The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3
Read The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 by Burton Egbert Stevenson online. Browse the complete text, chapters and notes.
Editions
Table of contents
1. Front matter2. INDEXES TO ALL FOUR VOLUMES3. POEMS OF NATURE4. THE BOOK OF THE WORLD5. NATURE6. COMPENSATION7. THE LAST HOUR8. NATURE9. SONG OF NATURE10. "GREAT NATURE IS AN ARMY GAY"11. TO MOTHER NATURE12. QUIET WORK13. NATURE14. "AS AN OLD MERCER"15. GOOD COMPANY16. "HERE IS THE PLACE WHERE LOVELINESS KEEPS HOUSE"17. GOD'S WORLD18. WILD HONEY19. PATMOS20. SONG21. HYMN OF APOLLO22. PRELUDE23. DAWN ON THE HEADLAND24. THE MIRACLE OF THE DAWN25. DAWN-ANGELS26. MUSIC OF THE DAWN27. SUNRISE ON MANSFIELD MOUNTAIN28. ODE TO EVENING29. "IT IS A BEAUTEOUS EVENING, CALM AND FREE"30. GLOAMING31. EVENING MELODY32. "IN THE COOL OF THE EVENING"33. TWILIGHT34. TWILIGHT AT SEA35. "THIS IS MY HOUR"36. SONG TO THE EVENING STAR37. THE EVENING CLOUD38. SONG: TO CYNTHIA39. MY STAR40. NIGHT41. TO NIGHT42. TO NIGHT43. NIGHT44. NIGHT45. HE MADE THE NIGHT46. HYMN TO THE NIGHT47. NIGHT'S MARDI GRAS48. DAWN AND DARK49. DAWN50. A WOOD SONG51. A SONG FOR THE SEASONS52. A SONG OF THE SEASONS53. TURN O' THE YEAR54. THE WAKING YEAR55. SONG56. EARLY SPRING57. LINES WRITTEN IN EARLY SPRING58. IN EARLY SPRING59. SPRING60. A STARLING'S SPRING RONDEL61. "WHEN DAFFODILS BEGIN TO PEER"62. SPRING63. "THE SPRING RETURNS"64. "WHEN THE HOUNDS OF SPRING"65. SONG66. TO SPRING67. AN ODE ON THE SPRING68. SPRING69. THE MEADOWS IN SPRING70. THE SPRING71. "WHEN SPRING COMES BACK TO ENGLAND"72. NEW LIFE73. "OVER THE WINTRY THRESHOLD"74. MARCH75. SONG IN MARCH76. MARCH77. WRITTEN IN MARCH78. THE PASSING OF MARCH79. HOME THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD80. SONG81. AN APRIL ADORATION82. SWEET WILD APRIL83. SPINNING IN APRIL84. SONG: ON MAY MORNING85. A MAY BURDEN86. CORINNA'S GOING A-MAYING87. "SISTER, AWAKE!"88. MAY89. MAY90. A SPRING LILT91. SUMMER LONGINGS92. MIDSUMMER93. A MIDSUMMER SONG94. JUNE95. JUNE96. HARVEST97. SCYTHE SONG98. SEPTEMBER99. INDIAN SUMMER100. PREVISION101. A SONG OF EARLY AUTUMN102. TO AUTUMN103. ODE TO AUTUMN104. ODE TO THE WEST WIND105. AUTUMN: A DIRGE106. AUTUMN107. "WHEN THE FROST IS ON THE PUNKIN"108. KORE109. OLD OCTOBER110. NOVEMBER111. NOVEMBER112. STORM FEAR113. WINTER: A DIRGE114. OLD WINTER115. THE FROST116. THE FROSTED PANE117. THE FROST SPIRIT118. SNOW119. TO A SNOW-FLAKE120. THE SNOW-SHOWER121. MIDWINTER122. A GLEE FOR WINTER123. THE DEATH OF THE OLD YEAR124. DIRGE FOR THE YEAR125. I DO NOT COUNT THE HOURS I SPEND126. "WHEN IN THE WOODS I WANDER ALL ALONE"127. OUT IN THE FIELDS128. ASPECTS OF THE PINES129. UNDER THE LEAVES130. "ON WENLOCK EDGE"131. "WHAT DO WE PLANT?"132. THE TREE133. THE BRAVE OLD OAK134. "THE GIRT WOAK TREE THAT'S IN THE DELL"135. TO THE WILLOW-TREE136. ENCHANTMENT137. TREES138. THE HOLLY-TREE139. THE PINE140. "WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE"141. THE BEECH TREE'S PETITION142. THE POPLAR FIELD143. THE PLANTING OF THE APPLE-TREE144. OF AN ORCHARD145. AN ORCHARD AT AVIGNON146. THE TIDE RIVER147. THE BROOK'S SONG148. ARETHUSA149. THE CATARACT OF LODORE150. SONG OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE151. "FLOW GENTLY, SWEET AFTON"152. CANADIAN BOAT-SONG153. THE MARSHES OF GLYNN154. THE TROSACHS155. HYMN156. THE PEAKS157. KINCHINJUNGA158. THE HILLS159. HEMLOCK MOUNTAIN160. SUNRISE ON RYDAL WATER161. THE DESERTED PASTURE162. TO MEADOWS163. THE CLOUD164. APRIL RAIN165. SUMMER INVOCATION166. APRIL RAIN167. TO THE RAINBOW168. MY GARDEN169. THE GARDEN170. A GARDEN171. A GARDEN SONG172. "IN GREEN OLD GARDENS"173. A BENEDICTINE GARDEN174. AN AUTUMN GARDEN175. UNGUARDED176. THE DESERTED GARDEN177. A FORSAKEN GARDEN178. GREEN THINGS GROWING179. A CHANTED CALENDAR180. FLOWERS181. FLOWERS182. A CONTEMPLATION UPON FLOWERS183. ALMOND BLOSSOM184. WHITE AZALEAS185. BUTTERCUPS186. THE BROOM FLOWER187. THE SMALL CELANDINE188. TO THE SMALL CELANDINE189. FOUR-LEAF CLOVER190. SWEET CLOVER191. "I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD"192. TO DAFFODILS193. TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY194. A FIELD FLOWER195. TO DAISIES, NOT TO SHUT SO SOON196. DAISIES197. TO THE DAISY198. TO DAISIES199. TO THE DANDELION200. DANDELION201. THE DANDELIONS202. TO THE FRINGED GENTIAN203. GOLDENROD204. LESSONS FROM THE GORSE205. THE VOICE OF THE GRASS206. A SONG THE GRASS SINGS207. THE WILD HONEYSUCKLE208. THE IVY GREEN209. YELLOW JESSAMINE210. KNAP WEED211. MOLY212. THE MORNING-GLORY213. THE MOUNTAIN HEART'S-EASE214. THE PRIMROSE215. TO PRIMROSES FILLED WITH MORNING DEW216. TO AN EARLY PRIMROSE217. THE RHODORA218. THE ROSE219. WILD ROSES220. THE ROSE OF MAY221. A ROSE222. THE SHAMROCK223. TO VIOLETS224. THE VIOLET225. TO A WOOD-VIOLET226. THE VIOLET AND THE ROSE227. TO A WIND-FLOWER228. TO BLOSSOMS229. "TIS THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER"230. THE DEATH OF THE FLOWERS231. ONCE ON A TIME232. TO A MOUSE233. THE GRASSHOPPER234. ON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET235. TO THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE CRICKET236. THE CRICKET237. TO A CRICKET238. TO AN INSECT239. THE SNAIL240. THE HOUSEKEEPER241. THE HUMBLE-BEE242. TO A BUTTERFLY243. ODE TO A BUTTERFLY244. THE BUTTERFLY245. FIREFLIES246. THE BLOOD HORSE247. BIRDS248. BIRDS249. SEA-BIRDS250. THE LITTLE BEACH-BIRD251. THE BLACKBIRD252. THE BLACKBIRD253. THE BLACKBIRD254. THE BLACKBIRD255. ROBERT OF LINCOLN256. THE O'LINCON FAMILY257. THE BOBOLINK258. MY CATBIRD259. THE HERALD CRANE260. THE CROW261. TO THE CUCKOO262. THE CUCKOO263. TO THE CUCKOO264. THE EAGLE265. THE HAWKBIT266. THE HERON267. THE JACKDAW268. THE GREEN LINNET269. TO THE MAN-OF-WAR-BIRD270. THE MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT271. LAMENT OF A MOCKING-BIRD272. "O NIGHTINGALE! THOU SURELY ART"273. PHILOMEL274. PHILOMELA275. ON A NIGHTINGALE IN APRIL276. TO THE NIGHTINGALE277. THE NIGHTINGALE278. TO THE NIGHTINGALE279. PHILOMELA280. ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE281. SONG282. BIRD SONG283. THE SONG THE ORIOLE SINGS284. TO AN ORIOLE285. SONG: THE OWL286. SWEET SUFFOLK OWL287. THE PEWEE288. ROBIN REDBREAST289. ROBIN REDBREAST290. THE SANDPIPER291. THE SEA-MEW292. TO A SKYLARK293. TO A SKYLARK294. THE SKYLARK295. THE SKYLARK296. TO A SKYLARK297. THE STORMY PETREL298. THE FIRST SWALLOW299. TO A SWALLOW BUILDING UNDER OUR EAVES300. CHIMNEY SWALLOWS301. ITYLUS302. THE THROSTLE303. OVERFLOW304. JOY-MONTH305. MY THRUSH306. "BLOW SOFTLY, THRUSH"307. THE BLACK VULTURE308. WILD GEESE309. TO A WATERFOWL310. THE WOOD-DOVE'S NOTE311. SONG FOR ALL SEAS, ALL SHIPS312. STANZAS313. THE SEA314. ON THE SEA315. "WITH SHIPS THE SEA WAS SPRINKLED"316. A SONG OF DESIRE317. THE PINES AND THE SEA318. SEA FEVER319. HASTINGS MILL320. "A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA"321. THE SEA322. SAILOR'S SONG323. "A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE"324. TACKING SHIP OFF SHORE325. IN OUR BOAT326. POOR JACK327. "ROCKED IN THE CRADLE OF THE DEEP"328. OUTWARD329. A PASSER-BY330. OFF RIVIERE DU LOUP331. CHRISTMAS AT SEA332. THE PORT O' HEART'S DESIRE333. ON THE QUAY334. THE FORGING OF THE ANCHOR335. DRIFTING336. "HOW'S MY BOY?"337. THE LONG WRITE SEAM338. STORM SONG339. THE MARINER'S DREAM340. THE INCHCAPE ROCK341. THE SEA342. THE SANDS OF DEE343. THE THREE FISHERS344. BALLAD345. THE NORTHERN STAR346. THE FISHER'S WIDOW347. CALLER HERRIN'348. HANNAH BINDING SHOES349. THE SAILOR350. THE BURIAL OF THE DANE351. TOM BOWLING352. MESSMATES353. THE LAST BUCCANEER354. THE LAST BUCCANEER355. THE LEADSMAN'S SONG356. HOMEWARD BOUND357. THE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE358. A WISH359. ODE ON SOLITUDE360. "THRICE HAPPY HE"361. "UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE"362. CORIDON'S SONG363. THE OLD SQUIRE364. INSCRIPTION IN A HERMITAGE365. THE RETIREMENT366. THE COUNTRY FAITH367. TRULY GREAT368. EARLY MORNING AT BARGIS369. THE CUP370. A STRIP OF BLUE371. AN ODE TO MASTER ANTHONY STAFFORD372. "THE MIDGES DANCE ABOON THE BURN"373. THE PLOW374. THE USEFUL PLOW375. "TO ONE WHO HAS BEEN LONG IN CITY PENT"376. THE QUIET LIFE377. THE WISH378. EXPOSTULATION AND REPLY379. THE TABLES TURNED380. SIMPLE NATURE381. "I FEAR NO POWER A WOMAN WIELDS"382. A RUNNABLE STAG383. HUNTING-SONG384. "A-HUNTING WE WILL GO"385. THE ANGLER'S INVITATION386. THE ANGLER'S WISH387. THE ANGLER388. TO JANE: THE INVITATION389. "MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS"390. "AFAR IN THE DESERT"391. SPRING SONG IN THE CITY392. IN CITY STREETS393. THE VAGABOND394. IN THE HIGHLANDS395. THE SONG MY PADDLE SINGS396. THE GIPSY TRAIL397. WANDERLUST398. THE FOOTPATH WAY399. A MAINE TRAIL400. AFOOT401. FROM ROMANY TO ROME402. THE TOIL OF THE TRAIL403. DO YOU FEAR THE WIND?404. THE KING'S HIGHWAY405. THE FORBIDDEN LURE406. THE WANDER-LOVERS407. THE SEA GIPSY408. A VAGABOND SONG409. SPRING SONG410. THE MENDICANTS411. THE JOYS OF THE ROAD412. THE SONG OF THE FOREST RANGER413. A DROVER414. BALLAD OF LOW-LIE-DOWN415. THE GOOD INN416. NIGHT FOR ADVENTURES417. SONG418. THE VOORTREKKER419. THE LONG TRAIL420. THE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, INDEX TO ALL FOUR VOLUMES421. ALPHABETICAL INDEX422. Introductory material423. THE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, ALPHABETICAL INDEX424. Introductory material