CONTENTS

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THE SYLVAN CABIN[9]
LIFE IN A DREAM[22]
THE MORNING STAR[24]
TO ESTELLE[25]
A SONG OF THANKS[27]
NOT YET A POET[32]
A BOUQUET[33]
AN ODE TO THE SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MONUMENT[34]
TO A FADED FLOWER[37]
DAINTY DORA[39]
THE VIOLIN[40]
WOMAN[41]
THE BACHELOR'S SONG[45]
PUT NOTHING IN ANOTHER'S WAY[47]
FLOATING WITH THE GALE[50]
LULA JOHNSON'S SONG[53]
A TRIBUTE TO DUNBAR[57]
WERE I A BIRD[59]
AN ODE TO ETHIOPIA[62]
TO J. S. B.[72]
THE MAYOR'S RING[73]
WHAT'S THE USE?[74]
O GOD, WILT THOU HELP ME IN SCHOOL?[76]
BEHIND THE BARS[84]
HARVARD SQUARE[86]
THE END[96]

THE SYLVAN CABIN

A CENTENARY ODE ON THE BIRTH OF LINCOLN

I

O, fairest Dame of sylvan glades,
We come to pay thee homage due,
Embrace thee softly and to kiss
Thy lovely, long-forsaken cheeks;
To smooth thy flowing silver locks
And bind about thy snowy neck
A necklace golden studded full
With rarest gems and shining pearls.
Our eyes, though sometimes dimmed with tears,
In purer lustre sparkle forth
Whene'er they fall agaze on thee!
Our ears attuned to thy sweet lay
Catch every flowing, cadent note
And bear it ever safe within
Our rapturous hearts, which gladly leap
Whene'er thy name is called!
Deep in our souls the quenchless fire
Of love full brightly burns upon
The sacred altar, set apart
For sprite commune and sacrifice;
Whose high-priest tends with loving care,
And unto thee sweet incense burns.
Our tongues most gladly sing thy praise,
And from it ne'er shall cease—till all
The land be free!