try him on that one ! " " What are you thinking about , Pris- cilla ? " asked ...
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Page 73 - Darkling I listen; and, for many a time I have been half in love with easeful Death, Call'd him soft names in many a mused rhyme, To take into the air my quiet breath; Now more than ever seems it rich to die, To cease upon the midnight with no pain, While thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad In such an ecstasy!
Page 84 - O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay ! And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill ; But O for the touch of a vanish'd hand, And the sound of a voice that is still ! Break, break, break, At the foot of thy crags, O Sea ! But the tender grace of a day that is dead Will never come back to me.
Page 74 - Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown: Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home She stood in tears amid the alien corn; The same that oft-times hath Charm'd magic casements, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn.
Page 152 - ... Lays her gentle hand in mine. And she sits and gazes at me With those deep and tender eyes, Like the stars, so still and saint-like, Looking downward from the skies. Uttered not, yet comprehended, Is the spirit's voiceless prayer, Soft rebukes, in blessings ended, Breathing from her lips of air. O, though oft depressed and lonely, All my fears are laid aside, If I but remember only Such as these have lived and died!
Page 84 - O well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts with his sister at play ! O well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay ! And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill ; But O for the touch of a...
Page 151 - He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for the strife, By the roadside fell and perished, Weary with the march of life!
Page 149 - Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor wall; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more...
Page 149 - WHEN the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the Night Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight; Ere the evening lamps...
Page 153 - Instead, of course, she went straight to her own room; and, after carefully closing the door, she threw herself across the foot of the bed, her face buried in her hands, in that immemorial posture which I have already mentioned.