The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3Part 3 — THE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, ALPHABETICAL INDEXReading editionChapter navigation424 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterINDEXES TO ALL FOUR VOLUMESPOEMS OF NATURETHE BOOK OF THE WORLDNATURECOMPENSATIONTHE LAST HOURNATURESONG OF NATURE"GREAT NATURE IS AN ARMY GAY"TO MOTHER NATUREQUIET WORKNATURE"AS AN OLD MERCER"GOOD COMPANY"HERE IS THE PLACE WHERE LOVELINESS KEEPS HOUSE"GOD'S WORLDWILD HONEYPATMOSSONGHYMN OF APOLLOPRELUDEDAWN ON THE HEADLANDTHE MIRACLE OF THE DAWNDAWN-ANGELSMUSIC OF THE DAWNSUNRISE ON MANSFIELD MOUNTAINODE TO EVENING"IT IS A BEAUTEOUS EVENING, CALM AND FREE"GLOAMINGEVENING MELODY"IN THE COOL OF THE EVENING"TWILIGHTTWILIGHT AT SEA"THIS IS MY HOUR"SONG TO THE EVENING STARTHE EVENING CLOUDSONG: TO CYNTHIAMY STARNIGHTTO NIGHTTO NIGHTNIGHTNIGHTHE MADE THE NIGHTHYMN TO THE NIGHTNIGHT'S MARDI GRASDAWN AND DARKDAWNA WOOD SONGA SONG FOR THE SEASONSA SONG OF THE SEASONSTURN O' THE YEARTHE WAKING YEARSONGEARLY SPRINGLINES WRITTEN IN EARLY SPRINGIN EARLY SPRINGSPRINGA STARLING'S SPRING RONDEL"WHEN DAFFODILS BEGIN TO PEER"SPRING"THE SPRING RETURNS""WHEN THE HOUNDS OF SPRING"SONGTO SPRINGAN ODE ON THE SPRINGSPRINGTHE MEADOWS IN SPRINGTHE SPRING"WHEN SPRING COMES BACK TO ENGLAND"NEW LIFE"OVER THE WINTRY THRESHOLD"MARCHSONG IN MARCHMARCHWRITTEN IN MARCHTHE PASSING OF MARCHHOME THOUGHTS, FROM ABROADSONGAN APRIL ADORATIONSWEET WILD APRILSPINNING IN APRILSONG: ON MAY MORNINGA MAY BURDENCORINNA'S GOING A-MAYING"SISTER, AWAKE!"MAYMAYA SPRING LILTSUMMER LONGINGSMIDSUMMERA MIDSUMMER SONGJUNEJUNEHARVESTSCYTHE SONGSEPTEMBERINDIAN SUMMERPREVISIONA SONG OF EARLY AUTUMNTO AUTUMNODE TO AUTUMNODE TO THE WEST WINDAUTUMN: A DIRGEAUTUMN"WHEN THE FROST IS ON THE PUNKIN"KOREOLD OCTOBERNOVEMBERNOVEMBERSTORM FEARWINTER: A DIRGEOLD WINTERTHE FROSTTHE FROSTED PANETHE FROST SPIRITSNOWTO A SNOW-FLAKETHE SNOW-SHOWERMIDWINTERA GLEE FOR WINTERTHE DEATH OF THE OLD YEARDIRGE FOR THE YEARI DO NOT COUNT THE HOURS I SPEND"WHEN IN THE WOODS I WANDER ALL ALONE"OUT IN THE FIELDSASPECTS OF THE PINESUNDER THE LEAVES"ON WENLOCK EDGE""WHAT DO WE PLANT?"THE TREETHE BRAVE OLD OAK"THE GIRT WOAK TREE THAT'S IN THE DELL"TO THE WILLOW-TREEENCHANTMENTTREESTHE HOLLY-TREETHE PINE"WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE"THE BEECH TREE'S PETITIONTHE POPLAR FIELDTHE PLANTING OF THE APPLE-TREEOF AN ORCHARDAN ORCHARD AT AVIGNONTHE TIDE RIVERTHE BROOK'S SONGARETHUSATHE CATARACT OF LODORESONG OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE"FLOW GENTLY, SWEET AFTON"CANADIAN BOAT-SONGTHE MARSHES OF GLYNNTHE TROSACHSHYMNTHE PEAKSKINCHINJUNGATHE HILLSHEMLOCK MOUNTAINSUNRISE ON RYDAL WATERTHE DESERTED PASTURETO MEADOWSTHE CLOUDAPRIL RAINSUMMER INVOCATIONAPRIL RAINTO THE RAINBOWMY GARDENTHE GARDENA GARDENA GARDEN SONG"IN GREEN OLD GARDENS"A BENEDICTINE GARDENAN AUTUMN GARDENUNGUARDEDTHE DESERTED GARDENA FORSAKEN GARDENGREEN THINGS GROWINGA CHANTED CALENDARFLOWERSFLOWERSA CONTEMPLATION UPON FLOWERSALMOND BLOSSOMWHITE AZALEASBUTTERCUPSTHE BROOM FLOWERTHE SMALL CELANDINETO THE SMALL CELANDINEFOUR-LEAF CLOVERSWEET CLOVER"I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD"TO DAFFODILSTO A MOUNTAIN DAISYA FIELD FLOWERTO DAISIES, NOT TO SHUT SO SOONDAISIESTO THE DAISYTO DAISIESTO THE DANDELIONDANDELIONTHE DANDELIONSTO THE FRINGED GENTIANGOLDENRODLESSONS FROM THE GORSETHE VOICE OF THE GRASSA SONG THE GRASS SINGSTHE WILD HONEYSUCKLETHE IVY GREENYELLOW JESSAMINEKNAP WEEDMOLYTHE MORNING-GLORYTHE MOUNTAIN HEART'S-EASETHE PRIMROSETO PRIMROSES FILLED WITH MORNING DEWTO AN EARLY PRIMROSETHE RHODORATHE ROSEWILD ROSESTHE ROSE OF MAYA ROSETHE SHAMROCKTO VIOLETSTHE VIOLETTO A WOOD-VIOLETTHE VIOLET AND THE ROSETO A WIND-FLOWERTO BLOSSOMS"TIS THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER"THE DEATH OF THE FLOWERSONCE ON A TIMETO A MOUSETHE GRASSHOPPERON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKETTO THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE CRICKETTHE CRICKETTO A CRICKETTO AN INSECTTHE SNAILTHE HOUSEKEEPERTHE HUMBLE-BEETO A BUTTERFLYODE TO A BUTTERFLYTHE BUTTERFLYFIREFLIESTHE BLOOD HORSEBIRDSBIRDSSEA-BIRDSTHE LITTLE BEACH-BIRDTHE BLACKBIRDTHE BLACKBIRDTHE BLACKBIRDTHE BLACKBIRDROBERT OF LINCOLNTHE O'LINCON FAMILYTHE BOBOLINKMY CATBIRDTHE HERALD CRANETHE CROWTO THE CUCKOOTHE CUCKOOTO THE CUCKOOTHE EAGLETHE HAWKBITTHE HERONTHE JACKDAWTHE GREEN LINNETTO THE MAN-OF-WAR-BIRDTHE MARYLAND YELLOW-THROATLAMENT OF A MOCKING-BIRD"O NIGHTINGALE! THOU SURELY ART"PHILOMELPHILOMELAON A NIGHTINGALE IN APRILTO THE NIGHTINGALETHE NIGHTINGALETO THE NIGHTINGALEPHILOMELAODE TO A NIGHTINGALESONGBIRD SONGTHE SONG THE ORIOLE SINGSTO AN ORIOLESONG: THE OWLSWEET SUFFOLK OWLTHE PEWEEROBIN REDBREASTROBIN REDBREASTTHE SANDPIPERTHE SEA-MEWTO A SKYLARKTO A SKYLARKTHE SKYLARKTHE SKYLARKTO A SKYLARKTHE STORMY PETRELTHE FIRST SWALLOWTO A SWALLOW BUILDING UNDER OUR EAVESCHIMNEY SWALLOWSITYLUSTHE THROSTLEOVERFLOWJOY-MONTHMY THRUSH"BLOW SOFTLY, THRUSH"THE BLACK VULTUREWILD GEESETO A WATERFOWLTHE WOOD-DOVE'S NOTESONG FOR ALL SEAS, ALL SHIPSSTANZASTHE SEAON THE SEA"WITH SHIPS THE SEA WAS SPRINKLED"A SONG OF DESIRETHE PINES AND THE SEASEA FEVERHASTINGS MILL"A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA"THE SEASAILOR'S SONG"A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE"TACKING SHIP OFF SHOREIN OUR BOATPOOR JACK"ROCKED IN THE CRADLE OF THE DEEP"OUTWARDA PASSER-BYOFF RIVIERE DU LOUPCHRISTMAS AT SEATHE PORT O' HEART'S DESIREON THE QUAYTHE FORGING OF THE ANCHORDRIFTING"HOW'S MY BOY?"THE LONG WRITE SEAMSTORM SONGTHE MARINER'S DREAMTHE INCHCAPE ROCKTHE SEATHE SANDS OF DEETHE THREE FISHERSBALLADTHE NORTHERN STARTHE FISHER'S WIDOWCALLER HERRIN'HANNAH BINDING SHOESTHE SAILORTHE BURIAL OF THE DANETOM BOWLINGMESSMATESTHE LAST BUCCANEERTHE LAST BUCCANEERTHE LEADSMAN'S SONGHOMEWARD BOUNDTHE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREEA WISHODE ON SOLITUDE"THRICE HAPPY HE""UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE"CORIDON'S SONGTHE OLD SQUIREINSCRIPTION IN A HERMITAGETHE RETIREMENTTHE COUNTRY FAITHTRULY GREATEARLY MORNING AT BARGISTHE CUPA STRIP OF BLUEAN ODE TO MASTER ANTHONY STAFFORD"THE MIDGES DANCE ABOON THE BURN"THE PLOWTHE USEFUL PLOW"TO ONE WHO HAS BEEN LONG IN CITY PENT"THE QUIET LIFETHE WISHEXPOSTULATION AND REPLYTHE TABLES TURNEDSIMPLE NATURE"I FEAR NO POWER A WOMAN WIELDS"A RUNNABLE STAGHUNTING-SONG"A-HUNTING WE WILL GO"THE ANGLER'S INVITATIONTHE ANGLER'S WISHTHE ANGLERTO JANE: THE INVITATION"MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS""AFAR IN THE DESERT"SPRING SONG IN THE CITYIN CITY STREETSTHE VAGABONDIN THE HIGHLANDSTHE SONG MY PADDLE SINGSTHE GIPSY TRAILWANDERLUSTTHE FOOTPATH WAYA MAINE TRAILAFOOTFROM ROMANY TO ROMETHE TOIL OF THE TRAILDO YOU FEAR THE WIND?THE KING'S HIGHWAYTHE FORBIDDEN LURETHE WANDER-LOVERSTHE SEA GIPSYA VAGABOND SONGSPRING SONGTHE MENDICANTSTHE JOYS OF THE ROADTHE SONG OF THE FOREST RANGERA DROVERBALLAD OF LOW-LIE-DOWNTHE GOOD INNNIGHT FOR ADVENTURESSONGTHE VOORTREKKERTHE LONG TRAILTHE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, INDEX TO ALL FOUR VOLUMESALPHABETICAL INDEXIntroductory materialTHE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, ALPHABETICAL INDEXIntroductory materialPrevious chapter ←Part 3 — Introductory materialNext chapter →Part 3 — Introductory materialAll chapters and sections (424)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsINDEXES TO ALL FOUR VOLUMESPart 3 · Other sectionsPOEMS OF NATURETHE BOOK OF THE WORLDNATURECOMPENSATIONTHE LAST HOURNATURESONG OF NATURE"GREAT NATURE IS AN ARMY GAY"TO MOTHER NATUREQUIET WORKNATURE"AS AN OLD MERCER"GOOD COMPANY"HERE IS THE PLACE WHERE LOVELINESS KEEPS HOUSE"GOD'S WORLDWILD HONEYPATMOSSONGHYMN OF APOLLOPRELUDEDAWN ON THE HEADLANDTHE MIRACLE OF THE DAWNDAWN-ANGELSMUSIC OF THE DAWNSUNRISE ON MANSFIELD MOUNTAINODE TO EVENING"IT IS A BEAUTEOUS EVENING, CALM AND FREE"GLOAMINGEVENING MELODY"IN THE COOL OF THE EVENING"TWILIGHTTWILIGHT AT SEA"THIS IS MY HOUR"SONG TO THE EVENING STARTHE EVENING CLOUDSONG: TO CYNTHIAMY STARNIGHTTO NIGHTTO NIGHTNIGHTNIGHTHE MADE THE NIGHTHYMN TO THE NIGHTNIGHT'S MARDI GRASDAWN AND DARKDAWNA WOOD SONGA SONG FOR THE SEASONSA SONG OF THE SEASONSTURN O' THE YEARTHE WAKING YEARSONGEARLY SPRINGLINES WRITTEN IN EARLY SPRINGIN EARLY SPRINGSPRINGA STARLING'S SPRING RONDEL"WHEN DAFFODILS BEGIN TO PEER"SPRING"THE SPRING RETURNS""WHEN THE HOUNDS OF SPRING"SONGTO SPRINGAN ODE ON THE SPRINGSPRINGTHE MEADOWS IN SPRINGTHE SPRING"WHEN SPRING COMES BACK TO ENGLAND"NEW LIFE"OVER THE WINTRY THRESHOLD"MARCHSONG IN MARCHMARCHWRITTEN IN MARCHTHE PASSING OF MARCHHOME THOUGHTS, FROM ABROADSONGAN APRIL ADORATIONSWEET WILD APRILSPINNING IN APRILSONG: ON MAY MORNINGA MAY BURDENCORINNA'S GOING A-MAYING"SISTER, AWAKE!"MAYMAYA SPRING LILTSUMMER LONGINGSMIDSUMMERA MIDSUMMER SONGJUNEJUNEHARVESTSCYTHE SONGSEPTEMBERINDIAN SUMMERPREVISIONA SONG OF EARLY AUTUMNTO AUTUMNODE TO AUTUMNODE TO THE WEST WINDAUTUMN: A DIRGEAUTUMN"WHEN THE FROST IS ON THE PUNKIN"KOREOLD OCTOBERNOVEMBERNOVEMBERSTORM FEARWINTER: A DIRGEOLD WINTERTHE FROSTTHE FROSTED PANETHE FROST SPIRITSNOWTO A SNOW-FLAKETHE SNOW-SHOWERMIDWINTERA GLEE FOR WINTERTHE DEATH OF THE OLD YEARDIRGE FOR THE YEARI DO NOT COUNT THE HOURS I SPEND"WHEN IN THE WOODS I WANDER ALL ALONE"OUT IN THE FIELDSASPECTS OF THE PINESUNDER THE LEAVES"ON WENLOCK EDGE""WHAT DO WE PLANT?"THE TREETHE BRAVE OLD OAK"THE GIRT WOAK TREE THAT'S IN THE DELL"TO THE WILLOW-TREEENCHANTMENTTREESTHE HOLLY-TREETHE PINE"WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE"THE BEECH TREE'S PETITIONTHE POPLAR FIELDTHE PLANTING OF THE APPLE-TREEOF AN ORCHARDAN ORCHARD AT AVIGNONTHE TIDE RIVERTHE BROOK'S SONGARETHUSATHE CATARACT OF LODORESONG OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE"FLOW GENTLY, SWEET AFTON"CANADIAN BOAT-SONGTHE MARSHES OF GLYNNTHE TROSACHSHYMNTHE PEAKSKINCHINJUNGATHE HILLSHEMLOCK MOUNTAINSUNRISE ON RYDAL WATERTHE DESERTED PASTURETO MEADOWSTHE CLOUDAPRIL RAINSUMMER INVOCATIONAPRIL RAINTO THE RAINBOWMY GARDENTHE GARDENA GARDENA GARDEN SONG"IN GREEN OLD GARDENS"A BENEDICTINE GARDENAN AUTUMN GARDENUNGUARDEDTHE DESERTED GARDENA FORSAKEN GARDENGREEN THINGS GROWINGA CHANTED CALENDARFLOWERSFLOWERSA CONTEMPLATION UPON FLOWERSALMOND BLOSSOMWHITE AZALEASBUTTERCUPSTHE BROOM FLOWERTHE SMALL CELANDINETO THE SMALL CELANDINEFOUR-LEAF CLOVERSWEET CLOVER"I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD"TO DAFFODILSTO A MOUNTAIN DAISYA FIELD FLOWERTO DAISIES, NOT TO SHUT SO SOONDAISIESTO THE DAISYTO DAISIESTO THE DANDELIONDANDELIONTHE DANDELIONSTO THE FRINGED GENTIANGOLDENRODLESSONS FROM THE GORSETHE VOICE OF THE GRASSA SONG THE GRASS SINGSTHE WILD HONEYSUCKLETHE IVY GREENYELLOW JESSAMINEKNAP WEEDMOLYTHE MORNING-GLORYTHE MOUNTAIN HEART'S-EASETHE PRIMROSETO PRIMROSES FILLED WITH MORNING DEWTO AN EARLY PRIMROSETHE RHODORATHE ROSEWILD ROSESTHE ROSE OF MAYA ROSETHE SHAMROCKTO VIOLETSTHE VIOLETTO A WOOD-VIOLETTHE VIOLET AND THE ROSETO A WIND-FLOWERTO BLOSSOMS"TIS THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER"THE DEATH OF THE FLOWERSONCE ON A TIMETO A MOUSETHE GRASSHOPPERON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKETTO THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE CRICKETTHE CRICKETTO A CRICKETTO AN INSECTTHE SNAILTHE HOUSEKEEPERTHE HUMBLE-BEETO A BUTTERFLYODE TO A BUTTERFLYTHE BUTTERFLYFIREFLIESTHE BLOOD HORSEBIRDSBIRDSSEA-BIRDSTHE LITTLE BEACH-BIRDTHE BLACKBIRDTHE BLACKBIRDTHE BLACKBIRDTHE BLACKBIRDROBERT OF LINCOLNTHE O'LINCON FAMILYTHE BOBOLINKMY CATBIRDTHE HERALD CRANETHE CROWTO THE CUCKOOTHE CUCKOOTO THE CUCKOOTHE EAGLETHE HAWKBITTHE HERONTHE JACKDAWTHE GREEN LINNETTO THE MAN-OF-WAR-BIRDTHE MARYLAND YELLOW-THROATLAMENT OF A MOCKING-BIRD"O NIGHTINGALE! THOU SURELY ART"PHILOMELPHILOMELAON A NIGHTINGALE IN APRILTO THE NIGHTINGALETHE NIGHTINGALETO THE NIGHTINGALEPHILOMELAODE TO A NIGHTINGALESONGBIRD SONGTHE SONG THE ORIOLE SINGSTO AN ORIOLESONG: THE OWLSWEET SUFFOLK OWLTHE PEWEEROBIN REDBREASTROBIN REDBREASTTHE SANDPIPERTHE SEA-MEWTO A SKYLARKTO A SKYLARKTHE SKYLARKTHE SKYLARKTO A SKYLARKTHE STORMY PETRELTHE FIRST SWALLOWTO A SWALLOW BUILDING UNDER OUR EAVESCHIMNEY SWALLOWSITYLUSTHE THROSTLEOVERFLOWJOY-MONTHMY THRUSH"BLOW SOFTLY, THRUSH"THE BLACK VULTUREWILD GEESETO A WATERFOWLTHE WOOD-DOVE'S NOTESONG FOR ALL SEAS, ALL SHIPSSTANZASTHE SEAON THE SEA"WITH SHIPS THE SEA WAS SPRINKLED"A SONG OF DESIRETHE PINES AND THE SEASEA FEVERHASTINGS MILL"A WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEA"THE SEASAILOR'S SONG"A LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE"TACKING SHIP OFF SHOREIN OUR BOATPOOR JACK"ROCKED IN THE CRADLE OF THE DEEP"OUTWARDA PASSER-BYOFF RIVIERE DU LOUPCHRISTMAS AT SEATHE PORT O' HEART'S DESIREON THE QUAYTHE FORGING OF THE ANCHORDRIFTING"HOW'S MY BOY?"THE LONG WRITE SEAMSTORM SONGTHE MARINER'S DREAMTHE INCHCAPE ROCKTHE SEATHE SANDS OF DEETHE THREE FISHERSBALLADTHE NORTHERN STARTHE FISHER'S WIDOWCALLER HERRIN'HANNAH BINDING SHOESTHE SAILORTHE BURIAL OF THE DANETOM BOWLINGMESSMATESTHE LAST BUCCANEERTHE LAST BUCCANEERTHE LEADSMAN'S SONGHOMEWARD BOUNDTHE LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREEA WISHODE ON SOLITUDE"THRICE HAPPY HE""UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE"CORIDON'S SONGTHE OLD SQUIREINSCRIPTION IN A HERMITAGETHE RETIREMENTTHE COUNTRY FAITHTRULY GREATEARLY MORNING AT BARGISTHE CUPA STRIP OF BLUEAN ODE TO MASTER ANTHONY STAFFORD"THE MIDGES DANCE ABOON THE BURN"THE PLOWTHE USEFUL PLOW"TO ONE WHO HAS BEEN LONG IN CITY PENT"THE QUIET LIFETHE WISHEXPOSTULATION AND REPLYTHE TABLES TURNEDSIMPLE NATURE"I FEAR NO POWER A WOMAN WIELDS"A RUNNABLE STAGHUNTING-SONG"A-HUNTING WE WILL GO"THE ANGLER'S INVITATIONTHE ANGLER'S WISHTHE ANGLERTO JANE: THE INVITATION"MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS""AFAR IN THE DESERT"SPRING SONG IN THE CITYIN CITY STREETSTHE VAGABONDIN THE HIGHLANDSTHE SONG MY PADDLE SINGSTHE GIPSY TRAILWANDERLUSTTHE FOOTPATH WAYA MAINE TRAILAFOOTFROM ROMANY TO ROMETHE TOIL OF THE TRAILDO YOU FEAR THE WIND?THE KING'S HIGHWAYTHE FORBIDDEN LURETHE WANDER-LOVERSTHE SEA GIPSYA VAGABOND SONGSPRING SONGTHE MENDICANTSTHE JOYS OF THE ROADTHE SONG OF THE FOREST RANGERA DROVERBALLAD OF LOW-LIE-DOWNTHE GOOD INNNIGHT FOR ADVENTURESSONGTHE VOORTREKKERTHE LONG TRAILTHE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, INDEX TO ALL FOUR VOLUMESALPHABETICAL INDEXPart 3 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialPart 3 · Other sectionsTHE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, ALPHABETICAL INDEXPart 3 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialBy Various◇Edited by Burton Egbert Stevenson◇← Introductory materialIntroductory material →