The Speaker's Garland: Comprising 100 Choice Selections ...

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Penn Publishing Company, 1885

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Too Utterly Utter
79
Princess and the Rabbi
80
At Fredericksburg Dec 13 1862 J Boyle OReilly xxi
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Queen of Prussias Ride
87
Aunt Patiences Doughnuts
93
Knights Vow
96
Ride of Paul Venarez
99
Jack Hopkins Story
100
Roman Sentinel
107
At the StampWindow
112
Brine
115
B Lewis
116
Ella Wheeler xxiii
119
Treadwater Jim
122
Bear Butte Mountain
128
Behind Time
133
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135
Tilghmans Ride
139
Kathie Morris
140
Removal
155
Battle of Beal an Duine Walter Scott
162
Opening the Campaign
165
Rings Motto
166
LoveKnot
170
Give Thanks for What?
178
Little Shoes Did it The
183
Telegraphic Signal
185
Gold
187
Ben Hafed
191
Canon Farrar xxi
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Best SewingMachine
203
CurtainFixture
6
Give us a Call
14
Ballad of the Shamrock
16
Daniel versus Dishcloth G A Stevens
19
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Dame Fredegonde
25
Big Shoe
28
James T Fields
30
Rums Devastation and Destiny Hon William Sullivan xxii
38
Ticket o Leave
42
Trouble in the Amen Corner
50
Tramps Story
55
Deacons Courtship
58
Singers Climax
59
Spalding xxiv
60
She had Business with the Boss Mason
65
Death and the Grave
76
Big Ben Bolton
78
Music Everywhere
80
Thoughts on Immortality
87
W Denison xxii
90
Extract from Oration on James A Garfield James G Blaine
91
De Sperience ob de Rebrend Quacko Strong
111
Sandy Macdonalds Signal
118
Tribulations of Biddy Malone The George M Vickers xxiv
122
Dond feel too Big
127
Fading Leaf
137
Mike McGaffatys
139
They Went AFishing
141
No Smoking Allowed J H Bailey
156
Story of Life
157
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163
How Tims Prayer was Answered
167
Ballad of Capri
174
How a Widow Mourned
176
Dead SoldierBoy
178
Thomas Dunn English xxii
180
Unaccountable Mystery
181
Not Guilty
183
Only Playing
193

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Página 159 - WHEN Music, heavenly maid, was young, While yet in early Greece she sung, The Passions oft, to hear her shell, Thronged around her magic cell...
Página 147 - FROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand; Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palmy plain, They call us to deliver Their land from error's chain.
Página 159 - He threw his blood-stained sword, in thunder, down ; And with a withering look, The war-denouncing trumpet took, And blew a blast so loud and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe...
Página 161 - Tempe's vale, her native maids, Amidst the festal sounding shades, To some unwearied minstrel dancing, While, as his flying fingers kiss'd the strings, Love framed with Mirth a gay fantastic round...
Página 162 - The Minstrel came once more to view The eastern ridge of Benvenue, For ere he parted, he would say Farewell to lovely Loch Achray — Where shall he find, in foreign land, So lone a lake, so sweet a strand...
Página 147 - What though the spicy breezes Blow soft o'er Ceylon's. isle ; Though every prospect pleases, And only man is vile : In vain with lavish kindness The gifts of God are strown : The heathen in his blindness, Bows down to wood and stone.
Página 217 - MAY I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence: live In pulses stirred to generosity, In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn For miserable aims that end with self. In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars, And with their mild persistence urge man's search To vaster issues.
Página 147 - Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature, The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign ! HEBEK.
Página 175 - A cloud lay cradled near the setting sun, A gleam of crimson tinged its braided snow : Long had I watched the glory moving on O'er the still radiance of the Lake below. Tranquil its spirit seemed, and floated slow .' Even in its very motion there was rest : While every breath of eve that chanced to blow, Wafted the traveller to the beauteous West.
Página 15 - HUSH ! my dear, lie still and slumber, Holy angels guard thy bed ! Heavenly blessings without number Gently falling on thy head. Sleep, my babe, thy food and raiment, House and home, thy friends provide ; All without thy care or payment, All thy wants are well supplied. How much better thou'rt attended Than the Son of God could be ; When from heaven he descended...

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