The Choir At Pixley (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
The choir we had in Pixley wasn't much for looks an' styles, But today if I could hear it I ...
The choir we had in Pixley wasn't much for looks an' styles, But today if I could hear it I ...
IN parting from a dear old friend for months, perhaps, or years, There's bound to be some bitter sobs, an' ...
I remember the excitement and the terrible alarmThat worried everybody when William broke his arm;An' how frantic Pa and Ma ...
My Pa he eats his breakfast in a funny sort of way: We hardly ever see him at ...
When Pa comes home, I'm at the door,An' then he grabs me off the floorAn' throws me up an' catches ...
The other night 'bout two o'clock, or maybe it was three,An elephant with shining tusks came chasing after me.His trunk ...
I'm sorry for a feller if he hasn't any aunt,To let him eat and do the things his mother says ...
Bill Jones, who goes to school with me,Is the saddest boy I ever see.He's just so 'fraid he runs awayWhen ...
One day the doctor came because my throat was feeling awful sore,And when he looked inside to see he said: ...
Most folks, as I've noticed, in pleasure an' strife,Are always expecting too much out of life.They wail an' they fretJust ...
The lady what comes up to our house t' wash Is awfully poor, an' she's got Three babies t' care ...
I'M allus glad when my Pa gets backFrom the shu-shu cars and the railroad track,Or a big boat ride, which ...
My big brother will git you fer that,He'll shine up your eye and he'll step on your hat:You'd better watch ...
Pa's not so very big or brave; he can't lift weights like Uncle Jim; His hands are soft like little ...
I don't see why Pa likes him so, And seems so glad to have him come;He jabs my ribs and ...
Women ben full of Ragerie,Yet swinken not sans secresie.Thilke Moral shall ye understond,From Schoole-boy's Tale of fayre Irelond:Which to the ...
I mustn't forget that I'm gettin' old,That's the worst thing ever a man can do.I must keep in mind without ...
OH, you laughing little fellow, with your eyes agleam with fun, And your golden curls a-mockin' all the splendor of ...
I am selfish in my wishin' every sort o' joy for you;I am selfish when I tell you that I'm ...
Little Be-Pope, He lost his hope,"Coz" Jackson he couldn't find him.He found him at last,And ran very fast,With his tail ...
TEll me thou safest End of all our Woe, Why wreched Mortals do avoid thee so: Thou gentle drier o'th' ...
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