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A LOST CHORD POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: A LOST CHORD POEM Seated one day at the Organ, I was weary and ill at ease, And my fingers wandered idly Over the noisy keys. I do not know what I was playing, Or what […]

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TOO LATE POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: TOO LATE POEM Hush! speak low; tread softly; Draw the sheet aside;— Yes, she does look peaceful; With that smile she died. Yet stern want and sorrow Even now you trace On the wan, worn features Of […]

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The Requital Poem by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. Adelaide Anne Procter Verse: The Requital Poem Loud roared the Tempest, Fast fell the sleet; A little Child Angel Passed down the street, With trailing pinions, And weary feet. The moon was hidden; No stars were bright; So she could not […]

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RETURNED—”MISSING” (FIVE YEARS AFTER) POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: RETURNED—”MISSING” (FIVE YEARS AFTER) POEM Yes, I was sad and anxious, But now, dear, I am gay; I know that it is wisest To put all hope away:- Thank God that I have done so […]

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In the Wood Poem by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. Adelaide Anne Procter Verse: In the Wood Poem In the wood where shadows are deepest From the branches overhead, Where the wild wood-strawberries cluster And the softest moss is spread, I met to-day with a fairy, And I followed her […]

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TWO WORLDS POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: TWO WORLDS POEM God’s world is bathed in beauty, God’s world is steeped in light; It is the self-same glory That makes the day so bright, Which thrills the earth with music, Or hangs the stars in […]

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A NEW MOTHER POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: A NEW MOTHER POEM I was with my lady when she died: I it was who guided her weak hand For a blessing on each little head, Laid her baby by her on the bed, Heard […]

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GIVE PLACE POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: GIVE PLACE POEM Starry Crowns of Heaven Set in azure night! Linger yet a little Ere you hide your light:- —Nay; let Starlight fade away Heralding the day! Snowflakes pure and spotless, Still, oh, still remain, Binding […]

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MY WILL POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: MY WILL POEM Since I have no lands or houses, And no hoarded golden store, What can I leave those who love me When they see my face no more? Do not smile; I am not jesting, […]

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KING AND SLAVE POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: KING AND SLAVE POEM If in my soul, dear, An omen should dwell, Bidding me pause, ere I love thee too well; If the whole circle, Of noble and wise, With stern forebodings, Between us should […]

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A CHANT POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: A CHANT POEM “Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.” I. Who is the Angel that cometh? Life! Let us not question what he brings, Peace or Strife, Under the shade of his mighty wings, One by one, […]

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DREAM-LIFE POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: DREAM-LIFE POEM Listen, friend, and I will tell you Why I sometimes seem so glad, Then, without a reason changing, Soon become so grave and sad. Half my life I live a beggar, Ragged, helpless, and alone; But […]

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