The Kingdom of Home: Homely Poems for Home LoversArthur Gilman |
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... Lord .. 14 By the soft green Light in the woody Glade ... Enneking . On the Banks of Moss where thy Childhood 15 M. E. Edwards . 16 17 18 19 20 played .... Memory's Record . I bless this Hearth Gives out a Fragrance on the Air . The ...
... Lord .. 14 By the soft green Light in the woody Glade ... Enneking . On the Banks of Moss where thy Childhood 15 M. E. Edwards . 16 17 18 19 20 played .... Memory's Record . I bless this Hearth Gives out a Fragrance on the Air . The ...
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... Lord .. Miss L. B. Humphrey Mary A. Lathbury Jessie McDermott 141 Jessie McDermott .. 143 Miss L. B. Humphrey . 144 145 G. F. Barnes .. 146 C. G. Lord 147 .Mary A. Lathbury 148 Jessie McDermott 149 M. E. Edwards 151 152 • 154 159 G. F. ...
... Lord .. Miss L. B. Humphrey Mary A. Lathbury Jessie McDermott 141 Jessie McDermott .. 143 Miss L. B. Humphrey . 144 145 G. F. Barnes .. 146 C. G. Lord 147 .Mary A. Lathbury 148 Jessie McDermott 149 M. E. Edwards 151 152 • 154 159 G. F. ...
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... lord , enshrines a soul ; It hath great destinies , wherein do lie , Self - sown , the seed of immortality . AUBREY DE VERE . A HOME .. WHAT is a home ? A guarded space Wherein a few , unfairly blest , Shall sit together , face to face ...
... lord , enshrines a soul ; It hath great destinies , wherein do lie , Self - sown , the seed of immortality . AUBREY DE VERE . A HOME .. WHAT is a home ? A guarded space Wherein a few , unfairly blest , Shall sit together , face to face ...
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... Lord , thou hast given me a cell Wherein to dwell , A little house , whose humble roof Is weather proof ; Under the sparres of which I lie , Both soft and drie : Where thou , my chamber for to ward , Hast set a guard Of harmless ...
... Lord , thou hast given me a cell Wherein to dwell , A little house , whose humble roof Is weather proof ; Under the sparres of which I lie , Both soft and drie : Where thou , my chamber for to ward , Hast set a guard Of harmless ...
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... Lord , living here are we As fast united yet , JOHN KEBLE . As when our hands and hearts by thee Together first were knit . And in a thankful song , Now sing we will thy praise , For that thou dost as well prolong Our loving as our days ...
... Lord , living here are we As fast united yet , JOHN KEBLE . As when our hands and hearts by thee Together first were knit . And in a thankful song , Now sing we will thy praise , For that thou dost as well prolong Our loving as our days ...
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ain fireside angels babe beautiful beloved bird bless bliss bonnie wee breast breath bright brow cheek child childhood chimes dear doth dream earth ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING eyes face fair Fairer than thee father fear flowers G. F. Barnes GEORGE WITHER Good-night grace grave hand hath hear heart heaven HELEN HUNT JACKSON holy HOMES OF ENGLAND hour household HYMN king kiss Lathbury light lips live look Lord love thee love's Mary merry Miss L. B. Humphrey morn mother never night o'er peace praise pray prayer rest ROBERT BURNS Robin Gray round shining sighs sing sleep smile soft song soul spirit star Sweet baby tears tell tender Thanksgiving turkey There's thine THOMAS HOOD THOMAS KINGO thou hast thought Twas voice Walter Shirlaw watch weary weep wife William Robert Spencer wings woman
Popular passages
Page 57 - An honest man's the noblest work of God.' And certes in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind: What is a lordling's pomp? a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refined!
Page 242 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband our life's taper at the close And keep the flame from wasting by repose.
Page 57 - Perhaps the Christian volume is the theme,— How guiltless blood for guilty man was shed; How He who, bore in heaven the second name Had not on earth whereon to lay His head...
Page 19 - I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER I REMEMBER, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn ; He never came a wink too soon, Nor brought too long a day, But now I often wish the night Had borne my breath away ! I remember, I remember...
Page 56 - The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride: His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare; .Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care ; And ' Let us worship God !* he says, with solemn air.
Page 218 - GENTLE Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child, Pity my simplicity, Suffer me to come to thee.
Page 112 - Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening spirit and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Page 105 - For woman is not undevelopt man, . But diverse : could we make her as the man, Sweet Love were slain: his dearest bond is this, Not like to like, but like in difference. Yet in the long years liker must they grow; The man be more of woman, she of man...
Page 57 - No more to sigh, or shed the bitter tear, Together hymning their Creator's praise, In such society, yet still more dear ; While circling Time moves round in an eternal sphere. Compared with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart...
Page 246 - She faded midst Italian flowers — The last of that bright band. And parted thus they rest, who played Beneath the same green tree ; Whose voices mingled as they prayed Around one parent knee...