Weeds by the Wall: Verses

by Madison Julius Cawein

Weeds by the Wall

VERSES

BY
MADISON CAWEIN
Author of "Myth and Romance," "Undertones," "Garden of Dreams," "Shapes and Shadows," etc., etc.

"I am God in nature; I am a weed by the wall."
—Emerson.

LOUISVILLE
JOHN P. MORTON & COMPANY
1901

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Copyright, 1901,
By MADISON J. CAWEIN

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TO
Dr. HENRY A. COTTELL
Whose Kind Words of Friendship and Approval have Encouraged me when I Most Needed Encouragement.

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For permission to reprint most of the poems included in this volume thanks are due to the "Atlantic Monthly," "Harper's Magazine" and "Bazar," "Lippincott's," "Saturday Evening Post," "New England Magazine," "Leslie's Monthly," "Smart Set," "Truth," "Outlook," "Independent," "Youth's Companion," "Woman's Home Companion," "Munsey's," and a number of other periodicals and magazines.

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