This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...lies repose, Alone, there lies repose! SONG. WILLIAM ALLINGHAM. 0 spirit of the summertime! Bring back the roses to the dells: The swallow from her distant clime. The honey-bee from drowsy cells. Bring back the friendship of the sun; The gilded evenings calm and late, When merry children homeward run, And peeping stars ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...lies repose, Alone, there lies repose! SONG. WILLIAM ALLINGHAM. 0 spirit of the summertime! Bring back the roses to the dells: The swallow from her distant clime. The honey-bee from drowsy cells. Bring back the friendship of the sun; The gilded evenings calm and late, When merry children homeward run, And peeping stars bid lovers wait. Bring back the singing; and the scent Of meadow lands at dewy prime; 0, briug again my heart's content. Thou spirit of the summertime. BABY ALICE'S KADT. JOHN HAY FTJRNESS. The drouth had been long--oh, very long--The whole long month of blithesome May; The rain-clouds seemed to have wandered wrong, From the pinched, brown land so far away: Leaves fell 5 and the blue-birds hushed their song, As field and forest grew dim and gray. Then, one night the clouds had gathered: the wind Came in from the east; but it needed trust To believe that the soft -ain lurked behind, To cool the fierce heat and to lay the dust: So soon we forget that God is kind! So easily cease to hope and to trust! But it rained at morning: oh, welcome fall Of the drops from heaven, that had such need! Those drops that have fallen alike on all, Of the kindly thought and the cruel deed, Since the plant of life was so tiny and small When the Mighty Hand had just dropped the seed. Did we wonder, to see it come at last--This coveted blessing?--wee Alice did not, As quick to the window all dimpled she passed, Springing up in glee from her little cot, And bearing a love so holy and vast In such limited space--dear baby tot! "Look, mamma! look, papa!--oh yes, it yanes! "I tought dere ood be some 'ittle showers! "Detoration Day--Dod takes such pains! "Don't 'u see Dod's waterin' de soldiers' f'owers 1" Oh, lips of the children!--there's ...
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Add this copy of Drawing-Room Recitations... to cart. $46.69, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Nabu Press.
