INDEX OF FIRST LINES

[A convalescin' woman does the strangest sort o' things,]176
[A feller don't start in to think of himself,]174
[A feller isn't thinkin' mean out fishin',]48
[A little ship goes out to sea,]66
[Along the paths o' glory there are faces new to-day,]61
[An apple tree beside the way,]60
[Before you came, my little lad,]77
[Best way to read a book I know,]122
[Cliffs of Scotland, guard them well,]63
[Down to work o' mornings an' back to home at nights,]188
[Eagerly he took my dime,]133
[First thing in the morning, last I hear at night,]72
[Full many a flag the breeze has kissed,]28
[Give me the house where the toys are strewn,]30
[Glad to get back home again,]82
[God grant me these: the strength to do,]17
[God grant that we shall never see,]76
[God made the little boys for fun,]103
[Got a sliver in my hand,]34
[He couldn't use his driver any better on the tee,]184
[He shall be great who serves his country well,]105
[He was battle-scarred and ugly,]180
[I can't help thinkin' o' the lad,]94
[I do not ask a store of wealth,]166
[I don't see why Pa likes him so,]26
[I have no wish, my little lad,]156
[I hold the finest picture books,]53
[I like to get to thinking of the old days that are gone,]128
[I look into the faces of the people passing by,]22
[I remember the excitement and the terrible alarm,]24
[I think my country needs my vote,]131
[I wish I was a poet like the men that write in books,]90
[I wonder what the trees will say,]134
[I wonder where's a better job than buying cake and meat,]142
[I would rather be the daddy,]52
[I'd like to think when life is done,]36
[If I could have my wish to-night,]120
[I'm just the man to make things right,]55
["I'm never alone in the garden," he said,]170
[I'm sorry for a feller if he hasn't any aunt,]88
[Is it all in the envelope holding your pay?]150
[Isn't it fine when the day is done,]13
[It is faith that bridges the land of breath,]111
[Last night I caught him on his knees,]70
[Let loose the sails of love and let them fill,]33
[Little girlie, kneeling there,]152
[Little lady at the altar,]58
[Men talk too much of gold and fame,]143
[My father is a peaceful man,]46
[My father knows the proper way,]80
[My Pa can hit his thumbnail,]186
[Oh, my shoulders grow aweary,]112
[Old women say that men don't know,]124
[One day the doctor came because my throat was feeling awful sore,]163
[One never knows how far a word of kindness goes,]31
[Pete bristles when the doorbell rings,]157
[She is gentle, kind and fair,]67
[She never closed her eyes in sleep,]20
["Some day," says Ma, "I'm goin' to get,]64
[Some folks there be who seem to need excitement,]138
[Some have the gift of song,]98
[Somebody said that it couldn't be done,]37
[Sometimes I'm almost glad to hear,]162
[Strange thoughts come to the man alone,]145
[Sure, they get stubborn at times,]79
["Tell us a story," comes the cry,]18
[The children bring us laughter,]108
[The dead return; I know they do,]84
[The doctor leads a busy life,]114
[The father toils at his work all day,]123
[The golden dreamboat's ready,]158
[The good old-fashioned mothers,]160
[The kids at our house number three,]117
[The little house has grown too small,]50
[The little woman, to her I bow,]92
[There are little eyes upon you,]172
[There may be finer pleasures than just tramping with your boy,]116
[There will always be something to do,]119
[There's a bump on his brow,]69
[There's a little chap at our house,]56
[There's nothing cheers a fellow up just like a hearty greeting,]15
[There's the mother at the doorway,]11
[These joys are free to all who live,]171
[They come to my room at the break of day,]165
["They tie you down," a woman said,]74
[They've hung their stockings up with care,]102
[Though some may yearn for titles great,]44
[Tuggin' at your bottle,]149
[Under the roof where the laughter rings,]32
[We cannot count our friends, nor say,]43
[We play at our house and have all sorts of fun,]16
[We're gittin' so we need again,]146
[We've never seen the Father here,]153
[Whatever the task and whatever the risk,]109
[When a little baby dies,]155
[When an old man gets to thinking,]140
[When father couldn't wear them,]147
["When I am rich," he used to say,]130
[When I was but a little lad,]168
[When mother baked an angel cake,]96
[When Mrs. Malone got a letter from Pat,]41
[When we've honored the heroes returning from France,]136
[When winter shuts a fellow in,]86
[Whenever I walk through God's Acres of Dead,]178
[Who shall sit at the table, then,]40
[With time our notions allus change,]182
[You can brag about the famous men you know,]126
[You can learn a lot from boys,]100
[You never hear the robins brag,]38
[You shall have satin and silk to wear,]106
["You're spoiling them!" the mother cries,]14