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A Little Budding Rose
A Little Budding Rose
It was a little budding rose,
Round like a fairy globe,
And shyly did its leaves unclose
Hid in their mossy robe, <…
Ah! Why, Because the Dazzling Sun
Ah! Why, Because the Dazzling Sun
Ah! why, because the dazzling sun
Restored my earth to joy
Have you departed, every one,
And left a des…
Me thinks this heart...
"Me thinks this heart..."
Me thinks this heart should rest awhile
So stilly round the evening falls
The veiled sun sheds no parting smile
…
A Day Dream
A Day Dream
On a sunny brae, alone I lay
One summer afternoon;
It was the marriage-time of May
With her young lover, June.
…
You're right—
You're right—
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You're right—"the way is narrow"—
And "difficult the Gate"—
And "few there be"—Correct again—
That "ent…
My hour of rest had fleeted by,
My hour of rest had fleeted by,
And back came labour, bondage, care.
You'll find—it when you try to die
You'll find—it when you try to die
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You'll find—it when you try to die—
The Easier to let go—
For recollecting such as went— <…
You'll know it—as you know 'tis Noon
You'll know it—as you know 'tis Noon
420
You'll know it—as you know 'tis Noon—
By Glory—
As you do the Sun—
By Glory—
You love the Lord—you cannot see
You love the Lord—you cannot see
487
You love the Lord—you cannot see—
You write Him—every day—
A little note—when you awake—
You see I cannot see—your lifetime
You see I cannot see—your lifetime
253
You see I cannot see—your lifetime—
I must guess—
How many times it ache for me—today—Conf…
You constituted Time
You constituted Time
765
You constituted Time-
I deemed Eternity
A Revelation of Yourself'
Twas therefore Deity
You left me-Sire-two Legacies
You left me-Sire-two Legacies
644
You left me-Sire-two Legacies-
A Legacy of Love
A Heavenly Father would suffice
Had He t…
Would you like summer? Taste of ours
Would you like summer? Taste of ours
691
Would you like summer? Taste of ours.
Spices? Buy here!
Ill! We have berries, for the pa…
Wolfe demanded during dying
Wolfe demanded during dying
678
Wolfe demanded during dying
"Which obtain the Day"?
"General, the British"-"Easy"
Answere…
Within my reach!
Within my reach!
90
Within my reach!
I could have touched!
I might have chanced that way!
Soft sauntered thro' the villag…
With thee, in the Desert
With thee, in the Desert
209
With thee, in the Desert-
With thee in the thirst-
With thee in the Tamarind wood-
Leopard brea…
Wild Nights-Wild Nights!
Wild Nights-Wild Nights!
249
Wild Nights-Wild Nights!
Were I with thee
Wild Nights should be
Our luxury!
…
Why-do they shut Me out of Heaven?
Why-do they shut Me out of Heaven?
248
Why-do they shut Me out of Heaven?
Did I sing-too loud?
But-I can say a little "Minor"
Whose are the little beds, I asked
Whose are the little beds, I asked
142
Whose are the little beds, I asked
Which in the valleys lie?
Some shook their heads, and o…
Why do I love You, Sir?
Why do I love You, Sir?
"Why do I love" You, Sir?
Because—
The Wind does not require the Grass
To answer—Wherefore when He pass
S…
Who never lost, are unprepared
Who never lost, are unprepared
73
Who never lost, are unprepared
A Coronet to find!
Who never thirsted
Flagons, and Cooli…
Who Court obtain within Himself
Who Court obtain within Himself
803
Who Court obtain within Himself
Sees every Man a King-
And Poverty of Monarchy
Is an i…
Where Thou art—that—is Home
Where Thou art—that—is Home
725
Where Thou art—that—is Home—
Cashmere—or Calvary—the same—
Degree—or Shame—
I scarce este…
While Asters
While Asters
331
While Asters-
On the Hill-
Their Everlasting fashions-set-
And Covenant Gentians-Frill!