Beadle's Dime Handbooks (no. 12) (1875)

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Watered according to Act of Con; in the year 148, By BEADLE AND COMPANY, fx the Clerk’s Office of the District tao Unite’ @tans for the Southern Distrka oh Mew York,

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es CONTENTS VERSES FOR ALBUMS, - - .- MOTTOES AND COUPLETS, -_ - ST. VALENTINE VERSES,- - - BRIDAL AND MARRIAGE VERSES, VERSES ON BIRTHS AND INFANCY, BIRTHDAY VERSES,- - - - . EPITAPHS AND MOURNING VERSES, ‘ THE LOVER'S C T, > . o ‘| ‘a Whe. ong .

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BEADLE’S DIME a _ “BOOK OF VERSES VERSES FOR ALBUMS. 4 ’ MEMORY. And wilt thou think of him who traced This tributary lay ? Or will his image be effaced As footprints in the sun are chased By the next solar ray ? Oan Memory’s light become so dim That thou wilt not remember him? DEDICATION. Album! range the gay Fei 's Sebi igre. | + AN Go. en From peuie gem, from ie Select with taste, and cull with care, f' And bring your offerings, fresh and rare, To this sweet maiden’s bower ! LIVES FOR AN ALBUM. boo Here, where a host of brilliant thoughts engage © RR Where Love and Wit illuminate the page, ae Where Genius joys his traits of fire to trace, { : How shall I dare to occupy a place ? Fain would I sketch a simple rosebud there, — Nature's bright emblem of the sweet and fair But, oh! a rose for thee! ’twere but to bring F. Sweet to the sweet !|—superfluous offering | , INVITATION TO WRITE. ab My Album’s open! Come, and see! What | won't you waste a line on mef i Write but a thought—a word or two, ¢ re That Memory may revert to you. sae si

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6 BOOK OF VERSES. FOUR LINES. | | Peruse these simple rhymes, If ever you read any, ; And think of me, sometimes, a) Among the many! ' AN ALBUM DEDICATION. Appreciate what is half expressed, I dedicate this book, wherein : Sweet Friendship’s names her smiles shal win, Where modest Love shall breathe its sigh, ry) And Admiration drop its meed ; And where, at last, when years roll by, Dear Memory will this tribute read. {, To her whose gentle soul can best { FRIENDLY WISHES. Here, in these shining Album pages, You look not for the thoughts of But here you seck, and hope to find, The fruits of friendly heart and mind: "at So I may venture, at your whisper, ™ To be in verse an humble lisper; " And in this Album page beseech That all you want you soon may reach; * That all you love may love you too; And all you’re faithful to, be true! And wheresoe’er your path shall wind, __ Joy go before, and Love attend you; And Trouble lag so far behind, His presence never shall offend you! ~ A WISH.

Like Album page, so fair and white, n Be thy pure heart, for Love to write His tender lesson on it; £ ‘And may that lesson, written deep, tee Such happy memories always keep, . _ That you will joy to con it. |

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a VERSES FOR ALBUMS. FOR A YOUNG LADY’S ALBUM. When worth and beauty prompt the line, Perhaps a pen as poor as mine May be forgiven To try to write of things divine, Anc think of heaven! But pause, rash verse! and don’t abuse A bashful maiden’s ear with news Of her own beauty! And yet no other theme I'll choose, Or think a duty! So, then, for fear I might offend, Til say—God bless her /—and thus end, DEDICATION FOR AN ALBUM, This little book, with all the prize Its varied page imparts, Tl dedicate to gentle eyes And sympathizing hearts; That all who bring a smile or tear, May, fearless, drop the gem; For critics rude shall ne’er come near To praise them or condemn. ‘ALBUM LINES. These lines which I to you inserfbe, Were purchased by a costly bribe: You said you would be pleased to see A simple record here from me; And to please. you is such a pleasure, I prize it more than bribe of treasure; But if my poor attempt has power To please you—'tis a royal dower; And I henceforth shall proudly cherish<= Until all sense and memory perish— The thought that, once upon a time, I pleased you by my simple rhyme. MBMORY, How true the thought, and yet most dear, _ That Memory has a silent tear For loved ones, wheresoe’er our lot, Though absent, they are ne’er forgot!

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BOOK OF VERSES. ALBUM ACROSTICS, May all that in this book appears Adorn your bright and happy years; te. Reveal fresh beauties and erabrace Bz Your life with loveliness and grace. In this fair book, this Album’s page, Sweet thoughts, like wine, get ripe with age, And so, though now my verse is poor, By age it will improve, I’m sure; ; ’ Excuse it now, and some years hence Let Memory read without offense ; Let kindly Recollections twine, And Friendship fancy it Old Wine! Julia! I write, and you will read; Ungrateful were my pen indeed, Lost to all sweetest inspiration, If it could not, at your persuasion, At once indite a—Dedication ! Free are the birds, and sweet the flowera, And free and sweet are Fanny’s hours; No cares to grieve, no doubts to pain, Nothing to do but rule and reign— Youth her fair crown—Love her domain, Receive, dear friend, these simple verses, And think my heart its thoughts rehearses; Combine all kindest prayers and blessings, Hopes, wishes, kisses and caressings ; , Ph: Entwine them all, and then, my dear \ j Let Fancy deem them written f \

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cf? MOTTOES AND COUPLETS, Oh cruel girl! I did but steal one ary} And you have stolen away my heart for this! There'll be an end t6 all my woes if ‘ You don’t soon smile on your poor Joseph! Here’s for the girl whose charms ne’er vary * My dear, delightful, charming Mary. Oh! night and day I think of you— Susanna, Susan, Susy, Sue! I know a dear, delicious teaser— Her name—don’t breathe it—is Louisa! “ge Come! let there be no longer parley. as Charley loves Kats and Kate loves Charley Happy will be that lucky man, Who wins the heart of Mary Ann. When shall I taste of happiness? "Tis when my charming Kate says—* Yes!” Time flies too fast—I can not wait! When shall it be ?—speak out, dear Kate} ~ cy Y If you'd know the taste of juleps, wrt . Ask Lucille to press her two lips. Ba i kissed a dewy rosebud, cleft in twain, naan And fancied it the lips of Mary Jane,

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10 BOOK OF VERSES. { kissed your portrait, Fanny, but the kiss was all in vain ; Vf it had been Like you, it would have kissed me hack» again. Whoever opens and reads this, Must give the nearest gir] a kiss, i Whoever reads these lines must render His thanks by writing something tender. These lines—don’t let them cause congestion ! Will serve, I hope, to—pop the question! If she who reads will understand— Tve got a heart, and she—a hand. She’s proud of her accomplishments | I know she sings—I think she paints / Dear sir—so amiable you are— | I think I'll let you—ask papa! { Before I choose you for my spouse, Pray, have you cash—to keep the house ? I love sweet Kate—my wife I'd make her— But, faith! I don’t know how to take her. Jolly and free are a bachelor’s years— Night-keys, headaches, cold coffee and tears. My charming maiden! pray don’t blame me— You owe me—and I wish you'd pay me. Miss! if to you,’tis all the same— * How would you like to change your name? rt When a young man’s uncommon stupid, He’s very easily caught by Cupid. If te accept me for a suitor, Tl be in love a gentle tutor. iB)

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| fi i f MOTTOES AND COUPLETS. 11 Sweet is the girl who reads this line; I wish her sweetness were all mine! This world is quite as beautiful as other worlds avoy And if we'd only make it so, ’twould be as full of ove Dear girl, I love, I prize but thee alone, And only ask thee to be—all my own! Oh, if you’d change your maiden appellation I'd give you mine, Miss, without hesitation! I can’t escape from loye—'tis vain you talk- For he can fly—and I can only walk! ‘ Say but one word, and gladly I With thee will live—with thee will die! Oh, let me know that thou art near— Oh, let me feel I love thee dear! ra give a bank, and all that’s in it, To press your lovely lips one minute! 1 wish and pray you were less frigid, Or I less warm—you charming Bridget. If I dared speak, I'd say to Harry— Pray, do you think you'll ever marry ? The girl whose hair is most like flame, Has made my tender heart the same, I think I'd like to kiss the peachy bloom Yhat crowns the prettiest cheeks within this rosm \ pair of blue eyes looking straight at me, To-night have made me feel what love must be. ‘{ he girl whose black and sparkling eyes are on me, I suusa wonfess it, has at last undone me! iy . ne } A a Ty x, Hoy. ‘ ‘ ned ; dey, oe fp A Res Saar & £, Cy, 7-- ag ey a eae Se Pa ane ne os Reser Por te ii

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OOK OF VERSES 8T VALENTINE VERSES, Away! away! my true love seek, And call the rose-blush to her cheek! _ And let her sweet lips kiss the line, To find who sends this Valentine. WITH A RING. Ac’ept this ring—this simple ring— An emblem of my love for thee; No gems around it glistening, But endless—like eternity ; And by its purity of gold, Let my pure love for thee be told; And by its circle be it known ; My love encircles thee alone— And if to wear it you incline, I'll choose you for my Valentine! When the one for whom tliis verse Was written and intended, All its meanings shall rehearse, And still not be offended— Let that one a note return, By the next mail line, . pe each one of us will learn, The other's Valentine. No jeweled beauty is my love, But in her youthful face There’s such a wealth of tendernesa, She noeds no otner grace; Her smiles and songs around my life In light and music twine, And dear, oh, very dear is’she, My own true Valentine!

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By the next mail, the love you send, pe 8ST. VALENTINE VERSES. DEAREST, I AM FOND OF YOU, As hollyhocks are fond of dew, As bees are fond of clover, So, dearest, I am fond of you, i say it over and over. a As wrens and robins are fond of worms, And fishes fond of water, ¢ I’m fond of you—the fondest terms Express not what they oughter. I’m fond of you as Laps of oil, Or Esquimaux of blubber ; To others’ tears my heart’s rich soil Is tough as India-rubber. As corn is fond of August heats, As cattle are of fodder, As children are of stolen sweets, Or a fisherman of a rod, or As a boy of his first new boots, Of a sled and snow in December— As lawyers are of chancery suits, Or the church of a wealthy member, I'm fond of you—and fonder grow, © I blush not to confess it ; There’s naught, not even 4 Adams & Oo." That ever can “express” it. I beg of you, my dearest, then, rea my love—don’t spurn it! But make me fe on of men By saying you'll return it. ANSWER. Be happy, then, my ardent friend— ee Your Gre, T will not opcika i): ewe. Pil faithfully return it, - yey

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BOOK OF VERSES. 2 SAY THOU'LT BE MY VALENTINE. : » The birds in their delicious nests Hang high in southern bowers, i With soft winds blowing round their breasts, ih And canopied by flowers. ‘ Each dreameth of his Valentine, ’, As I—why not? of mine. o | The orange blossoms, like tiaras, f\ Gleam o’er each happy head ; zt. Like golden lamps the glowing stars i Shine on the downy bed Where two will sleep, instead of one, ; When this brief day is done. / Ah! in this bleak and chilly clime Falls snow instead of flowers ; But poet souls must dream and rhyme In love’s secluded bowers ; Fond fancy craves its Valentine, As my heart craveth thine, "Tis summer weather in my breast, ni Where tropic splendors burn ; I stir with sweet yet sad unrest, ™ As roses tremble and yearn ; ae. ae Or, as the dew shakes on the tree, “i I thrill at thoughts of thee. dearest, send no cruel frost Tr snow into the nest, Now by hope’s balmy breezes tost, , And by love’s blossoms blest ; 2 But say thou’lt be my Valentine, As I am only thine! ANSWER. I know not what the silly birds Are doing at the South ; smut this I know, that foolish words al Fall from a lover’s mouth att As mene | as orange flowers é Are en down from southern bowers

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8T. VALENTINE VERSES. And that those words are full as light, And wither full as soon— That lovers’ hearts are changeful, quite, And faithless as the moon— That poets say the silliest things, And poets’ loves have lightest wings. A little siigorhe freeze Will do your love no ill; If true, like sap in maple trees, *T will rise the sweeter still; fo, not till sugar-time I'll say Whether I like you, yea or nay. Many years ago, When all without was February snow, But our warm hearts were in a summer glow, With blushes, smiles, and hopes of youth divina, We promised, by the good St. Valentine, I to be thine, thou mine! Years hasten and depart— As thou wert then, thou art, But closer intergrown with vais true heart; Till we have now. no fears But that the love which thus this life endears, keep us mates through the eternal years. Lovers’ vows are lovers’ lies— Lovers’ pledges I despise; Both are worthless, one to nine, But 1 am true, your Valentine. Let us love one another, So long as we can; I loving one woman, You loving one man; If you care to love another, et me know it, rain or shine, For I'm not the chap to tarry After you've slighted Valentine.

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ROOK OF VEKSES fet the wings of swiftest breezes Waft my wishes—bear my prayers, Till a hand this letter seizes, And its seal impatient tears; Let a lip that I know well, Press the burning words that tell All my love and all my pain Till I see his form agam— Till beside him I recline, Thanks to good St, Valentine. FOR AN INCLOSURE, Whoever this envelope opes, Will find it full of true Jove’s hopes, True love’s prayers and fond desires, Sighs to kindle true love’s fires ; Kisses hid in every line For one who is my Valentine. - I said, whenever an angel fair, In mind and form beyond compare, Shall rise before my raptured sight, Like vision, beautiful and bright, To her Y’ll send a Valentine. Just then, in beanteous, womanhood, An angel form before me stood— And, lo! that angel form was thine— My fairest fxir—my Valentine |

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BRIDAL AND MARRIAGE VERSES “i The light of thine eye, BRIDAL AND aARRIAGE VERSES, 17 THE WEDDING-RING, With her white hand like a lady, And her heart as merry as spring, She was ripe and she was ready For a golden wedding-ring, There’s no jewel so worth wearing, That a lover’s hands may bring— There’s no treasure worth comparing With a golden wedding-ring. THE BRIDE’S PRAYER. {t beats for thee, and only thee! Loving and wild as human heart dare be ; And every throb throws out a prayer, Restless and rising on the heedless air, To the great Prince of Love, That from his shining throne above, He will thy dear feet guard, With holiness and patience o’er the hard And pitiless rocks that lie Beneath thine anxious eye. . That heart hath great and solemn trust in thine: And therefore doth not idly fret and pine, But, waiting for the thrilling joy to be. It beats for only thee—¥. V. y. TO MY WIFE AT HOME. When a stranger ’mid strangers I roam, love, _ And no friendly face pe see— When affection doth link every step, love, That lengthens between you andme—s_« The light of thine eye, love, Ilumines the mansions within, love, 3 The light of thine eye. *

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BOOK OF VERSES. HUSBAND AND WIFE. The blessing’s given—the ring is on, And at God’s altar radiant run The cyrrents of two lives in one! Melodious move their wedded life! Through shocks of time and storms of atrife, Husband true and tender wife! PRICELESS WEALTH. Heaven hath its crown of stars—the earth Her robe of glorious flowers; The sea its fruits—the grand old woods Their birds and verdant bowers; But none of them have richer dowers Than fortune gives this home of ours ; For we have wealth, all wealth above, A wife’s true heart, a husband’s love! WEDDED LOVE, There is no truer bliss on earth, Than wedded love; It hath its nourishment and birth From Him above— __.. “Who hath to mortals kindly given A foretaste of the joys of Heaven. A BRIDAY WISH. When thy form is at the altar, When the ring is on thy hand, When the loving ones around thee, At thy rosy bridal stand, Ob, may the sweetest wish that love Can breathe upon the air— Be o'er thee at that moment,“ For a blessing and a prayer! THE LOVER HUSBAND, te My weary, worn heart into music is stirred, And it trembles and sings like a caroling bird; On the branch nearest heayen—atop of my life, While I clasp thee, and kiss thee, wy beautiful wifel ~~

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BRIDAL AND MARRJAGE VERSES. MARRIED HAPPINESS. The suns will shine and the rains will fall On the highest and lowliest spot; There’s mourning and merriment sent for all Who inherit an earthly lot. And sometimes we find tat the richer bliss Lies under the darkest sorrow, And the murkiest shadows of night’s abyss Will soon bring a clear to-morrow; But, let there come sorrow, to waken a sigh, Or joy, to enlighten our life— We'll hope on, and love on, and let them pass by, Still happy—as husband and wife. TO A WEDDED PAIR. Hand in hand, with hearts united, Ye are bridegroom now and bride; Each to each hath fondly plighted Eternal love till death divide, While the poet’s song would bless you, From his heart a prayer is given, That should Send of earth depress you, Love may lift your hearts to heaven. Her cheek is nestling on-my breast— Her eyes are bright with tears; A prayer, half-breathed and half-represt, My listening spirit hears! Jh ! blessed be the changeless love That glorifies my life! All doubt, all fear, all guile above— My own true-hearted wife !—Duganne, TO MY WIFE. When on thy bosom I recfine, Enraptured still to call thee mine, » To call thee mine for life, Lplory in the sacred ties, ich modern wits and fools despi Of husband and of wife.— Lindly Riirvi

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20 BOOK OF VERSES. THE BRIDE, eR She stood like an angel just wandered from heaven, | Baan A pilgrim benighted away from the skies; my! And little we deemed that to mortals were given sf Such visions of beauty as come from her eyes; hm She looked up and smiled on the many glad faces, 5 on The friends of her childhood who stood by ber side; en But she shone o’er them all like a queen of the Graces, : When, blushing, she whispered, the vow ot a bride. +s AWAY FROM A WIFE. er Afar from thee! the morning breaks, : But morning brings no joy to me; e's Alas! my spirit only wakes ig ey ae To know I am afar from thee! Beer a In dreams I saw thy blessed face, Say, £ And thou wert nestled to my breast ; Parc Sy dreams I felt thy fond émbrace, And to mine own thy heart was pressed. Bethune. TO A BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM. I saw two clouds at morning Tinged by the rising sun ; And in the dawn they floated on, And mingled into one. I saw two summer currents Flow smoothly to their meeting, R And join their course, with silent foree, In peace each other greeting; . Such be your gentle motion, Nt Till life’s last pulse shall beat— Flay Like summer’s beam and summer's stream, ; Float on, in joy to meet A calmer sea, where storms shall ces.as, A purer sky, where all is peace. A SURE CURE. I have known full many a maiden, eae « Like a white rose withering, Hien 3 r , Into fresh, ripe beauty redden, at ig Through a golden wedding-ring, Ren:

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VERSES ON BIRTHS AND INFAHCY. VERSES ON BIRTHS AND INFANCY, TO A NEW-BORN BABE, e+ Blessings on thee, baby ! “e * Guiltless is thy brow; hae 7 And I trust it may be Always pure as now ! Heaven-born and saintly As the light above, In thee shineth, faintly, Sweet, angelic love | Ever, from this day, be All thy future life Fair and bright, my baby, Free from care and strife! A FATHER ON HIS NEW-BORN BABB, Two joys I had to charm my life— A healthy frame, a tender wife; } And now, to crown my double joy, I welcome here my new-born boy; When wealth like this to earth is given, We seem to taste the life of heaven. ON A SLEEPING CHILD. he; Oh, who can tell what visions high : fi) May bless an infant's sleeping eye? . What brighter throne can brightness fiud \ To reign on than an infant’s mind, y: Ere sin destroy, or error dim * The glory of the cherubim ? . MY TREASURE. x piesa vse" Sparkling brightly ‘neath m Kies What upon my bosom lies rod sips , Formed of manly gems, it seems, Rubies bright and sapphire gleams; Shining with a chastened glow. Through a vail of purest snow. What's this gem of purest grace? "Tis a little baby face !

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BOOK OF VERSHS. « A HAPPY FATHER, Am [happy? Let me see! Untold bliss | Wife has given her babe to me, For a kiss, Dearest wife, and baby sweet, What is happiness complete, If not this ? A NEW-BORN, BABB. This tender floweret—pure and soft— That lies, dear wife, upon thy bosom, We've prayed for in the past, full oft, And now we bless its fragrant blossom, Oh may it grow, beneath our love, To bloom with sweetness all our days, And in our Father’s fields above, Transplanted meet our raptured gaze. TO A BABE, ‘ Clasped in thy nurse’s arms, oh gentle child, Thou didst first weep while a!l around thee smile ; So live that, sinking to thy last, long sleep, Thou mayst smile, while all around thee weep / NURSE’S SONG, Lultaby! lullaby! beautiful baby ! Father and mother so happy as may be! Hoping and wishing for blessings to be, Growing and blowing, dear baby, for thee! Lullaby ! lullaby ! baby is slumbering, Sweetly and softly as baby can be ; Angels and fairies the moments are numberng, Peeping and keeping their watch over thee. A NEW-BORN BABE. Oh, happy husband! happy wife! e rarest blessing Heaven drops down, _ The sweetest blossom in spring’s crown, Starts in the furrows of your life,

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VERSES ON BIRTHS AND ISFANOY. TO AN INFANT. The crowds that come this world to throng ? The loveliest dream of waking life! Hope of the bosom’s secret strife! Emblem of all the heart can love! Vision of all that’s bright above! Pledge, promise of remembered years, Seal of pure souls! yet bought with tears! hk And art thou here, sweet boy, among abe ‘| a ¥ A CHILD AT PRAYER. What is more fair than a child at prayer— A little child at prayer? Out of his dutiful heart and eyes Holy and innocent thoughts arise, Gilding his forehead and crowning his hair With quiet and tenderness sweet and rare, And love beyond compare! Sweetly and clearly, for mother dear- For mother and father dear— Lisping the love of his spotless soul; Letting the saint in his heart control; Lifting and feaching, in faith sincere, With never a doubt, and never a fear, ea To the Gop he sees so near !—Duganna, bi MOTHERHOOD. Ihe Mother moves with queenlier tread, ae Proud swell the globes of ripe delight Tide Above her heart, so warm and white, A pillow for the baby’s head.—@. Masaey. LINES ON A CHILD. A fairy form is frolicking In beauty round me now, With cheek of sunny loveliness, And light and beaming brow. He clingeth t. his mother dear, His mother, fair and mild, And laugheth in his gladsomeness-— My child—my own dear ch:.d]

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24 BOOK OF VERSES. ~ -y 1ERSES TO SEND WITH FLOWERS WITH A LILY, A VIOLET AND A ROSE, Here are sweet flowers, that your spirit may prizu For each beautiful meaning that in them lies; And the fragrant blessing’ their leaves impart, Lying so tenderly near to thy heart: ere is a Lily, that used to flake With petals of silver, the peaceful lake ; Here is a delicate Violet’s bloom, Yielding, to charm thee, its rare perfume; Pure as the sapphire of deepest light, Let it press softly thy bosom so white! Here isa Rose, for thy rosy heart, Fresh and yet blushing, as thou, love, art! Take my sweet offering—wear it for me! Let me but know that it lies near to thee! WITH A BOUQUET, INCLOSING A LILY, Go, roses sweet, and myrtle leaves, And violets pure and meek, And the Lily, whose silver cup receives A tear, while yet I speak. | Go, Lily, and rest on my Mary’s breast, And kiss her tender cheek. | ae WEARING A MARIGOLD. I wear this Marigold on my bosom, My weary heart above ; And you may read in its drooping blossom, Iam tired—I am tired of love. ty WITH WILD TANSY. it This sprig of Tansy take, sir,’ Tae And application make, sir; You've given me cause enough therefor, And now between us there is war! Unless, in token of your sorrow, A aprig of Yew I see to-morrow.

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VERSES TO SEND WITH FLOWERS. WITH A ROSE-TREE. I send a summ2r gift— A sunny gift for thee; . 4 a This vase, whose tfellis-bars uplift rae A delicate etn ! qi And on its fafling leaves Woe. Your heart may moralize, t BEL: And lear how Love its fragrance gives, a Even when its floweret dies. ar Still fair and sweet may you : Enjoy this life of ours; ® me Bi fo 2 Your heart as fresh as summer dew, 2 ae ne Your soul like summer flowers, Tey WITH A WREATH. * 8 ed Rose! rose! open thy cup! ry rae Lily! lily! awake! awake! ppt z, Loveliest flowers! spring up! ring up! yt eee ke That I for my love may a garland make; ; 5 gl eee And when your sweet odors you yield to her, — ee aS Tell her you come from her worshiper! : Pa WITH A ROSE. + aaa _ Go, lovely Rose; * any ra Tell her who wastes her love on me, ‘ That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, Fe How sweet and fair she seems to be.— Waller” ptt WITH A BOUQUET. Sweetest girl! from garden spot I cull you this Forget-me-not; And I have plucked a Mignonette, To tell—what J can ne’er forget— That in my fond affection’s glass, ee “Your qualities your charms surpass!” =. WITH A FADED LEAF. i Go, relic of a scentless wreath, at Let Helen sigh thy dead leaves o’er; ie siz) And all thy sweet perfume will breathe = bot wes ‘More sweetly than before a

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BOOK OF VERSES. Bier. WITH STRAWBERRIES. oo . The red, ripe, blushing Strawberry ant Is richest of berries, I’m sure; ir: And it fits well the lips of my lady-love, / ee e% So fragrant, so soft pod so pure, aie A DECLARATION. Dear maid! accept this modest Pink, een And on my Pure Lovesleign to think 3} pds And let the Tulip, sweet and fair, . eke All that is in my heart declare. 2 | ee n VIOLET AND ‘HEART’S-EASE. pO ae a _ This modest Violet now I send, Peas An emblem of yourself, my friend; Pe And by the Heart’s-ease you will see i I ask your thoughts to dwell on me. Be i WITH A BOUQUET. With these sweet flowers I dare to send a Let all their sweetest meanings blend: ek Love in the Myrtle’s bloom is seen, # Remembrance to the Violet clings; Peace whispers thee from Olive green, And Hope for me from Snowdrops springs; My Friendship from the Acacia grows, 4 And thy rich emblem is the Rose. » hes WITH A BASKET OF FLOWERS. In this little basket, Like gems in a casket, } Lie all the sweet thoughts that I cherish for thee; ¢ The sweetest and dearest Thy heart may be nearest, But kiss one or two and return them to me. ‘WITH A COWSLIP. Place this Cowslip in your bodice, For it means—" You are my Goddess,”

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. VERSES TO SEND WIT FLOWERS, 2? | TO A CONCEITED GENTLEMAN. I send you, sir, a Daffodil, You'll guess its meaning—sure you will; f = Since you possess, all things above, rf That shining quality—Seli-Love. WITH A SNOWDROP. While the Snowdrop’s leaflets ope, Let them whisper to thee—Hope, WITH A VIOLET. A maiden’s love, deep in the heart, ign 4-™ Is like the Violet flower; That lifts its modest head apart. “ In some sequestered bower. WINES WITH GERANIUM AND ROSE-LEAVES Tet this sweet-leaved Geranium be Entwined around thy clustering hair; And thy red lips shall paint to me _ How bright its scarlet blossoms are. Twine these young Rose-leaves round thy head ~ Sie And I shall think their flowers are there: a The red rose on thy rich cheek spread, The white upon thy forehead fair. LINES WITH HEART’S-RASE. This Hearts’-ease I present to thee, For thou art gay, and I am lone; And if thou wilt not smile on me, ‘a My Hearts’-ease is forever gone, LOVE’S TELEGRAPH. In your soft and gentle bosom, Prythee, hide this Apple-blossom ; Thus, twill kiss with proper deference. Bem 3 ' Her who gains my earnest preference, Bae If the thought you do not spurn, ¢ tuto A Rose Geranium please return ; at And I’:] take it as a reference Sa To the one who is your preference,

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BOOK OF VERSES. il WITH A PRIMROSE. j Ask me why I send you here The firstling of the infant year; ; ‘4, Ask me why I send to you < at ! This Primrose, all bepearied with dew; ¢ ar And I will whisper in your ears, oe ae The sweets of love are washed with tears i hed Ask me why this flower appears ' Oe Yellow, green, and wet with tears; mir Ask me why its stalk is weak And bending, yet it doth not break; And I must tell you, these discover ee, ° What doubts and fears are in a lover. ad FIDELITY. Violet is for Faithfulness, Which in my heart shall abide; Hoping, likewise, that from your heart You will not let it glide. TO A LADY, WITH VLOWERS. Flowers to the beautiful! to them belong The wreath of perfumes and the voice of song; All that like them are lovely theirs must be, And thus I send this offering to—thee. WITH A GARLAND. This garland I send, with the love of a friend, And fresh with the sweetest perfume; Tis an emblem of thee, and it asketh for me One thought from thy heart’s precious bloom, LINES WITH FLOWERS. In eastern lands they talk in flowers, And they tell in a garland their loves and cares; Each blossom that blooms in their garden buwers, On its leaves a mysterious language bears; Bo, I gather a wreath from the garden bowers, And tell you the wish of my heart in flowers.

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¥ VERSES TO SEND WiTH FLOWERS. : : WITH A ROSE AND MYRTLE. The Rose is the sign of joy and love— Per: Young, blushing love in the earliest dawn; And the mildness that suits the gentle dove, we From the Myrtle’s snowy flower is drawn, me, WITH A FADED JASMIN. This withered Jasmin, which I send oe 8 To you, my fair, tormenting friend, chee. Oh, let it be an indication Peete Of how I droop from Separation. Mase: 0 WITH A MARIGOLD. This Marigold is token of my Grief— AS Send me a Snowdrop, and ’twill give relief; eet For as the Snowdrop whispers Hope to me, Pars” Tll think I am remembered still by thee. sae WITH A ROSEBUD, TO A YOUNG GIRL, Beka dh. a Take this sweet Rosebud, of thy youth a type, oy And bid me come when the full Rose is ripe. th WITH AN ANEMONE. yy: Scornful maiden! take from me curt This fading fiower, Anemone; Y Rudely like my heart twas shaken, And its meaning is Forsaken. S48 WITH IVY AND ROSE. | A Ce This Ivy twig I now inclose, a Oe ts And with it send a fair White Rose; Be: ih I give my Friendship with the first, i The other’s yet to be rehearsed. eee 4& POLITE REJECTION WITH A SPRIG OF SAGE bs Kind sir, I thank you very much: SRE Your love you offer to engage ; And though the gift I can not touch, ak I send-yor. back an answer—Sage,

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BOOK OF VERSES. WITH JASMIN AND ROSEMARY. This Carolina Jasmin tells How Absence from you always rives me; And the sweet Rosemary reveals How your dear Presence still revives me, WITH A ROSE GERANIUM. Smell this Geranium ! ’tis scented with Rose, And let it my Preference sweetly disclose. WITH A DAISY. Receive this simple Daisy which I took From its pure garden bee, and bore it thenoes Its fragrant fresliness and its tender look, Are emblems of thy own sweet Innocence. WITH AN ALMOND-FLOWER. There’s a hope that, in dreams of a happier hour, May alight on Misery’s brow— Like the silvery leaf of the Almond-flower, That blooms on a leafless bough. WITH A ROSE. The nightingale wanders from flower to flower Seeking the Rose, his heart’s only prize; Thus did my love change every hour, _ Until I saw thee, Rose of my eyes! REQUESTING A FORGET-ME-NOP, Give me, dear lady, one sweet flower, The fairest of the fair, "Mongst all that decks my lady’s bower, Or binds her flowing hair ! And though, perchance, we meet no more, Though dark may be my lot, My memory still shall linger o’er sinile, and all the past restore, ith this Forget Me-Not.

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VERSES OF LOVE AND AFFECTION 4 LOVER’S GOOD-NIGHT, Good-night, my love, my dearest, High heaven of my delight; Of all things brightest, fairest— My beautiful, good-night. THE TEST OF LOVE. Why shouldst thou think my heart is chan Why shouldst thou feanrel love thee not Can truth like mine be e’er estranged, Or faith like mine be e’er forgot? ~ I mourn thee absent, and when near My rapture none can rank above; If this be not to love thee, dear, Oh, tell me what it is to love. YOU LOVE ME NO LONGER. ? You love me no longer! The heart that once listened In passionate joy to each murmur of mine, The eyes,*the dark eyes that once tenderly glistened With hope so enraptured and love so divine, Are turned to another. Why dared I believe them? Ah! false as the siren that sings in the sea! These spells of enchantment, though lightly you weave them, Though sport to you, lady, are ruin to me! PARTING FROM FRIENDS. Our friends when they’re near, May be dear to our bosom ; But they’re never so dear , As the hour when we lose "em,

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BOOK OF VERSES. CONSTANCY, Fancy not, dear, I can ever forget Tby smiles in the smiles that surround me; My eyes for a moment may wander, but yet iat come back to the love that has bound me, A FRIEND’S WISH. . Light be thy breast, ay repose still attend it, No troubles molest, And no treachery rend it. | : A FRIEND'S PRAYER. 7 f Peace be to thee! may virtue’s rays Thy pathway still adorn ; “ And may the evening of thy days Be pleasant as their morn, TOO EASILY WON. She that gives her heart away, For the homage of a day, ie Gives a trifle—gives a toy— Cheapest sweet things soonest cloy. 7 LINES AT SEA IN ABSENCE. True as the needle, homeward points my heart, hate, all the horrors of the stormy main, This the last wish that would with life depart, To see the smile of her I love again.—Rogera, AT SHA, | The stormy ocean rolls its waves Between my love and me; But still my true heart fondly craves A thought, a prayer from thee, cb Paice be ee . A LOVER’S WISH. or dost thou gaze upon the skies ? Oh that I were yon spangled sphere! That all my stars poehs be as ey To gaze upon thy beauties here ; aad

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VERSES OF LOVE AND AFFECTION. 338 ON A KISS. Oh, wher my soul drew near 0 thy dear lips, my girl, vu I closed my eyes and dreamed of heaven, Beyond the gates of pearl. LOVE AND LIFE, | The man who makes it his selfish rule ; That love is a folly—himself is a fool; For if to our life its sweet love you deny, The best thing that life can do then ig—to dia eae CHOICE OF A WIFE. cae This is my rule, and to this rule I hold To choose my wife by merit, not by gold; For on that one selection must depend, Whether I wed a torment or a friend. MEETING AND PARTING. What in life is half so sweet As the hour when lovers meet ? What gives half such painful s As the moment when they part? ERT ho ern te ‘ + THE LIGHT OF LOVE. Gazing on thee, sweet maid, all things I see— For thou art all the universe to me; A And when thou’rt absent, to my vacant sight, Though all things else be here—tis dark as night. ' A CONSTANT SWEETHEART, ry, len love is little and brown, but more tender han cygnet’s soft down or the pigwee? of doves; | And her form like the ivy is graceful and slender, * i" Like the eglantine twined round the tree that it lovea COMPANIONSHIP, For every star a drop of dew, ‘ For every sun a sky of blue, f For every heart a heart as true,

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AS BOOK OF VERSES. TO A SCHEMING FRIEND. Art thou my friend? Forbear to do me wrong; And lead me not astray with siren song; For traitorous friendship wounds a trusting breast, With decper hurts than enmity professed. A KISS. The kiss that she left on my lip, Like a dewdrop shall lingeringly lie; "Twas nectar she gave me to sip— *T was nectar I drank in her sigh. . From the moment she printed that kise Nor reason nor rest has been mine, My soul has been drunk with its blisg And swims in delirium divine. BEAUTY UNADORNED. To weave a garland for the rose, And think, thus crowned, ’twould lovelier be, Were no more vain than to suppose That silks or gems could add to thee. HAPPY THOUGHTS. hao are happier oft than I, or they are ever, love, with thee; And thine, I know, as frequent fly O’er all that severs us, to me, Like rays of stars that meet in space And mingle ia a bright embrace.— Featem, LOVE'S POWER. Oh, thy love hath power upon me, Like a dream upon a brain; For the loveliness which won me, With the love, too, shall remain, PARTING. We lingered silent, by the shore, And neither dared to break the spell; be soe pens to meet no more, hat lip could utter first, “ Farewell” . u +n 1 “ - - 3 Ys. uy mo Pgersc ee ieee § j rhe Ys eae ate Par dee Hy tive , wy 4 ae y Te: hee ee Cee amas ss w eS 4 a. “4 7

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VERSES OF LOVE AND AFFECTION. TO A DECEITFUL BEAUTY. Thine eyes are full of light, lady, I would they were less bright ; For then the serpent shining there Might never charm my sight. ROSY WISHES. om 1 would speak my kind thoughts by some beautiful flower, But, alas! it is autumn—there’s none in my bower ; Yet oh, could you know all my heart would disclose, You would find every wish that it breathes you—a rose ; And much better than those which the garden adorn; *Tis with sweetness o’erflowing, and has not one thorn, A GOOD-NIGHT WISH. Sleep, dearest, sleep, ’mid myrtles and roses ; Angels will hover where beauty reposes ; 7 Sleep, dearest, sleep, and serene be thy slumbers; Think of thy lover, and dream of his numbers. A FRIENDLY wISsH. Gay and cheerful be tixy bosom, May all sorrows shun thy breast; In 80 bright, so pure a blossom Sweets alone should find their rest. CONSOLATION, Oh! let not fear, sweet maid, distress thee! Dismiss the phantom from thy breast ; For, trust me, Heaven designs to bless thee, And love alone can make thee blest, TRUE FRIENDSHIP. How sweet is life when passed with frienda, Whom Heaven to soothe our sorrows lends; With chosen hearts our joys to share, With kindred souls each burden bear ; And, hand in hand, through good or ili, : oice in sweet communion still.

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BOOK OF VERSHS. MUTUAL CONFIDENCE, bc our hearts, sweet wishes blending, iF‘muiuul confidence still give ; And, with our prayers to heaven ascending Still blest and blessing we shall live, HIDDEN LOVE. *Tis love that murmurs in my breast, And makes me shed the secret tear ;_ Wor day nor night my heart knows reat, For night and day his voice I hear. ON RECIEVING A LOVE-LETTER. Sweet return of sweet affection, Let me kiss thy page again ; Let me read the dear direction— Written by my lover’s pen! Dearest words of tender pleasure— Some good angel winged your speed © Ye have value which no treasure But Ais presence can exceed. es LOVE IN ABSENCE, It is a blissful thought, I ween, That with my heart and fancy free, Though seas and nation’s lie between, I still am side by side with thee, I feel thy low and tender ton I live for thee, and thee alone WHY I LOVE, 1 love thee, and I fondly prize Thy beauty and thy perfect grace, The luster of thy gem-like eyes, Thy queenly form and sunny face But yet for these I love thee not— Though Heaven preserve them all to thee 1 love thee that thou hast a heart—- - ‘And, better, that thou lovest me. ; Ee i ed ee ee Se aconaha Er ; tel a

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Se eee Cee Ye 4 VERSE& OF LOVE AND AFFECTION. . 8? SERENADE, The smile of thine eyes Must be here, love, to gladden, Or else the bright sunlight ro My spirit will sadden. fue breath of thy lips on my brow saust be thrilling Or vainly the roses their dew-cups are filling. I wait thee, my own love, I waft thee a kiss; I dream thou art come, love, And dreaming is bliss. FRIENDSHIPS WISH. If I were that fairy, by poets created, Whose power in the world was to do what she would, Who flew o’er the glad earth with treasures o’er- freighted, Still crowning the beautiful, blessing the gocd— I'd fold in my pinions the purest and fairest, Of all the bright treasures in earth or in sea, I'd gather of all the world’s glories the rarest, And bring them, my beautiful being, to ther t AN OFFER. Oh come, my love! oh come away, Let’s both be happy while we may; Come to my heart, prepared to be Filled full with Happiness and Thea, JEALOUSY. Oh, Mary, smile not at my wous, Nor mock my just upbraiding; When you to Henry gave that rose, Your love for me was fading ; I trusted all the yows you sai To me, in love’s sweet season, But when your thoughts away are led, To speak I have somg reason ; There’s but one love—@ne way of love, Whole, changeless, and confiding ; Let but one doubt the fond heart move, And happiness seems gliding.

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aie ee PRSTER SE Fe Si at eee tee ae 3 2isy Mee ene ae ai BOOK OF VERSES. TO A SWEETHEART. Around his harp the poet flings, A wreath of fragrant flowers, While running o'er its tuneful strings To while away the hours; So sweetness, flowers and poesy, Shall cluster round my love tor thee, A TRUSTING LOVER. I must believe thee still sincere, ’ Though all the world should douts thee; For when thou’rt near | lose my fear, There seems such truth about thee. And I, till death dissolve the spell, Will joy in thus believing, For not where heaven resides can dwell A thought that is deceiving. MEMORY. : Forget thee? Never! Let the verdant Spring, Forget to bud—Autumn ripe fruits to bring ; Let stars forget to shine--days sunless be— But neyer can I cease to think of thee! A WALK IN THE WOODS. "Tis sweet to roam through the woodland glen, With her who gladdens my earthly lot; To gather wild flowers and murmur then, “Forget me not! Forget me not!” ON A LOCK OF HATR, Oh little lock of golden hue, In gently waving ringlet curled, By the dear head on which you grew, I would not lose you for the world.—Byron, LOVE’S MINISTERS. AL thoughts, all pfissions, all delights, ‘Whatever stirs this mortal frame— All are but ministers of love, And feed his sacred flame.— Coleridge, tain ¥ .. 4 i Pee ee Te: rm ia)

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VERSES OF LOVE AND AFFECTION, LOVE AND LIFE, What is life when wanting love? Night without a morning; Love's the cloudless summer sun, Nature gay adorning.—Burna, NEGLECTED LOVE. Alas! for love that sits alone, Forsaken and yet fond; The grief that sits beside the hearth Life has no grief beyond.—Laroson, AN OFFER. Oh, why delay the happy time? The hours glide swiftly by, And oft we see a somber cloud Obscure the fairest sky. Then do not, sweet, an hour delay, But at the altar bow, And with consenting hearts we’ sing, Love’s time, love’s time is now. Pirk Benjamin. THE PARTING OF LOVERS. Gere we both stand, broken-hearted, Leaning on each others’ heart; For in parting we seem parted, Just to think that we must part. ; T. H. Chivers. THE FAVORITE, He’s not like any other That I have ever seen; He has a purer, truer smile, ; A loftier, manlier mien.—AMrs, Osgood, A LOVER'S WISH. Fare thee well, thou first and fairest, Fare thee well, thou best und dearest, Thine be every joy and treasure, Peace, enjoyment, love and pleasure.—Burns,

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BOOK OF VERSES A PROPOSITION, Oh lady, there are many things That seem right fair, below, above; But sure not one among them all Is half so sweet as love; Let us not pay our vows alone, But join two altars both in one.—Holmeg, AN EXCUSE FOR KISSING, See the mountains kiss high heaven, And the waves clasp one another; No leaf or flower would be forgiven, If it disdained to kiss its brother,: Aad the sunlight clasps the earth, And the moonbeams kiss the sea— What are all these blessings worth, lf you kiss not me.—Ahelley. MUTUAL LOVE, Light of life and life’s best blessing the love that meets return ; Iam now that boon possessing— Never will I the blessing spurn. No! fondly no, my bosom sighs— No, gently no, my love replies! A RIVAL IN LOVE. Of all the torments, all the care By which our lives are curst, Of all the sorrows that we bear, A rival is the worst. Ican endure my own despair, But not another’s hope; Rather than he your love should share, I'd share with him—a rope. WOMAN'S HEART, Woman’s deep thoughts you sometimes trace Blushing and trembling on her face; But if you'd know her Heart, alone It first must beat against your own.

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VERSES OF LOVE AND AFFECTION. 4] LOVE UNRETURNED, L die for thy sweet love—the ground Not panteth for the summer rain ty As 1 for one soft look of thine; ; And yet—I sigh in vain: t . A hundred men are near thee now— ‘ Each one, perhaps, surpassing me; But who can feel a thousandth part Of what I feel for thee ?— Proctor. LOVE ALL-POWERFUL. In peace Love tunes the shepherd’s reed, In war he mounts the warrior’s steed ; a) In balls, in gay. attire is seen, In hamlets, dances on the green ; washes! Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And man below, and saints above; For/love is heaven, and heaven is love.—Soeds. SEARCHING FOR LOVE. Fe Young Beauties! lend your ears to me, Ko ae a I’m searching for my Love; rv : The fairest one, the dearest one, All other ones above! Young Beauties! tell me where she hidea, My little snow-white dove; 4 | And find for me, and bring to me, a My Beautiful, my Love! > BLUE EYES. . = ¢ / Those eyes of blue! those eyes of blue! if How many a beaming glance I knew Ere sorrow’s cloud came o’er me! | t Ah, me! methinks they darker grew "7, ata As Fortune’s favor fled before me. — i Phose eyes of blue! those eyes of blus? oF : ae They've lost tneir wild, cerulean hue, oa 2. They've lost their beaming glances, ; Ah, me! they darkly gleam—adien, false eyes, that change when gloom advaneea,

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BOOK OF VERSES. PARTING LOVERS, As I tore myself away ; TO A LADY, It is not right old friends to And you, dear lady, shoul 80, give me back my stolen While I fix my eyes on thin LOVE’S PRESENCE. Ak! should Fate the threa andering then, without a Darkness and <espair are a mameens a aes —_ T= res I could not say Farewell to thee, That word I could not say ; P But mutely did I bless thee, And like the lingering scent of flowers, When bright hues disappear, Thy last kiss still is on my lip, hy last sigh on my ear. ; Prot not.do it; heart, Or take my body nearer to it. : A LOVER’S REQUEST. Love me dearly, love me dearly, With your heart and with your e7ex; Whisper all your sweet emotions, As they, gushing, blushing, rise ; ; Throw your soft, white arms about me, <a Say you can not live without me; e, Say that you are only mine.— WaVace, THR BROWN-HAIRED MAID. web Where is the maid with dark-brown tresses ae Ever with me in my dreams? Sweetly her form my spirit blesses, Greets my heart in sunny gleams, Leave me not, thou brightest one, All is joy when thou art near ; a Thou canst teach my soul to shun Paths of gloom and thoughts of feas divide That connects thy heart with mine, guide, mine.

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|} VERSES OF LOVE AND AFFECTION. LOVE EVERYWHERE. Love knoweth every form of air, And every shape of earth, And comes unbidden, everywhere, Like thought’s mysterious birth. The moonlit sea and the sunset sky Are written with love’s words; And you hear his voice unceasingly, Like song, in the time of birds. — Wile : SOME ONE ELSE, She loves, but ’tis not me she loves, Not me on whom she ponders, When, in some dream of tendernesa, Her truant fancy wanders, NO MORE LOVE, I will love her no more, for no love is without ; Its limit in measure, and mine has run out; he She engrosseth it all, and, till some she restore It is really impossible that I love more, %: FAITH IN LOVE. ‘oS Whoso in Love believeth, him I trust, Ae Whosv despiseth Love, suspect I must; ae Though others’ falsehood strew my heart with dust, Mine cwn dear faith shall burn beneath the crust. Duganne, LOVE’S EYES. Zaght of my life! thy glorious eyes SR Ae . Like stars above my heart arise, a oe Like stars that shine in midnight skies, ain tom A KI88. My sou. 1s trembling on my breath, One kiss, and thou mayst taste it; tae Soft, dearest, soft, it murmureth, ‘eg *Take not my life away,” it saith 5 (a “Taste all. but Ja not waste it. rn

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- ——— ee ven BOOK OF VERSES. ae ABSENT. 49 And now the twilight hour has come : With tender twilight’s mystic hues, k And low winds, full of kisses dumb, : And silver-footed dews. ( The song of birds, the breath of flowers The zephyrs’ thrill, are greeting me; Yet, pass I wearily the hours, For—I am not with thee—Duganne, FRIENDSHIP. Love is a butterfly, lady, Flitting from flower to flower, Pausing to sip Each nectarine lip, . And dreaming in every bower. But Friendship, the dove, o’er life’s water: Jark, Ever flies home to the Heart’s dear Ark. NEGLECTED, Alas! my heart is like a lute, A lute, unused, unstrung; Its melody is hushed, and mute The chords that erewhile rung. ag TRUE LOVE. Are other eyes beguiling, love? Are other rose-lips smiling, love? Ah, heed them not; you will not find Lips more true, or eyes more kind Than mine, love, mine-—Landon LOVE’S AMBITION. ‘Give me the boon of love! ‘ I ask no more for fame; Fur better one unpurchaséd heart Than glory’s proudest name, Td rather lean upon a breast Responsive to my own, Than sit pavilioned gorgeously Upon a kingly throne.—

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she ee = page cep ee ee: Che aces — < VERSES OF LOVE AND AFFECTION, A LOVING WORD. Com me some word, oh truest heart, From out the world of loving art, {n which, till life and love are spent, Thou mayest be shrined and I cdntent. Coin me some word no human ear Has heard since love first nestled here; That, only breathed to Heaven and thee, No other hears while time shall be. Yet, heed me not; there 7s a word. . That lips have spoken, ears have heard; And this may all my hopes combine, Bo, let me ever call thee—mine.— Morford, LOVE'S PLEDGK Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss within the cup, And Ill not ask for wine.—Ben Johnsem DREAMING OF LOVE. I arise from dreams of thee, In the first sweet sleep of night; When the winds are breathing low, And the stars are shining bright. I THINK OF THER I think of thee when morning springs From sleep, with plumage hathed in dew, And, like a young bird lifts her wirfgs Of gladness on the welkin blue ; And, when at noon the breath of love O’er flower and stream is wandering free, ~ And when the sweet stars smile abo I think of thee—I think of thee. MUTUAL LOVE, Though the ocean divide us As wide as the poles, There’s no distance can sever The love of our soula

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BOOK O¥ VERSES. . TRUE LOVE. Let love inspire thee, and thy life shall be A daily, Rove to Heaven for sinful earth ; For by True Love hath all true virtue birth, CONFUSION OF HEARTS, The heart yeu zave me t’other day lve neither ‘ent nor changed away; But now ’tis so well mixed with mine, I really know not which is thine. ABSORBING LOVE. -I have ro hope that does not dream for thee, I have no joy that is not shared by thee, I have 10 fear that does not dread for thee. L. # LOVE'S MIRRORS. Lovai and loving still are we, love, Mirrored are our mutual hearts ; I in thee, and thou in me, love, Till the life of both departs. LOVE, Oh Love! Love! Love! Its very pain endears ; And every wailing and weeping brings Some blessing with its tears. Ldve makes our darkest days, sweet dove, In golden suns go down; So let us clothe our hearts with Love, And crown us with Love's crown. WOMAN’S LOVE. Alas! the love of woman! it is known To be a lovely and a fearless thing; For all of theirs upon that die is thrown, And if ’tis lost life has no more to bring To them but mockeries of the past alone. And Hx whose life was love shall strengthen thea -

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VERSES OF LOVE AND AFFECTION A LOVER’S SUIT. oe Sa 1 hold, and oft essayed o find some fitting strain, In which to thee, ob peerless maid, I might not plead in vain. An insect, fluttering in the light That from my taper streamed, Unconscious drew my wondering gaze, So full of joy he seemed. ‘it Poor fly! he glittered in the light, - Then, scorched and feeble, fell: I drop my pen; oh, lady bright, I am the meth, and thou the light, *Tis thou my fate must tell. TRUE FRIENDSHIP. Where fortune smiles and life is fair, Seek not the gem of Friendship there; When true and false are mingling near, ' They both may seem alike sincere: But when the storms of sorrow lower, And pale distress controls the hour, The first dark clouds that cross the sky, Will but the friends of sunshine fly ; But one who truly loved before, Will only change—to love the more! LOVE-SONG. cra I will string my harp with its sweetest strings And will sit me at thy feet; And my hand shall waken a strain for thee, That is swellingly wild and sweet. fee ! see |-—but my hand is sti.l Which over the harp-strings stole; The beautiful dream of our love and faith Is life to my thrilling soul, I dare not trust it to music’s power, te I should die if it left my breast; eee Flow back, soft river of melody, ed Flow back, ye visions blest. Singing Siiyk

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4 BOOK OF VERSES. A MOTHER'S LOVE A mother’s love! how sweet the name} y What is a mother’s love ? A-noble, pure and tender flame Me Enkindled from above; 3. To bless a heart of earthly mold, The love that never can grow cold— ? This is a mother’s love. + SPIRIT-LOVE. it la I am alone, my own love, yy Thou art not near me now; Yet in my dreams it seems, love, a At thy dear feet I bow. raram, Still thou art brought in thought, love ia Close to my yearning heart; Still on thy breast I rest, love, Even when far thou art. *Tis my soul meets and greets, love, 4 Thine as it floats to me; vn Dost thou not feel it steal, love, Softly a-near to thee ? CONSTANT LOVE. phe She’s on my heart, she’s in my thought, At midnight, morn and noon ; ‘ December’s morn beholds her there, oe And there the rose of June. DISAPPOINTED AFFECTION. Oh! ever thus, from childhood’s hour I’ve seen my proudest hopes decay; I never loved a tree or flower ent But ’twas the first to pass away. tas I never nursed a dear gazelle, Peo To glad me with its soft, dark eye, P: ; But when it came to know me well, £ And love me. it was sure to die, Moves . ive 4. & q : . eats ine -o* Gis ‘ ty t, : . i ps ichagy 1 xe x a EE As Maas siege

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VERSES OF LOVE AND AFFECTION, 49 BORROWXD CHARMS, While on thy radiant eyes I gaze, I bow before their magic blue ; A But when my own to heaven I raise, I find out where they stole their hue, And when I mark the crimson dye That on thy cheek so richly glows, I look about and soon descry a The bloom you've plundered from the rose. P And I suspect your breath and lip Ay Were gained from—what? I know not well . But let me once their treasures sip, Hig And then, sweet love, I’ll guess and tell. ; ore LOVE'S HARMONY. , hed How blest the sacred tie that binds ; In union sweet according minds; . How swift the heavenly course they run, 4 Whose hearts, and hopes, and faith are one. i \ TO A LADY WEEPING. f When I beheld thy blue eye shine “ Through the bright drop that pity drew, ae I saw beneath those tears of thine ee A blue-eyed violet bathed in dew. oe The violet ever scents the gale, Its hues adorn the finest wreath; But sweetest through a dewy vail ; Its color glows, its odors breathe, ¥ And thus thy charms in brightness rise, Be When wit and pleasure round thee play; zr Bat when through pity’s flood they gleam, ‘ ; Whc but must love the rea best! os

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BOOK OF VERSES. HOLIDAY VERSES. tee A CHRISTMAS WISH. { wish you a Merry Christmas, My loved and valued friend ; May all life’s choicest blessings, ; saat our peaceful walks acon Yay honor guide your footsteps, _ And plenty crown your store; And when your cup of Friendship’s fall, May Love still brim it o’er. WITH A CHRISTMAS GIFT. I send you, beloved one, A Christmas reminder— With a prayer that is deeper, oe ge! that is kinder. : ecept, for sake, dear. Ray The trifle 1 send : . And with the gift, take, dear, The love of a friend. I WITH A PRESENT, Lend me, my dear, Your attentive ear, While a secret your heart unlocks: Tis that love you dearly, "y And send you sincerely, an em My love in a Christmas box ! TO A MOTHER, Mother! I wish thee a Happy New Year, is te Many a one hast thou given to me; r pnts Many a blessing and prayer sincere evs All the New Years have heard from thee! -» Every New Year since my cradle hours, You have watched over my pathways here; ~- | Strewing them always with softest flowers— Mother, dear mother, a Happy New Year.

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CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S VERSES. A CHRISTMAS WREATH. A wreath for Christmas quickly twine, A wreath of the bright and sparkling vine; Though roses are dead, And violets fled, Yet for Christmas a bonnie wreath we'll twine. Away to the wood, where the Holly grows, And its red berries blush amid winter snows; Away to the ruin where Ivy clings, And around the dark border its verdure flings. Hey! for the Ivy and Holly so bright, They are our garlands for Christmas Night A MERRY CHRISTMAS, A merry Christmas to my love I wish with all my heart and soul; And may the angels from above Her gentle fate control ; . And make her life, so sweet and gay, One long and happy Christmas Day. A HAPPY NEW YEAR, The cold, frosty stars waked me out of my sleep, And I looked through the curtains to take a first peep Of the day that was coming, my dear! And the very first thought that came into my mind, Was for you all intended, to you all confined, Yor I wished you—a Happy New Year. NEW YEAR’S WISHES, Another aie has gone with all That walked before this earthly ball; With all its nights, and days, and morrows Its hopes, its fears, its joys, its sorrows ; And now the Jezt is ushered in, Its race to run—its good to win; May all its choicest joys be thine, And all its sweets to thee incline; And may thy soul, a twelvemonth hence, Review its months with joyous sense, And feel, with gratitude sincere, This was thy happiest New Year.

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BOOK OF VERSES, CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, With holly and ivy so green and so gay, We deck up our chimneys as fresh as the May; With bays and rosemary, and mistletoe boughs, We'll tempt merry Christmas to sing ahd carouse TO AN ABSENT HUSBAND. Dear husband! Christmas time has past, And New Year’s festive season gone; How long, how long must absence last, And I be left alone—alone! The days, the months, like ages are, The nights bring no repose to me; While thy dear smile is still afar, The New Year brings no joy to me. LINES FOR A NEW YEAR’S CARD. New ‘Year’s Day! blithe and gay! Wish you joy, sweet maiden! Bells are jingling—beaux are mingling— Tables groan, o’erladen ; Girls are giggling—boys are wriggling— Dandies die away, widows sigh away; Strangers flatter—husbands scatter, Black eyes snap, Blue eyes languish, Heayts break, For Beauty’s sake, Levers pine in anguish ; New Year’s Day ! ’twill hardly pay For me to play—Azquisite / I think I'll stay at home to-day, And send my “ Carte de visite [” Ladies all! I can not call To pick at pound-cake dishes; But if you please, I'll drop you these Few lines—with New Year’s Wishes

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Fe aes aan apa a BIRTHDAY VERSES. 58 BIRTHDAY VERSES. ae TO A FRIEND. No crown of gaudy gems and gold Upon thy brow thou wearest, But hearts whose tribute ne’er grows cold Ae Shall crown thy birthday, de»rest! * We fill the goblet of the heart, And pray the years returning To leave thee worthy as thou art, Of love that forms life’s better purt And joy that fills 1s yearning ! WITH A BOOK TO A SWEETHEART. Go, little birtuday gift! go, tell: The one my faithful heart ioves well 7 How like a book is she indeed, Wherein the sweetest thoughts I read; In wer dark eyes are meanings rare, And sweetest fancies in her hair; And in her cheeks the warm blush seems To paint a thousand lovely dreams ; % And on Ler brow with sweet confessions, Rar a { read a thousand soft expressions, al And on her lips there is—but go, . eee. My book—what’s there we only know! (ee A WIFE ON HER HUSBAND'S BIRTHDAY Dear husband of my happy heart! m2 With each new year more dear thou art; n Though youth must fade, and strength decay, Thy love sustains my mortal way ; 1 2 ae Thy arm I lean on, and thy soul, aa With mine walks onward to its goal, eee Where we in heaven’s still happier life, Shall be true husband and true wife |

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BOOK OF VERSES. A SISTER’S BIRTHDAY My sister! time this day impresses Another seal upon thy brow, Another shade upon thy tresses, To mark the year that claims thee now; Oh, may this birthday be, my sister dear, A gate that ieads thee to thy happiest years, WITH A BIBLE, Accept this Book—the Word of God! And may it be thy faithful chart, And ever point thy onward road, And ever guide thy trustful heart! And when thy earthly birthdays all Have mingled with the dust of ages, May blest Eternity recall he holy meanings of its pages. WITH A WEDDING-DAY PRESENT, To thee, dear wife, I pen this lay; On this our tenth sweet wedding-day, So many years we've passed in joy, No cares can cloud, no grief destroy ; So many years I’ve trusted thee, So many years you've trusted me ; And still we love and stil we trust, Though all things fslse s)\all fall to dust; And still we trust and stiil we love, Till all things true we reach above. PRESENTATION LINK I A BIBLE. Thia volume by a friea? is ziven, Qh. may it lead a frieay w aven ! ese Eg TIRE

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EBPrfAPHS AND MOURNING VERSES. - EPITAPHS AND MOURNING VERSES ON A DEPARTED ONE, She has gone to the realms of the blest, a Where sorrow can reach her never, She has passed through the gates of her rest, She is fost to our dim eyes forever. The tomb may her ashes inclose, And record what from life hath perished, = But her soul hath immortal repose, , And her love in our hearts is still cherished. ON A LOST FRIEND. Pua Green be the turf above thee, ; Friend of my better days; i a None knew thee but to love thee, 0 ag ¥ None named thee but to praise.—Halleckh say THE GREAT CHANGE, ae From mortal woe, from mortal strife, From pain to bliss, from death to'life, The form we loved, has risen te be Encrowned with immortality. ON A DEPARTED GIRL, ‘We saw her sufferings, heard her sighs With throbbing hearts and weeping eyes; ies Bnt now she calmly sleeps at last, ; a de All pain, all grief. all suffering past. ON A FRIEND, Beneath this stone his body sleeps, His soul to God departs; His name this marble record keeps, His memory filis our hearts.

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BOOK OF VERSEA. A CHERUBIM’S EPITAPH. Here the most precious dust is laid, Whose purely-tempered clay was made So fine that it the guest betrayed ; Else the soul grew so fast within It brake the outward shell of sin, And so was hatched a cherubim. ON A DYING SISTER. God claims thee, gentle one Even now the. joy of heaven’s imaginings With angel vesture robes thy holy heart; Thy beautiful thoughts upbear thee with white wings od claims thee, darling one! we part, we part ON A LEARNED MAN, The body of our friend lies dead With all the wit that filled his head; But still survives his deathless part— It is the love that filled his heart. ON AN AGED LADY, Her hands lie folded on her breast, Crossed like the Cross that gave her rest: Her spirit, clothed with heavenly love, Looks smiling down from realms above, THE GRAVES OF SOLDIERS, Souls of the mighty dead Your children’s hearts inspire; And while they on your ashes tread Rekindle all your fire. A DEAD SOLDIER. With wreaths of sweetest flowers, His winding-sheet pesfume ; And wash his wounds with true-love showwa And cleanse them for the tomb.

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ee EPITAPHS AND MOURNING VERSES ON A CHILD. hes Rest, little one, like gentle bird _ That folds its wearied wing; ‘a To-morrow, at our Father’s word, — ; Thou shalt ascend and sing. ae To heaven their arms will take thee, at ON A BABE. Aes Go, tender bud, from mother’s bosom ! For Jesus called, in freshness sweet ; : Our richest gift was this fair blossom, my: To lay at our dear Sayior’s feet. ON A FRIEND. Here sunk our friend; yet do not grieve— The golden sun must sink at eve; : at . Look up; and o’er the heavenly plain * You will behold him rise again. tary: THE GRAVE. mir b. Phere is a calm for those who weep, cee A rest for weary pilgrims found; cat ; They softly lie, and sweetly sleep a m Low in the ground. el ie te The soul, of origin divine, a aS God’s glorious image, freed from clay, a ie ee {n heaven’s eternal sphere shall shine fai ae a fy ; A star of day.—Montgomery. CE ON A VIRTUOUS LADY. Underneath this stone doth lie As much of beauty as could die; so eid Which, in life, did harbor give a To more of virtue than doth live, ’ Ben Jomeom

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BOOK OF VERSES. ON A FATHER. Our earthly father here to earth we give, Our heavenly Father bids his soul still live; 80, when we all go home to heaven above, Two tender Fathers we shall find to love. ON A MOTHER. Mother! through all my changeful years Thine eyes have watched me through their tears* And though beneath this marble tomb Their lids are closed in seeming gloom, The memory of those eyes will be Like stars to light the right for me. FOR A TOMB. Keep well this pawn, thou marble cheat; Till it be called for, let it rest; For while this jewel here is set, The grave is like a cabinet.—Beaumont, | LINES. The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armor against fate— Death lays his icy hand on kings. Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust. Jumes Shirley. “LINES FOR A TOMB. Even such is Time, that takes on trust Our youth, our joys, our ail we have, And pays us but with age and dust; And in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days; " But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, | trust. Sir Walter Raleigh.

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Kee Ss Say =4- >, had EPITAPHS AND MOURNING VERSES. 58 THE DYING CHRISTIAN, The world recedes—it disappears, Heaven opens on my eyes; my ears With sounds seraphic ring; Lend, leud your wings! I mount! I fly! Oh grave! where is thy victory ? Oh death! where is thy sting ?—Popa ON A SUDDEN DEATH, | Live well, and fear no sudden fate; When God calls virtue to the grave, ike ‘tis justice, soon or late— Mercy alike to kill or save] Virtue, unmoved, can hear the call, And face the flash that melts the ball.— Popa, HOW TO LIVE, Live while you live, the epicure will say, And seize the pleasures of t.e present lay; Live while you live, the sacred preacher cries, And give to God each moment as it flies. Lord { in my view let both united be, I live in pleasure when I live to thee.—-Doddridga, EPITAPH FOR A SOLDIER, How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country’s wishes blest ! ae Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay! And Freedom shall awhile draw near, To dwell, a weeping hermit, here.—Collina ON A MAN, He suffered—but his pangs are o’er; Erjoyed—but his delights are fled ; Had friends—his friends are now no more; And foes—his foes are dead! He saw whatever thou hast seen— Encountered all that troubles thee! He was—whatever thou hast been, He is—what thou shalt be.—Montgomery

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Ria HTS a BOOK OF YERSES, a EPITAPH. Here rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown; Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own; Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere, Heaven did a recompense as largely send; He gave to Misery all he had, a tear— He gained from Heaven, twas all he wished, s @iend, No further seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode ; (There they alike in trembling hope repose) The bosom of his Father and his God |!—Gray’s Hlegy, ee =e: ot ON A WIFE. Does youth—dces beauty—read this graven line? Speak, gentle wife! discourse in strain divine! Bid them be chaste and innocent like thee— Bid them in duty’s sphere as meekly move ! And if so fair, from vanity as free, As firm in friendship and as fond in love. Tell them, though tis an awful thing to die, (Twas such to thee!) yet the dread path once trod, Heaven lifts its everlasting portals high, And angels cry—“ the pure in heart see God!” FLOWERS ON A GRAVE. The flowers that bloom above the dead, The countless gems that mourners know, The long grass in the sunken bed— These God permitsto grow.—Read. ON A SUFFERER. Give her again to earth! There’s safety there! She shall no more repine; The fruit hath fallen from life’s o’erladen vine, And she is freed from all the waking train (f sorrows that have rocked her heart and brain, Here let ber rest in earth. . ei Rea! oa Ms st Xa, Ra Disa n si Ieee ea ie ; att ay seater ee ok nian area

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EPITAPHS AND MOURNING VERSES. THE LAST REST. f Biest is the turf, serenely blest, y Where throbbing hearts may sink to reat, a Where life’s long j journey turns to sleep, aaa | 1 4 q eT Nor even pilgrim’ wakes to weep. * There shall no vain ambition come, rye | To lure them from their quiet home ; ‘ a i. Nor sorrow lift, with heartstrings riven, : a The weak, imploring eye to Heaven; . rf Nor sad remembrance stoop to shed, ag His wrinkles on the slumberer’s head. Leigh Huns. EPITAPH. t Calm on the bosom of thy God, Pe Fair spirit, rest thee now ! eh Even while with us thy footsteps trod, ey tS, His seal was on thy brow ; ee Dust to its narrow house beneath— Soul to its place on high ; Se They that have seen thy look in death, ae : No more may fear to die—Hemana, ON A DEPARTED ONE, The summons came forth, and she died— Yet/her parting was gentle, for those Whom she loved mingled tears at her side ; Her death was the mour ner s repose, Our weakness may weep o’er her bier, f But her spirit has gone on the wing— To triumph for agony here— To rejoice in tae joy of its King. —Oroly. ON THE DEAD, face be unto these ashes—for by them ff merited, the penalty is paid ; 4 | dy is not ours to judge—far less con¢emn, seat The hour must come when such things shall be me ; Known to us all—and this poor mortal dust, ' When it shall be revived—as is our trust— Will be forgiven or suffer what is just— Byron 7

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BOOK OF VERSES. ON A SOLDIER. Thine was the sword which justice draws Thine was the pure and generous cause he Of holy rights and patriot laws, Be And human thrall to burst; os And thou wast fitted for thy part— A noble mind—a valiant heart— Artiess, save in the warrior’s art, And in tbat art the first, FOR A WILLOW-TREE GRAVE The lonely willow-trees are bending Sorrowful o'er the graves, And the stars above from heaven shine, “Fae Through each one. as it waves ; * And thus, while sorrow’s willow bendeth +> Over us, sad and dark, ; : If we but look through the leaves above, ; The souls in heaven we mark.—Sigourney,. i ON A YOUTH. He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for the strife, rit, By the wayside fell and perished, ys faigth Weary with the march of life-—Longfellow, CONSOLATION, : Joy for the blessed dead! ca OE Joy for the creeping worm, . That to a chrysalis has changed its form; Joy for the seed that from the breast of earth, teat Sprung up, exultant, to a fruitful birth; ¥ Joy for the gem that from a darksome mine, “t i Leaps forth, in lustrous loveliness to shine; x Joy when the loved ones die! 2 Joy that they soar on high}! ¢ EPITAPH, Thoagh deep ihe quiet of this tomb, Though dark this bed of clay, Yet shall he wake, and leave the gloom, For everlasting day |

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. ic te a ‘RPITAPHS AND MOURNING VERSES a” LET ME GO, Let me go, the day is breaking? . Dear Companions, let me go; y We have spent a night of waking, a heat 9 In this wilderness be:ow ; a Be Here we part at break cf day, ye ‘iat Upward, now, I take my way; ir i Friends and kindred, weep not wa, a If you love mo, let me go. ‘ ON TWO CHILDREN. They are sleeping! who are sleepingy . oy 2 Children wearied with their play, aes) ee Underneath the Sow’rets creeping, ; Softly sleeping, here are they. Bees Pe A DEATH-BED. * ‘- Her sufferings ended with the day, ig ‘ Fin 18 . ; a ~~ Yet lived she at its close, ay And breathed the long, long night aw 4, ; In statue-like repose ; Low But when the sun, in all his ste, sf Perper eastern skies, ’ e passed through glory’s mrpivg gate, And walked in Parade a oe. WE WEEP FOR THEX, e. In .wemory’s glass we see thy living form, i ay As o.ice we Saw it, when, with pressure warm, ay Thy hand we clasped in Friendship’s close embrace, And as cach well-remembered line we trace, We weep for thee.—Duganne. UPON AN INFANT, Here she lies, a pretty bud, . Lately made of flesh and blood, Who as soon fell fast to sleep As her little eyes did peep. Give her flowers, but do not stir The earth that lightly covers her. eras - Herrick. - ;

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4 BOOK OF VERSES. LINES, Since all that is fairest and best We must part from, in sorrow and fear, Shall the soul seek on earth for 1ts rest ? Shall it hope for its dwelling-place here . FOR A YOUNG GIRL, Underneath the sod, low lying, Dark and drear, Sleepeth one, who left, in dying, ' Sorrow here. Rest in peace, thou gentle spirit, Ls Throned above ; Y Bouls like thine with God inherit Life and love-—J, 7. Fields, ON A LOVER. i a garland on my hearse, fthe dismal yew; | Maidens, willow-branches bear, ? Say 1 died true. My love was false, but I was firm, ay Proms my hour of birth— Upon my buried body lie aghtly, gentle earth. Beaumont and Fletchap, ON A GOOD FATHER. Here, under flowers, our father lies - Tn sleep—a good man never dies. ON A SOLDIER, .8till beautiful in death The warrior’s corpse appears— Embalmed by fond affection’s breath, And by his country’s tears. The arms of mother earth Receive the fallen brave ; From her sweet lap he sprung to birth, And makes her heart his grave,

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HPITAPHS AND MOURNING VERSES. 65 ON A DAUGHTER, Daughter! on thy lowly bed Sunbeams, dews and showers are shed But the sunbeams wake not thee— Thine are eyes which can not see! And the dews can never chill Her whose hands and heart are still; Nor the music of the rain Please her quiet ear again.— A. G. Chester WORDS OF CONSOLATION. Rerwold yon cavern, where the dropping tears, Have crystallized to columns by long years; So shall thy sorrow, man of mighty grief, Besar up like pillows, for thy soul’s reliefi—Leww. / ON A YOUNG GIRL. Beauty and virtue crowned thee, Ly Death in thy youth hath found thee, Thou'rt gene to thy grave, And the soft willows wave, And the flow’rets are weeping around thee. THE LAST JOURNEY. Cease, mourners, cease, und weep no more, Your lost friends are but gone before— Advanced a stage upon the way That you must tread some other day: At the same inn all meet at last, ‘There to repose from troubles past. ON A BABE. * ‘his offering, Father, to thine arms we tender Our child, our babe, our little one we yield; lis fragrance, Lord, to thee we humbiy render, Our choicest flower, the lily of our field: T5 bloom beneath Thy smile—to dwell beholding The wondrous mystery of Thy love divine ; Ls beauteous petals evermore unfolding, [te opening heart, dear Lord, so near to Thine, Duganne.

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BOOK OF VERSES. “OUR LITTLE ONE.” Autumn came—the leaves were falling Death the little one was calling : Pale and wan she grew, and weakly; Bearing all her pains so meekly, That, to us, she seemed still dearer, As the wrial home grew nearer, THE PATRIOT DEAD. Oh! sweet the death of those Who for their country die— Sink on her bosom to repose, And triumph when they die. A MOTHER ON HER CHILDREN. All, all are gone—the good, the fair, All lost in life’s sweet bloom ; And I, whose age might claim their care, Survive, to raise their tomb. Ob hush, my friends, whose hearts have not A parent’s rapture known ; \And envy not a mother’s lot, Lest it be like my own. ON A CHILD, FIVE YEARS OLD, Five years I lived To glad my parent’s sight, And now I bid to them A short “good-night ;” Mourn not my fate, My days in life were tew, ne ira brief, t brief my sorrows too)

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THE LOVER'S CASKET. MISCHLUANHOUS. THE LOVER'S CASKET, WANTED—A WIFE. a Want a wife, a first-rate wife— A girl that’s all my own, To cook my meals and cheer my life With smiling word and tone. I want a kind of appley girl, Ripe, rosy-cheeked and sound, Whose tender feelings sort of quirl, And twine me all around, A girl with cheeks like hollyhocks, Industrious, kind and true, That’s smart enough to foot my socks And mend my clothes like new. ‘ 5 A girl that never pledged a vow o any chap but me— That’s been brought up to milk a cow And have wari cakes for tea \ Like tallow-dips her eyes must be, As melting and as bright, (They'll do to court her by, you see, And save another light.) ee hes See ‘@he must be ¢raceful as the bel Upon the lily found, And make such butter as will se. For thirty cents » pound =" a a, —- a If she T’ve spoke for should appear “4 answer to these rhymes, She'll find a partner most sincere In marrvine JozL. Grimes

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BOOK OF VERSES. WHAT IS BEST FOR US TO DQ We are young, j And both are loving ; You love me, And I love you; Each, each other’s 3 Faults reproving— Be Ra. Some in me, ca $7! And some in you. ain ; What is best For us to do? Pag! Live and love ee os Continue loving— = You loving me, I loving you; Each, each other's Faults reproving-- You reproving me; I you; Thisis best for us to do! i, B. Hira SWEET LOVE IS EVERYWHERE. oY The air is filled with gentle song, ad An under-song of wooing— ; As the leaf-enshrouded woods o’erflow With the sound of the ringdove’s cooing. ul As * as ka ae In nature’s deepest haunts T hear a voice that chants: * Why should the earth grow cold with care a Since Love, sweet Love, is everywhere !” A res . a hi i The sunbeams leave their glowing throne, ii And whisper love to the flowers; Tue birds outpour it in their strains, As they sit in their rose-crowned bowers. ats When the breeze swells mournfully Yip Through the bough of a swaying treo, Lever heara voice declare ‘That “ Love, sweet Love, is everywhere !”

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THE LOVER'S CASKET, 68 CALL ME PET NAMES, Cal! me pet names, dearest! Call me a bird, That flies to thy breast at one cherishing word * : That folds its wild wings there, ne’er dreaming of flight, ~ That tenderly sings there in loving delight! Oh, my sad heart keeps pining for one fond word— Cal) me pet names, dearest! Call me thy bird. Call mie dear names, darling! Call me thine own! Speak to me always in Love’s low tone! Let not thy look nor thy voice grow cold; Let my fond worship thy being enfold ; Love me forever and love me alone} Call me pet names, darling! Cali me thine own! FOR THEE. » As the bud lingers and looks for the spring, For her light fingers to open its wing; Folding up proudly its fresh dew aid bloom, Wistfully hoarding its holy perfume, All unelated by sunbeam or bee, So my heart waited, looking for thee. As the bud hushes its love-heaving breast, Till summer blushes about its warm nest, Dreaming and sleeping ‘neath winter’s control, Timidly keeping its song in its soul— So haye I kept, dear, my heart-music fre, fo has love slept, dear, waiting for thee! A DENIAL, They tell me I was false to thee, But they are false who say it; The vow I made was pure and free, And time shall ne’er betray it. I laid my, heart on virtue’s shrine, I loved truth, honor, kindness; 1 love them still, I thought them thine— Too soon I wept my blindness. "Tis thou wert false to them and me; ‘ 4 worship still I cherish ; My love, still true, hath turned from thee, ‘o find them or to verish.—F. 8. 0.

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BOOK OF VERSES. “0 tg : THE SORDID SIDE OF LOVE. att Oh, some may praise thy lustrous curls iy Which flow in streams of gold, any diamond eyes, thy teeth of pearls— 0 these my heart is cold. But give me Madge for good or worse; Though not so young nor fair, a Her gold is in her silken purse, i} rae Not in her silken hair. i Her pearls have got a market price, 4) Her diamonds can be sold; Fy And, prudence dictates to think twice 4 About the kind of gold. E 2] Even poets can the difference tell! i ’ . . *T wixt current coin and that = ° From love’s bright mint, which looks so well, But buys nor boots nor hat. cg My debts, my duns, my clothes, my wine, ly tastes all ask me—which ? So farewell Marion, the divine, 4 And welcome Madge, the rich !. s Author of “ Miss Stimmens.” , *%18 SWEET TO BE DECEIVED BY THEE, They bid me shun your blush and smile; They bid me doubt your dazzling eyee : y - They tell me, love, of many a wile Say You wear, your victims to surprise; Ah, weave them still! If false they be "Tis sweet to be deceived by thee. , A WISH. Oh, would I were only a spirit of song! + Td float’ forever around, above you; \ [I were a spirit it wouldn’t be wrong— It couldwt be wrong to love you! For a musical spirit could neyer do wrong, And tt wouldn't be wrong to love you ! Are. Osgood,

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THE LOVER'S CASKET. IF WISHES WERE ONLY WINGS, If I were a bird that sings In the joy of a spirit free, If wishes were only wings, - How soon I would be with thee! As the lark soars at sunrise alone, While the air with rapture rings, Thy smile I could meet, mine own, If wishes were only wings. ’Tis only when sorrow like this A shade o’er my spirit flings— 'Tis only when. thee 1 miss, \ That I wish my-wishes were wings. Mrs. Osgood, AN ANSWER IN TIME OF SORROW. a: leave me to my own sad heart— vy) memory’s more than midnight shade; I seem to-day to stand apart From every thing that God has made. I can not echo back your sighs, Nor can your smiling overfall That space so deep and wide that lies ’*T wixt friends and lovers—that is all, Forgive me, if your kind advance Of sympathy I thus dismiss ; That word has no significance— No solace, in an hour like this. SYMPATHY. No one is so accursed by fate, No one so wholly desolate, But some heart, though unknown, Responds unto his own. Responds as if with unseen win An angel swept its quivering strings, And whispers in its song, “ Where hast thou stayed so long ?” Longfellow.

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BOOK OF VERSRS. ae BERTHA. A lilly sweet, superb and white, Filled and overflowed with light-— Clear water in a silver bowl— ys This is Bertha, body and soul. The richest rose that ever grew, st Thrilled with sunlight, filled with dew ss ig own sweetness half oppressed, is is the heart in Bertha’s breast, Oh, would that I might build a bower Befitting this fair human flower! Amaranths and passion-flowers should twine Its arches proud, were Bertha mine. THE SONG OF LOVE AND DEATH. { Sweet is true love, though given in vain, in vain; And sweet is death who puts an end to ‘C3 : I know not which is sweeter, no, not ‘Love, art thou sweet ? then bitter death must be ; Love thou art bitter ; sweet is death to me; Oh love, if death be sweeter, let me die, a Sweet love, that seems not made to fade away, Sweet death, that seems to make us loveless clay, I know not which is sweeter, no, not L I fain would follow love, if that could be; i I needs must follow death, who calls for ne" Re Call and I follow, I follow |\—let me die.

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- be INDEX TO BOOK OF VERSES. ———o VEXSES FOR ALBUMS. VERSES ON BIRTHS AND Acrostics, Album 8 INFANCY. Album Lines, 7 | Babe, toa aa Album, Lines for an 5 | Child at Prayer, a 28 ' Dedication, 5 | Child, Lines on 8 23 Dedication foran Album, 7 | Father, a happy 22 Dedication, an Album 6 | Infant, toa 23 Four Lines, 6 | Motherhood, 23 Friendly Wishes, 6 | My Treasure, 21 Invitation to write, 5 | New-born Babe, 22 Memory, 5, 7 | New-born Babe, toa 21 Wish, a 6| New-born Babe, a father Young Lady’s Album, for a 7 on his 21 Nurse’s Song, 22 MOTTOES AND couPLETs. 9! Sleeping Child, on a 21 ST. VALENTINE VERSES. _ VERSES TO SEND WITH FLOWERS. Dearest, I’m fond of you, 18 | Aimond-Flower, witha 380 Inclosure, for an 16 Anemone, with an 29 ‘Ring, with a 12 Basket of Flowers, with a 26 Say thou’lt be my Valen- Bouquet, witha 24, 25, 26 tine, 14 | Cowslip, with a 26 —— Conceited Gentleman, to a 27 BRIDAL AND MARRIAGE VERSES. | Daisy, with a 80 Bride, the 20: Declaration, @ 26 Bride's Prayer, the 17 | Faded Jasmin, 29 Bride and Bridegroom, to a 20 | Faded Leaf, with a 25 Cure, a sure 20| Fidelity, — 28 Husband and Wife, 18 | Flowers, with ‘ 28 Lover Husband, the 18 | Forget-me-not,requesting a 3@ Married Happiness, 19 | Geranium and Rose-leaves, Priceless Wealth, 18 with ; Wedded Love, 18 | Heart’s-ease, with Q7 ‘ Wedding-ring, the 17 | Ivy and Rose, with _. 29 Wedded Pair, to a 19 | Jasmin and Rosemary, with 3¢ Wife at Home, to my 17 | Lily, with a a Wife, to my 19 | Love’s Telegraph, 27 Wife, away from ® 20 | Marigold, wearing a 4 Wish, « bridal 18 | Marigold, with » %.

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wee 74 _. Love-song, Festa Te =a _ BOOK OF VERSES. Primrose, with a 28 | Loving Word, a “a Rose Geranium, 80 | Love, absorbing 44 Rose, with a 80 | Love, a Mother’s 48 Rose and My-tle, with 29 | Love, a Rival in 40 Rosebud, with a 29 | Love, constant 48 Rose, with a 25 | Love, dreaming of ‘45 Hoge tree, with a 25 | Love, Faith in 43 Snowdrop, with a 27 | Love, hidden 86 Sprig of Sage, with a 29 | Love, unreturned 41 Strawberries, with 26 | Love, mutual 40, 45 Violet and Heart’s-ease, 26) Love, no more. Violet with a 27 | Love, neglected 89, 44 Wild Tansy, with 24 | Love, searching for 41 Wreath, with a 25 | Love, true 46 —— Love, the Light of 88 VERSES OF LOVE AND AFFEC- | Love, the Test of 81 TION. Love, why I 86 Absent, 44! Love, Woman’s 46 Affection, disappointed 48 | Love’s Ambition, 44 Beauty unadorned, 84 | Love’s Eyes, 43 Beauty, to a deceitful 84 | Love’s Harmony, 49 Blue Eyes, 41 | Love’s Ministers, 88 Charms, borrowed 49 | Love’s Mirror, 46 Consolation, 85 | Love’s Presence, 42 Companionship, 83 | Love’s Pledge, 45 Constancy, 82 | Love’s Power, 84 Confidence, mutual 86 | Lover, a trusting 88 Favorite, the 39 | Lover’s Good-nigbt, a 81 Friendship, 3 44 | Lover’s Request, a 42 Friendship, true 85, 47 | Lover’s Wish, a 82 Friend, to a scheming 84 | Lovers, the Parting of 89 Hearts, Confusion of 46 | Lovers Parting, 42 I think of thee, 45 | Memory, , 88 Jealousy, 87 ifeid, the Brown-haired, 42 Kissing, an excuse for 40 | Meeting and Parting, 83 Kiss on a * 83, 84, 43 | Offer, an 7, 89 Lady, toa 42 | Parting from Friends, $1 Lady weeping, to a 49 | Parting, 84 Lines at Sea in Absence, 82 / Proposition, a 40 Lock of Hair, on a 88 | Prayer, a Friend’s F Love, 46 | Serenade, ST - Love all-powerful, 41 | Some one else, 48° Love and life, 83, 89 | Suit, a Lover's 47 Love in absence, 86 | Spirit-love, 48 Light of love, the 83 | Sweetheart, to a 88 Love everywhere, 48 | Sweetheart, a constant 83 Love-letter, on receiving a 36 | Thoughts, happy 84 47 | Too easily won, ea

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. INDEX. 75 - Wife, choice of a 33 | Epitaph, a Cherubim’s 56 Wish, a good-night 85; Father, on a. 58, 68 Wish, a friendly 85, 37 | Flowers on a Grave, * 60 Wish, a Lover’s 89 | Friend, on a lost 55 Wish, a Friend’s 82) Friend, on a 57 Wishes, rosy 85 | Grave, the 57 Woods, a Walk in the 38 | Girl, on a departed, 58, 64, 65 Woman’s Heart, 40 | Infant, on an 63 You love me no longer, 81/| Juurney, the last 65 pau Learned man, ona 56 HOLIDAY VERSES, Let me go, 63 Christmas, a merry 51 | Lines, 58, 64 Christmas Decorations, 2| Live, how te er Christmas Gift, with a 50 | Lover, on a eet? a Christmas Wish, a 50 | Man, on a 59 Christmas Wreath, a 51 | Mother, ona 58 Yusband, to an absent 52 | Our little one, 66 Mother, to a 50 | Rest, the last 61 New Year, a happy 51 | Sister, on a 56, 57 New Year’s Card, 52 | Soldier’s Grave, 56 New Year’s Wishes, 51 | Soldier, the dead 56 Present, with a 60 | Soldier, on‘a 62, 64 oo Soldier, Epitaph for a 59 BIRTHDAY VERSES, Sufferer, on a 60 Bible, with a 54 | Tomb, for a 5S, 62 Friend, to a 58 | Virtuous Lady, on a 57 Husbana’s Birthday, on a 55 | We weep for thee, 68 Sister’s Birthday, 54| Wife, on a 60 Sweetheart, to a 58 | Words of Consolation, 65 Wedding-day Present, with 54 | Youth, on a 62 EPITAPHS AND MOURNING THE LOVER’S CASKET, 0 VERSES. A Denial, 69 A mother on her Children, 66 | An Answer in time of Sor- Aged Lady, on an 56 row, 71 Babe, on & 57, 65 | Bertha, 72 Child, on a 57, 66 | Call me pet names, 69° Consolation, 62 | For thee, 69 Christian, the dying 59 | If wishes were only wings, 71 Children, on two 63 | Love, the sordid side of 70 Charge, the great 55 | Sweet love is everywhere, 68 Dau Sake: ona 65 | Sympathy, ’ 7 tem the Patriot 66 | The song of love and death, 72 Dead, on the 61/|’Tis sweet to be deceived Death, on a sudden 59 by thee, 0 Death-bed, a 63 | Wanted—a Wife, 68 Departed one, ona 55,61} Whatis best for us todo, 68 Epitaph, 60, 61, 62 | Wish, a 7

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