Poems for MemorizingWhitaker & Ray, 1901 - 204 pages |
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... Just as does a boat when it hits upon a rock . Something ran all through it , burning like a flame , And the little cloud began to cry as down to earth it came . For Memorizing Then old Grandpa Thunder , as he growled 20 Poems.
... Just as does a boat when it hits upon a rock . Something ran all through it , burning like a flame , And the little cloud began to cry as down to earth it came . For Memorizing Then old Grandpa Thunder , as he growled 20 Poems.
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... rock in it nicely , you'd see ; I'd sit in the middle And hold by both ends ; Oh , what a bright candle ' twould be !. I would call to the stars To keep out of the way , Lest we should rock over their toes ; And then I would rock Till ...
... rock in it nicely , you'd see ; I'd sit in the middle And hold by both ends ; Oh , what a bright candle ' twould be !. I would call to the stars To keep out of the way , Lest we should rock over their toes ; And then I would rock Till ...
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... rocks and rills , Thy woods and templed hills : My heart with rapture thrills Like that above . Let music swell the breeze , And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song ; Let mortal tongues awake ; Let all that breathe partake ...
... rocks and rills , Thy woods and templed hills : My heart with rapture thrills Like that above . Let music swell the breeze , And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song ; Let mortal tongues awake ; Let all that breathe partake ...
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... rock behind it - There , from the blowing and raining , Crouching , I sought to hide me : Something rustled , two green eyes shone , And a wolf lay down beside me . Little one , be not frightened : I and the wolf together , Side by side ...
... rock behind it - There , from the blowing and raining , Crouching , I sought to hide me : Something rustled , two green eyes shone , And a wolf lay down beside me . Little one , be not frightened : I and the wolf together , Side by side ...
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... rock - bound coast , And the woods against a stormy sky their giant branches tossed ; And the heavy night hung dark the hills and waters o'er , When a band of exiles moored their bark on the wild New England shore . For Memorizing Not ...
... rock - bound coast , And the woods against a stormy sky their giant branches tossed ; And the heavy night hung dark the hills and waters o'er , When a band of exiles moored their bark on the wild New England shore . For Memorizing Not ...
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Page 127 - Tis of the wave and not the rock; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale! In spite of rock and tempest roar, In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee...
Page 176 - If, drunk with sight of power, we loose Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe — Such boasting as the Gentiles use, Or lesser breeds without the Law — Lord God of hosts, be with us yet, Lest wo forget — lest we forget!
Page 47 - I wind about, and in and out, With here a blossom sailing, And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there a grayling, And here and there a foamy flake Upon me as I travel, With many a silvery waterbreak Above the golden gravel, And draw them all along and flow To join the brimming river, For men may come, and men may go, But I go on forever.
Page 128 - Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea...
Page 99 - Come, read to me some poem, Some simple and heartfelt lay, That shall soothe this restless feeling, And banish the thoughts of day. Not from the grand old masters, Not from the bards sublime, Whose distant footsteps echo Through the corridors of Time.
Page 148 - All that tread The globe are but a handful to the tribes That slumber in its bosom.
Page 101 - The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.
Page 125 - We look before and after And pine for what is not: Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
Page 151 - WHITHER, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way...
Page 146 - TO him who in the love of nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language; for his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness, and a smile And eloquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And healing sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware.