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BIRTHDAY GIFTS FOR A CHILD POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – BIRTHDAY GIFTS FOR A CHILD POEM -I- WHY do you look sad, my Minnie? Tell me darling—for to-day Is the birthday of Our Lady, And Her children should be gay. -II- What?—You say that all […]

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A BEGGAR POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – A BEGGAR POEM I BEG of you, I beg of you, my brothers, For my need is very sore; Not for gold and not for silver do I ask you, But for something even more: From the depths […]

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LINKS WITH HEAVEN POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – LINKS WITH HEAVEN POEM OUR God in Heaven, from that holy place, To each of us an Angel guide has given; But Mothers of dead children have more grace— For they give Angels to their God and […]

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HOMELESS POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – HOMELESS POEM IT is cold dark midnight, yet listen To that patter of tiny feet! Is it one of your dogs, fair lady, Who whines in the bleak cold street Is it one of your silken spaniels Shut out […]

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Only A Woman’s Hair Poem by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) Poetry from Three Sunsets and Other Poems. Only A Woman’s Hair Poem ‘Only a woman’s hair’! Fling it aside! A bubble on Life’s mighty stream: Heed it not, man, but watch the broadening tide Bright with the western beam. Nay! In those words there rings […]

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Three Sunsets Poem by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) Poetry from Three Sunsets and Other Poems. Three Sunsets Poem He saw her once, and in the glance, A moment’s glance of meeting eyes, His heart stood still in sudden trance: He trembled with a sweet surprise— All in the waning light she stood, The star of […]

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Legends and Lyrics Second Series by Adelaide Anne Procter LEGENDS AND LYRICS—SECOND SERIES by Adelaide Anne Procter Legends and Lyrics Second Series Contents: A Legend of Provence Poem Envy Poem Over the Mountain Poem Beyond Poem A Warning Poem Maximus Poem Optimus Poem A Lost Chord Poem Too Late Poem The Requital Poem Returned—”Missing” Poem […]

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A Legend of Provence Poem by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. Adelaide Anne Procter Verse: A Legend of Provence Poem The lights extinguished, by the hearth I leant, Half weary with a listless discontent. The flickering giant-shadows, gathering near, Closed round me with a dim and silent fear. All dull, […]

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ENVY POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: ENVY POEM He was the first always: Fortune Shone bright in his face. I fought for years; with no effort He conquered the place: We ran; my feet were all bleeding, But he won the race. Spite of […]

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OVER THE MOUNTAIN POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: OVER THE MOUNTAIN POEM Like dreary prison walls The stern grey mountains rise, Until their topmost crags Touch the far gloomy skies: One steep and narrow path Winds up the mountain’s crest, And from our valley […]

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BEYOND POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: BEYOND POEM We must not doubt, or fear, or dread, that love for life is only given, And that the calm and sainted dead will meet estranged and cold in heaven:- Oh, Love were poor and vain indeed, […]

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A WARNING POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: A WARNING POEM Place your hands in mine, dear, With their rose-leaf touch: If you heed my warning, It will spare you much. Ah! with just such smiling Unbelieving eyes, Years ago I heard it:- You shall […]

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