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Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, by George N. Morang, in the Office
of the Minister of Agriculture.
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Printed by
The Brown-Searle Printing Co.
Toronto

CONTENTS

PAGE
[Wooing His Valentine][9]
[Jealous, Sweetheart?][11]
[The Day Neil Rode to Mill][14]
[At Joppa][20]
[The World is Growing Old][22]
[At Dawn][24]
[She][26]
[The Two Marys][27]
[The Mother’s Lecture][30]
[Spring][33]
[Reminiscences][36]
[Ammiel’s Gift][38]
[Robin][41]
[Margot][42]
[Dreamland][44]
[Only a Picture][45]
[Her Boy][47]
[The Indian Girl][49]
[Some Joys We May Not Keep][53]
[In Sunflower Time][55]
[As It Began to Dawn][61]
[Her Lesson][69]
[Until We Meet][70]
[His Care][71]
[With Her Sunshine, Breeze and Dew][72]
[What the Poppies Said][73]
[Eve][74]
[Ring Out Glad Song][77]
[In the Conservatory][81]
[A Bud][84]
[Envy][84]
[A Fancied Loss][85]
[How Close?][86]
[In the Wood][87]
[Lac Deschene][93]
[Deserted][94]
[My Neighbor][95]
[Hollyhocks][96]
[The Miscreant][99]
[Her Birthday][100]
[Slander][102]
[Summer Holidays][103]
[Violet][104]
[My Lady of the Silver Tongue][106]
[Sweeping to the Sea][107]
[Minerva’s Essay][108]
[To the Queen][111]
[In the Old Church][112]
[September][117]
[Spring o’ the Year][118]
[Mildred][119]
[The Old Valentine][121]
[The Boy of the House][124]
[For He was Scotch and so was She][127]
[The Legend of Love][128]
[Our Father][131]
[Jack][132]
[A Pledge][137]
[Blue-Eyed Bess][137]
[The Courtier’s Ladye][139]
[The Rustic’s Lassie][140]
[Her Dower][142]
[Mavourneen][143]
[Song of the Wind][145]
[The Richer Man][147]
[His Wife and Boy][149]
[She Just Keeps House for Me][151]
[Love’s Humility][153]
[Our Host and His House][155]
[The Mother’s Story][157]
[In Lovers’ Lane][160]
[O Last Days of the Year][164]
[Back on the Farm][165]
[He Meditates on the Critic][167]
[Jacynth][168]
[Her First Sleigh-Ride][171]
[His Own Little Black-Eyed Lad][176]
[Be Good and Glad][178]
[The Making Up][179]
[O Radiant Stream][180]
[My Sweetbriar Maid][183]
[My Canada][184]
[Perfect Peace][186]
[The King’s Gift][189]
[I Love Her Well][189]
[Good-Night][190]
[Her Gold][191]
[Good-Bye to Work][192]
[Somebody][195]
[My Little Maid][196]
[Heather White][199]
[Granny’s Message to Jack][200]
[The Ever and Ever So Long Ago][203]
[The Height][203]
[Her Portrait][204]
[God Loveth Us][205]
[An Etching][206]
[Shadows][207]
[A Merrie Christmasse Untoe Ye][207]
[Marguerite][208]
[The Hoar Frost on the Wood][212]
[Two Creeds][213]
[His Ex-Platonic Friend][216]
[The Grave][218]
[Settled by Arbitration][219]
[The Circuit][221]
[Gethsemane][224]
[My Friend][224]
[The Prodigal][226]
[At Quebec][230]
[The Tea-Kettle’s Tune][230]
[The Creed of Love][232]
[In the Clover-Field][233]
[Lullaby][234]
[A Sunset Talk][235]
[Truth Upon Honor][238]
[Elspeth’s Daughter-in-law][242]
[Cold Water][248]
[Long Time Ago][254]
[The Meanest Man][258]

Wooing His Valentine

IF I could speak in phrases fine,
Full sweet the words that I would say
To woo you for my valentine
Upon this February day.

But when I strive to tell you all,
The charms I see in your dear face,
A dumbness on me seems to fall—
O, sweetheart, let me crave your grace!

I fain would say your eyes of blue,
Like violets to me appear;
Shy blossoms, filled with heaven’s dew,
That throw their sweetness far and near.