James Whitcomb Riley (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
There must be great rejoicin' on the Golden Shore to-day, An' the big an' little angels must be ...
There must be great rejoicin' on the Golden Shore to-day, An' the big an' little angels must be ...
_The proof of a man is the danger test_, _That shows him up at his worst or best_. ...
If certain folks that I know wellShould come to me their woes to tellI'd read the sorrow in their facesAnd ...
The sumac's flaming scarlet on the edges o' the lake, An' the pear trees are invitin' everyone t' come an' ...
Since men with life must purchase life And some must die that more may live, Unto the ...
To happiness I raise my glass, The goal of every human, The hope of every clan and class ...
Listen to the laughter of the brook that's racin' by! Listen to the chatter of the black-birds on ...
When I was but a little lad I always liked to ride,No matter what the rig we had, right by ...
Some have the gift of song and some possess the gift of silver speech,Some have the gift of leadership and ...
His comrades have enlisted, but his mother bids him stay, His soul is sick with coward shame, his head ...
Whatever the task and whatever the risk, wherever the flag's in air,The funny man with his sunny ways is ...
We all are warriors with sin. Crusading knights,we come to earthWith spotless plumes and shining shields to joustwith foes and ...
Men are of two kinds, and he Was of the kind I'd like to be. Some preach their virtues, and ...
The world is filled with bustle and with selfishness and greed,It is filled with restless people that are dreaming of ...
GIVE me a single day, I ask no more From dawn to dusk, ah, that is time enoughTo reach the ...
She is fair to see and sweet,Dainty from her head to feet,Modest, as her blushing shows,Happy, as her smiles disclose,And ...
I KNEW it was comin', I'd watched fer a year Without sayin' a word to a soul excep' Ma Of ...
I'm never alone in the garden, he said. "I'm never alone with the flowers.It seems like I'm meeting the ...
At Sugar Camp the cook is kind And laughs the laugh we knew as boys;And there we slip away and ...
If I had youth I'd bid the world to try me; I'd answer every challenge to my will.And though the ...
Some day the world will need a man of courage in a time of doubt,And somewhere, as a little boy, ...
When winter shuts a fellow in and turns the lock upon his door,There's nothing else for him to do but ...
The boys upon the honor roll, God bless them all, I pray! God watch them when they sleep at ...
I can't help thinkin' o' the lad! Here's summer bringin' trees to fruit,An' every bush with roses clad, An' nature ...
If I had youth I'd bid the world to try me;I'd answer every challenge to my will.Though mountains stood in ...
If all the flowers were roses, If never daisies grew,If no old-fashioned posies Drank in the morning dew,Then ...
The bright spots in my life are when the servant quits the place,Although that grim disturbance brings a frown to ...
Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken; Doing more harm here than slander and lies; On it is ...
GLAD to be back home again,Where abide the friendly men;Glad to see the same old scenesAnd the little house that ...
I may never be a hero, I am past the limit now,There are pencil marks of silver Time has left ...
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