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Life and Death Poem by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. Adelaide Anne Procter Verse: Life and Death Poem “What is Life, Father?” “A Battle, my child, Where the strongest lance may fail, Where the wariest eyes may be beguiled, And the stoutest heart may quail. Where the foes are gathered […]

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NOW POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: NOW POEM Rise! for the day is passing, And you lie dreaming on; The others have buckled their armour, And forth to the fight are gone: A place in the ranks awaits you, Each man has some part […]

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CLEANSING FIRES POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: CLEANSING FIRES POEM Let thy gold be cast in the furnace, Thy red gold, precious and bright, Do not fear the hungry fire, With its caverns of burning light: And thy gold shall return more precious, Free […]

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THE VOICE OF THE WIND POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: THE VOICE OF THE WIND POEM Let us throw more logs on the fire! We have need of a cheerful light, And close round the hearth to gather, For the wind has risen to-night. […]

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TREASURES POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: TREASURES POEM Let me count my treasures, All my soul holds dear, Given me by dark spirits Whom I used to fear. Through long days of anguish, And sad nights, did Pain Forge my shield, Endurance, Bright and […]

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SHINING STARS POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: SHINING STARS POEM Shine, ye stars of heaven, On a world of pain! See old Time destroying All our hoarded gain; All our sweetest flowers, Every stately shrine, All our hard-earned glory, Every dream divine! Shine, ye […]

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WAITING POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: WAITING POEM “Wherefore dwell so sad and lonely, By the desolate sea-shore, With the melancholy surges Beating at your cottage door? “You shall dwell beside the castle Shadowed by our ancient trees; And your life shall pass on […]

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THE CRADLE SONG OF THE POOR POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: THE CRADLE SONG OF THE POOR POEM Hush!  I cannot bear to see thee Stretch thy tiny hands in vain; Dear, I have no bread to give thee, Nothing, child, to ease thy […]

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BE STRONG POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: BE STRONG POEM Be strong to hope, oh Heart! Though day is bright, The stars can only shine In the dark night. Be strong, oh Heart of mine, Look towards the light! Be strong to bear, oh […]

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GOD’S GIFTS POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: GOD’S GIFTS POEM God gave a gift to Earth:- a child, Weak, innocent, and undefiled, Opened its ignorant eyes and smiled. It lay so helpless, so forlorn, Earth took it coldly and in scorn, Cursing the day […]

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A TOMB IN GHENT POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: A TOMB IN GHENT POEM A smiling look she had, a figure slight, With cheerful air, and step both quick and light; A strange and foreign look the maiden bore, That suited the quaint Belgian […]

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THE ANGEL OF DEATH POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics First Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: THE ANGEL OF DEATH POEM Why shouldst thou fear the beautiful angel, Death, Who waits thee at the portals of the skies, Ready to kiss away thy struggling breath, Ready with gentle hand to close […]

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