Her face betokened all things ...

Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.

How gently rock yon poplars hi...

How gently rock yon poplars high Against the reach of primrose sky With heaven's pale candles stored.

And old affront will stir the ...

And old affront will stir the heart Through years of rankling pain.

I have lived to thank God that...

I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.

The moon looks upon many night...

The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.

A healthful hunger for a great...

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

From henceforth thou shalt lea...

From henceforth thou shalt learn that there is love
To long for, pureness to desire, a mount
Of consecration it were good to scale.

There is but halting for the w...

There is but halting for the wearied foot;
The better way is hidden. Faith hath failed;
One stronger far than reason mastered her.
It is not reason makes faith hard, but life.

It is a comely fashion to be g...

It is a comely fashion to be glad; Joy is the grace we say to God.

How short our happy days appea...

How short our happy days appear!
How long the sorrowful!

Man is the miracle in nature. ...

Man is the miracle in nature. God
Is the One Miracle to man. Behold,
'There is a God,' thou sayest. Thou sayest well:
In that thou sayest all. To Be is more
Of wonderful, than being, to have wrought,
Or reigned, or rested.

When sparrows build and the le...

When sparrows build and the leaves break forth
My old sorrow wakes and cries.

Her face betokened all things ...

Her face betokened all things dear and good,
The light of somewhat yet to come was there
Asleep, and waiting for the opening day,
When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.

'O fateful flower beside the ...

'O fateful flower beside the rill--
The Daffodil, the daffodil!'

The moon looks upon many night...

The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but
one moon.

Such a slender moon, going up ...

Such a slender moon, going up and up,
Waxing so fast from night to night,
And swelling like an orange flower-bud, bright,
Fated, methought, to round as to a golden cup,
And hold to my two lips life's best of wine.

And old affront will stir the ...

And old affront will stir the heart
Through years of rankling pain.

And bitter waxed the fray;

And bitter waxed the fray;
Brother with brother spake no word
When they met in the way.

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How gently rock yon poplars hi...

How gently rock yon poplars high
Against the reach of primrose sky
With heaven's pale candles stored.

The old mayor climbed the belf...

The old mayor climbed the belfry tower,
The ringers ran by two, by three;
'Pull, if ye never pulled before;
Good ringers, pull your best,' quoth he.
'Play uppe, play uppe, O Boston bells!
Ply all your changes, all your swells,
Play uppe The Brides of Enderby.'