1824–1897). The Golden Treasury. 1875.
W. Wordsworth
CCLXXXVI. “My heart leaps up when I behold”
MY heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began, So is it now I am a man, So be it when I shall grow old [...]
August, 2008
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Palgrave, ed. (1824–1897). The Golden Treasury. 1875.
A. L. Barbauld
CLXV. “Life! I know not what thou art”
LIFE! I know not what thou art, But know that thou and I must part; And when, or how, or where we met I own to me’s a secret yet.
Life! we’ve been long together, [...]
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CCXXIV. Past and PresentI REMEMBER, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at morn; He never came a wink too soon, 5 Nor brought too long a day: But now, I often [...]
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C. Lamb
CCXX. The Old Familiar Faces
I HAVE had playmates, I have had companions, In my days of childhood, in my joyful schooldays: All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.
I have been laughing, I have been carousing, Drinking late, sitting late, with my bosom cronies: 5All, [...]
Bringin people together-Hersel Miller-RIP
As noted in the previous post, two of Hersel’s children held a memorial service for him in Sun City.After the service they hosted Hersel’s friends at his home. A gentleman came over and sat down by me and introduced himself as Marvin Leamons. He said that his wife who was sitting across the room from [...]
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