POEMS.
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All the earth in singing
Joined in that grand ringing,
Subtlest melody!
Joined in that grand ringing,
Subtlest melody!
Till my soul was wakened
To a higher power,
Life seemed not so dreary,
Heart and brain less weary,
For that calm, bright hour.
To a higher power,
Life seemed not so dreary,
Heart and brain less weary,
For that calm, bright hour.
Such a calm as angels,
In the fields above,
Feel with untold gladness,
Ne'er a thought of sadness
In their perfect love.
In the fields above,
Feel with untold gladness,
Ne'er a thought of sadness
In their perfect love.
Far away I heard them,
Beautiful and fair,
In the distance pealing,
Like sweet voices stealing
Through the tranquil air!
Beautiful and fair,
In the distance pealing,
Like sweet voices stealing
Through the tranquil air!
FLOATING FEATHER.
HE was a little riding-horse
That revelled in all weather,
So sure of foot, in speed so famed
We called him "Floating Feather."
That revelled in all weather,
So sure of foot, in speed so famed
We called him "Floating Feather."
His glossy coat mocked back the sun,
It shone so bright and golden,
It shone so bright and golden,
