#English #XIXCentury #XXCentury #1916 #AHeapO'Livin'
‘My Crown Prince was fine and fair,’ a… father said, ‘But he marched away with his regiment a… they tell me that he’s dead! ‘We all must go,’ he whispered low, ‘We…
#1918 #OverHere
(Who had “Return if Possible” Orders.) “You’ve heard a good deal of the telepho… wires,” he said as we sat at our ease, And talked of the struggle that’s taking… lives in these terrible days o’er the se…
Mine is a song of hope For the days that lie before; For the grander things The morrow brings When the struggle days are o’er.
DOWN the lanes of August’and the bee… All the world’s in color now, and all th… Never reds will redder be, more golden b… Down the lanes of August, and the summe… Mother Nature’s brushes now with paints…
This is the sort of a man was he: True when it hurt him a lot to be; Tight in a corner an’ knowin’ a lie Would have helped him out, but he wouldn… His freedom there in so cheap a way–
There’s nothing cheers a fellow up just… A handclasp and an honest smile that fla… And when at friendly doors you ring, som… From all life’s doubts to hear them say:… see you!’
#1919 #ThePathToHome
IT is well enough to cheer for the brot… It is fine to praise the brother who has… But don’t keep your kind words always fo… For the boy who really needs them is the… Give a cheer when men deserve it, shout…
A friend is one who takes your hand And talks a speech you understand he’s partly kindness, partly mirth And Faith unfaltering in your worths he’s first to cheer you on success,
YOU don’t weigh more than thirty pounds… Your legs are little, plump and fat, And yet you patter on your rounds The whole day long within our flat. Yes, ceaselessly, you come and go,
If I had youth I’d bid the world to try… I’d answer every challenge to my will. And though the silent mountains should d… I’d try to make them subject to my skill… I’d keep my dreams and follow where they…
#1921 #WhenDayIsDone
I have no wish, my little lad, To climb the towering heights of fame. I am content to be your dad And share with you each pleasant game. I am content to hold your hand
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 bein’ told That old ideas must give away to new. Let me be always upon my guard
A warm house and a ruddy fire, To what more can man aspire? Eyes that shine with love aglow, Is there more for man to know? Whether home be rich or poor,
#1922 #AllThatMatters
Love Truth went forth on a search one day I For the source of love that he might… He had found its depth and its breadth f… He met a miser, bent and old,
I’d like to be the sort of friend that y… been to me; I’d like to be the help that you’ve been… glad to be; I’d like to mean as much to you each min…
#1916 #AHeapO'Livin'