Books Should Be Free Loyal Books Free Public Domain Audiobooks & eBook Downloads |
|
Poems of the Heart and Home By: J. C. Yule |
---|
![]()
BY MRS. J. C. YULE
(PAMELA S. VINING.)
INTRODUCTION.
In presenting this little book to her readers, the author is giving
back to them in a collected form much that has previously been given
them anonymously, or under the nom de plume , first, of
"Emillia," then of "Xenette," or, finally, under her true name either
as Miss Vining or Mrs. Yule and also, much that they have never
before seen. Some of these poems have been widely circulated, not only in Canada,
but in the United States and Great Britain; and some appear for the
first time in the pages of this book. They are offered solely upon
their merits; and upon those alone they must stand or fall. Whatever
there is in them calculated to stir the heart of our common Humanity,
to voice forth its joys or its sorrows, to truly interpret its
emotions, or to give utterance to its aspirations and its hopes, will
live; that which does not thus speak for Humanity, has no right to
live; and the sooner it finds a merited oblivion the better for its
author and the world. These poems are essentially Canadian. They have nearly all been
written on Canadian soil; their themes and incidents those that are
not purely imaginary or suggested by current events in other
countries are almost wholly Canadian; and they are mainly the
outgrowth of many and varied experiences in Canadian life. To the author, there is hardly one that has not its little, local
history, and that does not awaken reminiscences of some quiet Canadian
home, some rustic Canadian school house, some dreamy hour in the
beautiful Canadian forests, some morning or evening walk amidst
Canadian scenery, or some pleasant sail over Canadian waters. They have been written under widely different circumstances; and, in
great part, in brief intervals snatched from the arduous duties of
teaching, or the more arduous ones of domestic life. Of the personal experiences traceable through many of them, it is not
necessary to speak. We read in God's word that " He fashioneth their
hearts alike ;" therefore there is little to be found in any human
experience, that has not its counterpart, in some sort, in every
other, and he alone is the true Poet who can so interpret his own,
that they will be recognized as, in some sense, the real, or possible
experiences of all. Trusting that these unpretending lyrics may be able thus to touch a
responsive chord in many hearts, and with a sincere desire to offer a
worthy contribution to the literature of our new and prosperous
country, they are respectfully submitted to the public by the AUTHOR INGERSOLL, ONT.,
Aug., 1881.
CONTENTS
Yes the weary Earth shall brighten To a Day Lily Living and Dying Up the Nepigon Look Up Frost Flowers The Beech nut Gatherer Memory Bells I will not Despair God's Witnesses The Assembly of the Dead Be Still Littlewit and Loftus To a Motherless Babe The Caged Bird's Song Crossing the Red Sea The Wayside Elm Drowned My Brother James and I Idle The World's Day Brethren, Go! Our Nation's Birthday Our Field is the World Sault Ste Marie Brother, Rest Loved and Lost, or the Sky Lark and the Violet The Gracious Provider Rest in Heaven Good Night The Old Church Choir No other Name Heart Pictures Fellowship with Christ An Allegory The Cry of the Karens Alone Mary 'I am doing no good' Hail, Risen Lord Lines on the Death of a Young Mother Patience A Parting Hymn The Dance of the Winds Strike the Chords Softly At Home Sabbath Memories The Eye that Never Sleeps By and By The One Refuge Judson's Grave "Shall be Free" After Fifty Years The Earth voice and its Answer Beyond the Shadows Autumn and Winter Till To morrow Our Country, or, A Century of Progress Jesus, the Soul's Rest The Beautiful Artist "Let us Pray" Rich and Poor Palmer Balmy Morning Song The Ploughman 'He hath done all things we!' Somewhere The Tide Eloise Abraham Lincoln God's Blessings The Silent Messenger Under the Snow Longings Point of Bliss Away to the Hills Flowers by a Grave Three for Three Now Sunset Sweet Evening Bells Unknown Onward Looking Back Minniebel Weary The Body to the Soul Not Yet Marguerite Come unto Me "I will not let thee go" Greeting Hymn One by One Love Evening Hymn Death I shall be satisfied At the Grave of a Young Mother Go, Dream no More Come Home Be in Earnest Chlodine The Bird and the Storm cloud No Solitude The Stray Lamb Stay, Mother, Stay Time for Bed From the Old to the New The Voice of Spring Honour to Labor The Miser Broken To our Parents Under the Rod The White Stone Canoe Gone Before Johanna Stanzas Canada I laid me down and slept Bright Thoughts for a Dark Day The Drunkard's Child The Names of Jesus
POEMS OF THE HEART AND HOME... Continue reading book >>
|
This book is in genre |
---|
Literature |
eBook links |
---|
Wikipedia – J. C. Yule |
Wikipedia – Poems of the Heart and Home |
eBook Downloads | |
---|---|
ePUB eBook • iBooks for iPhone and iPad • Nook • Sony Reader |
Kindle eBook • Mobi file format for Kindle |
Read eBook • Load eBook in browser |
Text File eBook • Computers • Windows • Mac |
Review this book |
---|