A Second Treasury of the FamiliarRalph Louis Woods A companion volume to the editor's "Treasury of the familiar," 1943. This volume contains more poetry than prose. It is indexed by author, title and familiar lines. |
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Page 244
... flowers along the grass is spread . And grey walls moulder round , on which dull Time Feeds , like slow fire upon a hoary brand ; And one keen pyramid with wedge sublime , Pavilioning the dust of him who plann'd This refuge for his ...
... flowers along the grass is spread . And grey walls moulder round , on which dull Time Feeds , like slow fire upon a hoary brand ; And one keen pyramid with wedge sublime , Pavilioning the dust of him who plann'd This refuge for his ...
Page 343
... flower beds , which have been very much neglected , and weed them very care- fully for me . You can do that with your ... flowers and it's a Gospel truth , ma'am , I can't tell a violet from a sunflower nor a red rose from a dog fennel ...
... flower beds , which have been very much neglected , and weed them very care- fully for me . You can do that with your ... flowers and it's a Gospel truth , ma'am , I can't tell a violet from a sunflower nor a red rose from a dog fennel ...
Page 577
... flowers , I see her sweet and fair : I hear her in the tunefu ' birds , I hear her charm the air : There's not a bonnie flower that springs By fountain , shaw , or green ; There's not a bonnie bird that sings , But minds me o ' my Jean ...
... flowers , I see her sweet and fair : I hear her in the tunefu ' birds , I hear her charm the air : There's not a bonnie flower that springs By fountain , shaw , or green ; There's not a bonnie bird that sings , But minds me o ' my Jean ...
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Alice angels Anonymous beautiful blessed blow breath captain's gig child Colour-Sergeant cried Danny Deever dark dead dear death doth dream earth eyes face Father fear flowers Franklin D give glory hand happy Harry Von Tilzer hath Heab'n hear heard heart Heaven Highland laddie holy hour Jesus John John of Austria King kiss land laugh light live look Lord March Hare mind moon morning mother never night o'er once peace Percy Bysshe Shelley Philistine praise river Robert Louis Stevenson round Samian wine shadow shining shore sigh sing sleep smile song sorrow soul spirit stars stood sweet talk tears tell thee There's thine things thought tree unto voice W. S. Gilbert walk wild William Shakespeare wind word wotthehell young youth