“Salut Aux Blessis” (Joseph Horatio Chant Poems)
A group of mounted officers Ride up and fall in line;Their gleaming swords hang at their sides, Chevrons their arms entwine;They bare ...
A group of mounted officers Ride up and fall in line;Their gleaming swords hang at their sides, Chevrons their arms entwine;They bare ...
My pansy pets are sleeping well Beneath their quilt of snow;How they can breathe I cannot tell, Nor how their rootlets grow;But ...
Some flowers are brighter far in hue Than others by their side,But God baptizes all with dew, And spreads His mantle wideTo ...
Those men are deemed heroes who rush on the foeRegardless of danger, and seek not to know What others may do;Stern ...
Man is like God in miniature, When he is at his best;His motives and impulses pure, His heart and will at rest;No ...
My sweet primrose with thy open face,And with fringe-like leaves, without a traceOf coarseness, either in flower or stem,Among all ...
The well-built house with walls of brick, or stone,May tremble some if struck by the cyclone;The most established saint may ...
Our lives seem filled with things of little worth; A thousand petty cares arise each dayWhich bring our soaring thoughts from ...
"Mamma, what noises do I hear? They keep me wide awake.""The chirping crickets, little dear; What funny noise they make!""Yes, ma, but ...
O beautiful sky of every hue;Golden and purple, crimson and blue,With some sombre lines thrown in between,And some bright spots ...
Each human life with mysteries is replete; They press upon us in its early dawn, And multiply apace as years roll on,And ...
Every tear that dims the eye, Or bedews the careworn cheek,Will our God, who reigns on high, With a hand so kind ...
My lot on earth is not all mirth, Nor is it constant gloom;Some joys decay and fall away, But leave much lasting ...
An artist skilled beyond the sons of men With pleasure scanned the pictures on the wall,Rare works of art, each one ...
I stand to-day on higher ground Than ever reached before,Yet from this summit I have found, Outlined full many more,Which seem to ...
The fields lie bare before me now, The fruit is gathered in,Not even seen a grazing cow, Nor heard the blackbird's din.The ...
She brought her alabaster flask Well-filled with precious nard;Nor did she deem the act a task, Nor look for great reward;She only ...
He loves not much who loves not honor more; If men lack this then love must lack as well; If this possessed ...
The gem is not this ode itself;Hardly can it aspire so high.Earth has its gems; but all its wealth,Increased by ...
My greatest grief is not my own; That often proves a blessing,For in my grief God's care is shown,And as I ...
"Paint Me As I Am, Warts And All"--Cromwell.Brave soul, 'twere well if all the same would say,And artists aim their ...
As fought the Paladins of old,With gleaming swords and spirit bold,To thwart the schemes of base Lothar,Give France to Karl ...
The night of affliction, with its long hours of sadness, Will soon pass away to be remembered no more;And the weeping ...
With purpose strong to do or die, The race of life he ran,With love supreme to God on high, And equal love ...
I fear not, my Father, the tempest's loud roar,Nor dread the huge breakers on the rock-girded shore;Thy presence is with ...
The end we sought is not attained, But wisdom has been won,And thus a higher goal is gained.That like the moon ...
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