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Index below will refer to following topics in Riley poetry as found below:

POEMS FOR AND ABOUT CHILDREN GENERALLY

(" RAGGEDY MAN," " 'LIZABUTH ANN " AND

" LITTLE ORPHANT ANNIE " POEMS

" UNCLE SIDNEY " POEMS)

NARRATIVE AND DRAMATIC POEMS

NATURE POEMS.

OUT OF DOORS

THE SEASONS
(Spring, Autumn Summer, Winter)THE SUN, THE WIND AND RAIN DAWN,
NOON AND DEWFALL,
HOLIDAY POEMS
(Thanksgiving, New Year's, Christmas, Easter, Fourth of July)

POEMS ABOUT PERSONS

POEMS OF SENTIMENT

(Love, The Old Days, Friendship, Home)

REFLECTION

 PATRIOTISM

 BEREAVEMEN

HUMOROUS POEMS IN DIALECT

ART, POETRY AND MUSIC

MISCELLANEOUS

POEMS FOR AND ABOUT CHILDREN

GENERAL

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To a Boy Whistling...................................... ....... II       32

Ballad, A.................................................... ......... I       45

Red Riding-Hood.......................................... ......... I       88

" Johnson's Boy " ................................................... ...... 119

Funny Little Fellow, The.............................. ......... I       150

Craqueodoom............................................... ......... I       188

Prior to Miss Belle's Appearance.................... ......... I       197

Wrandillion, A........................................................ ...... 202

Merman, The.............................................. ......... I       235

Dream, A.................................................... ......... I       264

Babyhood.................................................... ......... I       269

Highest Good, The....................................... ........ II       385

Lullaby....................................................... ....... II       417

Romaunt of King Mordameer, The.................. ........ II       418

Leedle Dutch Baby....................................... ........ II       465

When Our Baby Died.................................... ....... II       471

Tommy Smith.............................................. ....... II       475

Little Tiny Kickshaw, The............................ ........ II       515

Lawyer and Child................................................... ...... 524

Lost Kiss, The............................................. ........ II       525

Michael Flynn and the Baby.......................... ........ II       527

Idiot, An..................................................... ........ II       533

Dead Joke and the Funny Man, The.............. ........ II       55o

Piper's Son, The.......................................... ...... III       597

x.-17                                     2759

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Life-Lesson, A............................................. ......................... III           615

Drum, The.................................................. ......................... III         625

Jack the Giant-Killer................................... ......................... III         633

Nonsense Rhyme, A................................ III...... 659

Nine Little Goblins, The............................... ......................... III         673

Twins, The................................................ ......................... III         700

Sphinx, The............................................... ......................... III         735

Mother Goose.............................................. ......................... III         736

Land of Used-to-Be, The............................... ......................... III         748

Twintorette, A............................................. ......................... III         763

Mr. Silberberg............................................. ......................... III         773

Bin A-Fishin'.............................................. ......................... III         785

Circus-Day Parade, The................................ ......................... III         823

Smitten Purist, The..................................... ......................... IV           866

Christine Braibry......................................... ......................... IV           868

Longfellow's Love for the Children................. ......................... IV           879

Way the Baby Came, The.......................... IV...... 897

Way the Baby Woke, The.......................... IV...... 898

Way the Baby Slept, The............................... ......................... IV           899

Barefoot Boy, A............................................ ......................... IV           915

Give Me the Baby..................................... IV...... 961

Little Coat, The........................................... ......................... IV           974

On the Sunny Side...................................... ......................... IV           990

Kind Old Man, The.................................. IV...... 998

Out to Old Aunt Mary's................................. ......................... IV              1004

Billy's Alphabetical Animal Show.................. ......................... IV           1012

Pixy People, The......................................... ......................... IV              1018

Rivals; or the Showman's Ruse, The.............. ......................... IV              1039

His Christmas Sled...................................... ......................... IV              1069

Granny...................................................... ......................... IV              1103

Joney......................................................... ......................... IV              1118

Law of the Perverse, The.............................. ......................... IV              1126

Land of Thus-and-So, The............................ ......................... V              116o

Babe Herrick............................................... ......................... V                      1192

Happy Little Cripple, The............................. ......................... V           1198

Jolly Miller, The.......................................... ......................... V                    1206

INDEX BY TOPICS                             2761

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When the World Bu'sts Through................. ............................... V                1217

Stepmother, The....................................... ............................... V                1241

When Old Jack Died................................. ............................... V                1254

Robins' Other Name, The........................... ............................... V                1266

Home-made Fairy Tale, A........................... ............................... V                128o

She " Displains " It.................................... ............................... V                1296

That-air Young-un..................................... ............................... V                1332

Naughty Claude........................................ ............................... V                1357

To Hattie—on Her Birthday........................ ............................... V                1365

By Any Other Name................................... ............................... V                1384

Iry and Billy and Jo.................................. ............................... V                1394

Rider of the Knee, The.............................. ............................... V                1398

In the Night............................................. ............................... V                1402

Dream of the Little Princess, The............... ............................... V                1403

Youthful Press, The.................................. ............................... V                1408

Max and Jim............................................ ............................... V                1409

Old Haymow, The..................................... ............................... V                1410

Guiney-Pigs............................................. ............................... V                1412

Busch and Tommy.................................... ............................... V                1413

Little Mandy's Christmas-Tree.................... ............................... V                1416

Funniest Thing in the World, The.............. ............................... V                1420

Prospective Glimpse, A.............................. ............................... VI                1424

Pet Coon, The.......................................... ............................... VI                1426

Impetuous Resolve, An............................... ............................... VI                1428

Hunter Boy, The....................................... ............................... VI                1429

Billy Goodin'............................................ ............................... VI                1431

At Aunty's House....................................... ............................... VI                1435

Boy's Mother, A......................................... ............................... VI                1453

Runaway Boy, The.................................... ............................... VI                1454

Fishing-Party, The.................................... ............................... VI                1456

Boy Lives on Our Farm, The....................... ............................... VI                1464

Goin' to the Fair........................................ ............................... VI                1517

Some Scattering Remarks of Bub's............... ............................... VI                1545

Hoosier Folk-Child, The............................. ............................... VI                1556

Little Cousin Jasper.................................. ............................... VI                1590

Spoiled Child, The.................................... ............................... VI                1602

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Bee-Bag, The............................................... .................... VI                1603

Truly Marvelous, The................................... .................... VI                1605

" How Did You Rest, Last Night? ".................. .................... VI                1608

Home Again................................................ .................... VI                1613

Sea-Song from the Shore, A........................... .................... VI                1614

Rabbit in the Cross-Ties............................... .................... VI                1641

Youthful Patriot, The................................... .................... VI                1645

Ponchus Pilut............................................. .................... VI                1646

Slumber-Song.............................................. .................... VI                1648

Circus Parade, The...................................... .................... VI            1649

Folks at Lonesomeville................................. .................... VI                1651

Three Jolly Hunters, The............................. .................... VI                1652

Little Dog-Woggy, The.................................. .................... VI                1654

Charms...................................................... .................... VI                1656

Few of the Bird-Family, A............................. .................... VI                1658

Through Sleepy-Land................................... .................... VI                1659

Trestle and the Buck-Saw, The..................... .................... VI                1661

King of Oo-Rinktum-Jing, The....................... .................... VI                1662

Toy Penny-Dog, The.................................... .................... VI                1663

Jargon-Jingle.............................................. .................... VI                1664

Great Explorer, The..................................... .................... VI                1665

Schoolboy's Favorite, The.............................. .................... VI                1666

Little Mock-Man, The................................... .................... VI                1671

Home-made Riddles...................................... .................... VI                1674

Lovely Child, The........................................ .................... VI                1676

Yellowbird, The........................................... .................... VI                1677

Mister Hop-Toad.......................................... .................... VI                1681

Dream-March.............................................. .................... VI                1695

Christmas Memory, A................................... .................... VI                1696

Little Maid-o'-Dreams.................................... .................... VI                1702

Child-World, A....................................... VII.... 1709

Christmas Afterthought........................... VII...... 1920

Exceeding All......................................... VII...... 1922

To Lesley............................................... VII...... 1928

Old Man Whiskery-Whee-Kum-Wheeze..      VII       1938

Little-Girl-Two-Little-Girls............................ .................... VII                1940

INDEX BY TOPICS                             2763

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Penalty of Genius, The.......................... VII        1941

Parent Reprimanded, A.......................... VII        1942

In Fervent Praise of Picnics................... VII        1943

To " Uncle Remus "............................... VII        1952

Short'nin' Bread Song—Pieced Out, A...    VII         1957

Bed, The.............................................. VIII       1977

When We First Played " Show ".............. VIII       1986

Fool-Youngens...................................... VIII     2010

Gustatory Achievement, A...................... VIII      2012

Billy and His Drum............................... VIII       2013

Diverted Tragedy, A............................... VIII     2015

Thomas the Pretender........................... VIII     2016

No Boy Knows...................................... VIII     2024

His Pa's Romance.................................. VIII       2026

Elmer Brown........................................ VIII     2041

Find the Favorite.................................. VIII       2045

Boy Patriot, The.................................... VIII       2048

Extremes............................................. VIII       2050

Intellectual Limitations.......................... ........................................... VIII         2050

Masque of the Seasons, A....................... VIII     2052

Little Dick and the Clock....................... VIII     2055

Katydids, The....................................... VIII       2057

Noble Old Elm, The............................... VIII       2059

Impromptu Fairy-Tale, An...................... VIII       2061

Twins, The.......................................... VIII       2063

" Company Manners "............................ ........................................... VIII         2067

Best Times, The................................... VIII     2070

" Hik-tee-dik "....................................... VIII     2071

" Old Bob White "................................... VIII     2073

Song of Singing, A................................ ........................................... VIII         2076

Jaybird, The......................................... VIII     2077

Bear Family, A...................................... VIII       2078

Some Songs after Master-Singers............. VIII         2091

*Song.................................................... VIII       2097

*To the Child Julia................................. VIII     2092

*Dolly's Mother, The............................... VIII     2093

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*Subtlety............................................... VIII    2095

*Born to the Purple................................ VIII    2095

Climatic Sorcery..................................... VIII    2097

Treasure of the Wise Man, The................ VIII    2098

Old Granny Dusk................................... VIII    2099

Fire at Night.......................................... VIII     2100

Young Old Man, The.............................. VIII     2101

Some Christmas Youngsters..................... VIII    2103

" Go Read Your Book! "............................ VIII    2107

When Uncle Doc Was Young................... VIII      2109

Lisper, The........................................... VIII     2111

Motto, A................................................ VIII      2113

Simple Recipe, A.................................... VIII      2114

Her Lonesomeness................................. VIII      2115

Almost beyond Endurance....................... VIII    2117

Toy-Balloon, The.................................... VIII      2119

Old Man of the Sea, The......................... VIII    2125

Billy Miller's Circus-Show....................... VIII    2127

Children of the Childless, The................ VIII      2136

Defective Santa Claus, A......................... VIII    2142

Song o' Cheer, A..................................... VIII      2166

Rabbit................................................... VIII    2177

With a Child-Book.................................. VIII      2186

*Et Uncle Remus Please ter 'Scusen Me.     VIII     2200

*Chuck's Hoodoos................................... VIII    2204

Her Poet-Brother.................................... VIII    2230

Grampa's Choice.................................... VIII    2232

Little Lame Boy's Views, A....................... VIII    2233

Very Tall Boy, A..................................... VIII    2235

Bub Says............................................... IX      2240

Thoughts of Youth, The..........................                                          IX            2247

Lisping in Numbers................................                                          IX                2268

My Conscience....................................... IX      2289

INDEX BY TOPICS                           2765

" RAGGEDY MAN," " 'LIZABUTH ANN " AND " LITTLE
ORPHANT ANNIE " POEMS

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Grandfather Squeers.....................................         II       564

Man in the Moon, The..................................         IV       912

Little Orphant Annie....................................          V       1169

Lugubrious Whing-Whang, The......................          V       1414

Bumblebee, The...........................................          V       1423

Old Tramp, The...........................................         VI       1425

Raggedy Man, The........................................         VI       1458

Our Hired Girl.............................................         VI       1462

Hired Man's Faith in Children, The......... VIII    1968

Raggedy Man on Children, The................ VIII    2236

'Lizabuth-Ann on Bakin'-Day.................... VIII    2237

Goldie Goodwin..................................... VIII    2238

" UNCLE SIDNEY " POEMS

" Little Man in the Tin-Shop, The ".................          V       1387

Uncle Sidney's Views...................................          V       1396

Uncle Sidney...............................................          V       1401

Squirt-Gun Uncle Maked Me, The..................          V       1402

Boys' Candidate, The....................................         VI       1441

Doodle-Bugs's Charm, The............................         VI       1592

Uncle Sidney's Logic............................... VII     195o

Good, Old-fashioned People, The............. VIII    2068

Session with Uncle Sidney, A................. VIII    2074

Uncle Sidney's Rhymes.................................         IX       2244

NARRATIVE AND DRAMATIC POEMS

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Philiper Flash...........................................             I       26

What Smith Knew about Farming.................             I       34

Ballad, A...................................................             I       45

Farmer Whipple—Bachelor..........................             I       54

Speeding of the King's Spite, The.................             I       65

" Tradin' Joe " ........................................................        76

Dot Leedle Boy...........................................             I       81

Old Sweetheart of Mine, An......................................        90

Squire Hawkins's Story...............................             I       95

Orlie Wilde...............................................             I       168

Wash Lowry's Reminiscence........................             I       19r

George Mullen's Confession.........................             I       204

Father William...........................................             I       220

Das Krist Kindel........................................             I         242

Fantasy, A.................................................             I       260

Child's Home—Long Ago, A.........................            II       289

Flying Islands of the Night, The..................            II         297

Ezra House................................................           II       386

Vision of Rabbi Ben Isaac, The....................            II         390

Old Hec's Idolatry.......................................           II       396

Romaunt of King Mordameer, The................           II       418

Thanksgiving Day at Hunchley's..................            II       429

Tom Johnson's Quit...................................           II       448

Little Dead Man, The..................................           II       451

Witch of Erkmurden, The...........................           II       488

This Man Jones......................................................        493

Marthy Ellen.............................................           II       508

Case in Pint, A.......................................              III       628

Blind. ...................................................             III       639

Out-worn Sappho, An                                           III       667
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INDEX BY TOPICS                           2767

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Another Ride from Ghent to Aix.....................        III       727

Mr. What's-His-Name....................................        III       753

Quiet Lodger, The........................................        III       779

Guide, The..................................................        III       842

" Preacher's Boy, The "..................................         IV       916

McFeeters' Fourth.........................................         IV       938

Rivals; or the Showman's Ruse, The...............         IV       1039

Like His Mother Used to Make.......................         IV       1064

New Year's Time at Willards's, A....................         IV       1071

Down on Wriggle Crick.................................         IV       io81

Griggsby's Station.........................................         IV       1107

Fessler's Bees..............................................         IV       1110

Way It Wuz, The...........................................         IV       1135

Billy Could Ride...........................................          V       1148

Rossville Lectur' Course, The.........................          V       ti86

Happy Little Cripple, The..............................          V       1198

Jim............................................................           V         1221

Local Politician from Away Back, A................          V       1233

Doc Sifers...................................................          V       1272

Old Man and Jim, The..................................          V       1285

At " The Literary "........................................           V         1292

Man by the Name of Bolus, A.........................          V       1298

Gladness.....................................................          V       1310

" Last Christmas Was a Year Ago "..................          V       132o

That-air Young-un........................................          V       1332

Chairley Burke's in Town..............................          V       1350

Old Band, The.............................................          V       1381

Tugg Martin. ...............................................         VI       1475

" Mylo Jones's Wife ".....................................         VI       1498

" Coon-Dog Wess ".........................................         VI       1512

What Chris'mas Fetched the Wigginses...      VI     1522

How John Quit the Farm...............................         VI       (547

John Alden and Percilly...............................         VI       1573

" Home Ag'in "..............................................         VI       1594

Armazindy...................................................         VI       1618

Rubalyat of Doc Sifers.............................. VII     1855

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Christmas along the Wires................................. VII       1900

His Pa's Romance................................................ ......................................... VIII         2026

*One of Uncle Sidney's Animal Stories............... VI II    2074

Bear Family, A..................................................... VIII     2088

Defective Santa Claus, A..................................... VIII     217422 :4724

Nicholas Oberting.........................................

Hired Man's Dog-Story, The.............................. VIII     2222

Boys of the Old Glee Club, The........................                                           IX                2254

NATURE POEMS

OUT OF DOORS

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Country Pathway.........................................           I       107

Frog, The....................................................           I       18o

Old-fashioned Roses.....................................          II       454

Pan............................................................          II       470

Tree-Toad, The............................................          II       485

Old-Timer, An........................................................        574

Pansies......................................................         III       741

To the Cricket.............................................         III       745

Brook-Song, The........................................ ......... III       783

Bat, The................................................... ......... III       83o

Clover, The............................................... ......... III       854

Uninterpreted............................................ ......... IV       1011

From Delphi to Camden.............................. ......... IV       1028

Canary at the Farm, A................................. ......... IV       1047

On the Banks o' Deer Crick......................... .......... V       1146

Hoss, The................................................. .......... V       1163

Earthquake, The........................................ .......... V       1214

Fall-Crick View of the Earthquake, A............ .......... V       1215

Them Flowers........................................... .......... V       1264

That-air Young-un...................................... .......... V       1332

Pipes o' Pan, The....................................... .......... V       1336

All-kind Mother, The.................................. .......... V       1363

Little-Red-Apple Tree, The.......................... .......... V       1399

Life at the Lake.......................................... ......... VI       1437

Old John Clevenger on Buckeyes................. ......... VI       1443

Town and Country..................................... ......... VI       1483
Yellowbird, The                                                    VI       1677
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Sermon of the Rose, The........................ VII..... 1924

Naturalist, The..................................... VII..... 1929

Three Several Birds............................. VIII.... 1973

Katydids, The..................................... VIII..... 2057

" Old Bob White "................................. VIII..... 2073

*Pomona......................................................... VIII         2197

Rose-Lady, The................................... VIII...... 2206

THE SEASONS

Masque of the Seasons, A...................... VIII..... 2052

Hoosier Calendar, A............................. VIII..... 2207

SPRING

Ballad from April, A.................................... ....... III       697

Hint of Spring, A........................................ ........ III       711

When Early March Seems Middle May.. . ...... ........ IV       884

All-golden, The.......................................... ........ IV       895

Blossoms on the Trees, The........................ ........ IV       993

When the Green Gits Back in the Trees........ ......... V       1305

First Bluebird, The..................................... ........ VI       1485

Hoosier Spring-Poetry........................... VIII.... 2138

SUMMER

Old Friend, An.......................................... ......... I       33

Summer Afternoon, A.................................. .......... I       5o

August...................................................... .......... I       134

June......................................................... .......... I       190

Romancin'................................................. ........ II       459

Summer-Time, The..................................... ...... III       579

At Utter Loaf.............................................. ....... III       586

Dream of Inspiration, A............................... ........ III       596

Wraith of Summer-Time, A.......................... ....... III       632

In the Heart of June................................... ....... III       737

Thoughts fer the Discuraged Farmer............. ....... III       8oz

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Summer's Day, A..........................................                       III           805

At Broad Ripple............................................                       III           81

Wortermelon Time........................................                       III         814

August........................................................                       III         836

Glimpse of Pan, A........................................                       IV           891

Great God Pan, The......................................                       IV           892

Vision of Summer, A.....................................                       IV           903

Two Sonnets to the June-Bug........................                       IV           931

One Afternoon.............................................                       IV           933

At Ninety in the Shade.................................                       IV           941

With the Current..........................................                       IV           946

In Swimming-Time.......................................                       IV           953

When June Is Here......................................                       IV               1092

Keep-deep in June.. ....................................                       IV           1121

Down around the River.................................                       V               1337

June at Woodruff..........................................                       V               1392

Fruit-Piece, A..............................................                       V           1421

Green Fields and Running Brooks..................                       VI               1544

Dawn, Noon and Dewfall..............................                       VI               156o

Up and Down Old Brandywine......................                       VI                      1631

Ballade of the Coming Rain, The............... VII       1953

AUTUMN

Autumnal Extravaganza, An...........................            I            231

Rose in October, A........................................            II           457

Full Harvest, A..................................................             472

Dream of Autumn, A.....................................            II           499

When the Frost Is on the Punkin...................                       III           826

Autumnal Tonic, An.....................................                       IV           963

September Dark............................................                       IV           1049

Time of Clearer Twitterings...........................                       IV                      1051

King, The....................................................                       IV                      1o60

Old October.................................................                       V           1224

Song—for November.................................. VI           1433

Autumn.......................................................                       VI                      1569

Rambo-Tree, The.................................... VIII    2043

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WINTER

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Shadow and Shine..................................... ...... III       797

Winter Fancies........................................... ........ IV       873

" Brave Refrain, A "..................................... ........ IV       875

Tinkle of Bells, A....................................... ........ IV       965

Old Man's Nursery Rhyme........................... ......... V       1229

Old Winters on the Farm............................. ........ VI       1511

Go, Winter................................................. ........ VI       1566

Summer-Time and Winter-Time.................... ........ VI       1673

Snow in the Air.................................... VII.... 1913

THE SUN, THE WIND AND RAIN

What the Wind Said.................................... .......... I             222

Rainy Morning, The.................................... .......... I       237

Shower, The.............................................. ........ II       445

Laughter of the Rain, The............................ ......... II       477

Sun and Rain............................................. ....... III       687

When It Rains............................................ ....... IIVI             21029739264809

Windy Day, A......................................... III..... 796

Song of the Cruise, A.................................. ...... III       818

South Wind and the Sun, The...................... ........ IV       857

We to Sigh Instead of Sing........................... ..... IV

Sudden Shower, A...................................... ........ IV       943

Harper, The............................................... ........ IV       992

Becalmed................................................... ........ IV       1105

Cyclone, The...................................

Rain, The.................................................. ......... V       1267

Ballade of the Coming Rain, The.................. ........ VI       1953

Edge of the Wind, The.......................... VIII.... 1967

*Wind of the Sea.................................... VIII

*Passing of a Zephyr, The.................................. 2199

VIII

DAWN, NOON AND DEWFALL

Dead Leaves............................................... .......... I       143

Summer Sunrise, A .................................... .......... I       240

INbEX BY TOPICS                        2773

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Hour before the Dawn, The...................... III      690

Dawn, Noon and Dewfall..............................                       VI           1560

Out of the Dark and the Dearth.....................                       VI           1611

Morning................................................ VIII       2191

Noon Interval, A..........................................                       IV           1030

Noon Lull, A................................................                       VI               1640

In the Dark.................................................            I            138

When Evening Shadows Fall.........................            I            256

Dusk Song—The Beetle.................................            II          5o5

Sleep—A Sonnet..........................................            II          507

Sleep..........................................................            II          551

An Invocation..............................................            II          555

My Night.....................................................                       III         689

At Dusk................................................. III      726

That Night..................................................                       III         829

Time..........................................................                       IV           1130

Wait for the Morning....................................                       V               1353

In the Night................................................                       V           1402

Slumber-Song..............................................                       VI               1648

Evensong.............................................. VIII      2060

Old Granny Dusk................................... VIII       2099

Her Lonesomeness................................. VIII      2115

HOLIDAY POEMS

THANKSGIVING

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Thanksgiving Day at Hunchley's.................... ....... II      429

Thanksgiving.............................................. ....... VI      1567

America's Thanksgiving, 1900................. VIII... 1982

Gustatory Achievement, A....................... VIII...... 2012

CHRISTMAS

Dot Leedle Boy............................................. ......... I      81

Das Krist Kindel.......................................... ......... I        242

God Bless Us Every One............................... ........ II      484

Song for Christmas, A................................... ....... III      685

His Christmas Sled....................................... ....... IV      1o69

" Last Christmas Was a Year Ago ".................. ........ V      1320

Little Johnts's Chris'mus............................... ........ V      1327

Who Santy Claus Wuz................................... ........ V      1346

Little Mandy's Christmas-Tree........................ ........ V      1416

Christmas Greeting...................................... ....... VI        1466

What Chris'mas Fetched the Wigginses........... ....... VI      1522

John Alden and Percilly............................... ....... VI      1573

For This Christmas...................................... ....... VI        1638

Feel in the Chris'mas-Air, A.......................... ....... VI      1679

Christmas Memory, A.................................... ....... VI      1697

" Them Old Cheery Words "...................... VII..... 1841

Dubious " Old Kriss," A............................ VII.... 1845

Mr. Foley's Christmas.............................. VII...... 1895

To Santa Claus........................................ VII... 1898

Christmas along the Wires....................... VII.... 1900

Christmas Afterthought............................ VII.... 1920

Christmas Long Ago, The......................... VII...... 1921

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Christmas Glee, A................................ VIII..... 2022

Young Old Man, The............................ VIII..... 2101

Some Christmas Youngsters................... VIII..... 2103

*Strength of the Weak, The..................... VIII..... 2103

*Little Questioner, The........................... VIII...... 2104

*Parental Christmas Presents................. VIII..... 2105

Christmas Season................................. VIII..... 2133

Defective Santa Claus, A....................... VIII..... 2142

What Little Saul Got, Christmas............. VIII..... 2153

Child's Christmas Carol........................ VIII..... 2167

*Rhyme for Christmas, A........................ VIII..... 2201

NEW YEAR'S

Song of the New Year................................. .......... I                153

Old Year's Address, An............................... .......... I                247

New Year's Plaint, A........................................ 249

Old Year and the New, The................... III..... 691

Good-by, Old Year...................................... ..................... III          693

New Year's Time at Willards's, A ................. ..................... IV             107!

New Year's Nursery Jingle.................... VIII...... 2009

Larry Noolan's New Year............................. ..................... IX            2267

EASTER

Hymn Exultant...................................................... VII...... 1849

FOURTH OF JULY

McFeeters' Fourth....................................... ..................... IV             938

Song of the Bullet....................................... ..................... VI             1465

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POEMS ABOUT PERSONS

Italicized names in this section do not form a
part of the title

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Bacon, Lord.................................................         IV      1084

Bailey, Rosamond C......................................         VI      1584

Benson, Luther............................................           I      252

Billings, Josh..............................................          V      1158

Bolton—Songs of a Life-Time..........................         VI      1492

Brown, John...............................................         VI      1565

Brown, William............................................        III      671

Browning—A Rhyme for Christmas....................... 2201

VIII

Bryant........................................................            I        268

Bull, Ole.....................................................         III      631

Bunner's " Airs from Arcady," Written in.........         IV      979

Burns, To Robert..........................................         II      542

Burns, As We Read.......................................         IV      1091

Carman, To Bliss................................... VIII       2164

Cawein—A Southern Singer............................          V      1390

Cawein—To a Poet on His Marriage........... VIII       2122

Coffin—To Elizabeth......................................         VI      1607

Crouch—Kathleen Mavourneen...................... ....... VI      1539

Curtis—At Crown Hill....................................        VII      1793

Daly—" Mona Machree "................................. ....... IX      2265

Davie—The Naturalist....................................        VII      1929

Dunbar—Dead in Sight of Fame......................           I      136

Eitel—To My Sister................................. VIII    2018

Eitel—The Rider of the Knee..........................          V      1398

Emerson.....................................................         III        789

Field, Dave.....................................

                                                                VI 169411619545

Field, Eugene..................................................
 

Fishback, William Pinkney.                     VIII    1989
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Grady, Henry W ..........................................                      V                1376

Grant.........................................................                      V                1142

Harris—To " Uncle Remus "............................                      VII                1953

Harris, To Joel Chandler........................ VIII       2038

Harris, Lee 0...............................................                      VI                1628

Harris, Lee 0., Christmas-19o9......................                      IX            2272

Harrison—The Tribute of His Home........... VIII       1999

Harrison, Benjamin......................................                      IX                2270

Harrison, Mrs. Benjamin..............................                      VI                1586

Hayes, Lewis D...........................................                      V            1221

Hays—To the Mother.............................. VIII       2008

Herrick, Kneeling with.................................                      V                1194

Hitt—The Whitheraways...............................                      VI                1452

Holstein—His Heart of Constant Youth.. .........                      VII                1994

Hough—The Boy-Friend................................                      IV                1035

Hough—Mabel.............................................                      III          724 Hoyt—" This Dear Child-hearted Woman

That Is Dead "...........................................                      VI          1607

Hubbard—Abe Martin.............................. VIII       2189

Irving, Henry........................................ VIII       2172

Jameson, John Tarkington...........................                      V                1374

Jordan—The Silent Singer.............................                      VI                1684

Keats—A Ditty of No Tone.............................                      III          733

Keefer, To Almon.........................................                      VI             1700

Kipling, To Rudyard.....................................                      VI                1479

Lawton—The Home-Voyage.............................                      VII                1944

Leachman, To My Old Friend William. . .    III     837

Lincoln......................................................                      IV                1055

Lincoln—The Boy.................................. VIII       2173

Longfellow..................................................                      VI                1551

Longfellow, 1807-1907........................... VIII       2185

Longfellow's Love for the Children.................                      IV            879

Love—His Last Picture..................................                      III          598

Matthews, Claude........................................                      VII                1923

Matthews, James Newton.............................                      VI             1629

Matthews, To James Newton........................                      IV          1094

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McCulloch, Oscar C..................................... ........ VI       1521

McKeen, John............................................. ........ IV       1033

McKinley—America...................................................... ....... VIII         2000

McKinley—Even as a Child...................... VIII...... 2002

McKinley, William........................................................ .......... IX       2249

Miller, Jap.................................................. ......... V       1371

Morton....................................................... .......... I       229

Mount—A Good Man............................... VIII.... 1991

Nessmuk.................................................... ......... V       1259

Nicholson, Meredith.................................... ........ VI       1448

Nye, Edgar Wilson....................................... ........ VI       1704

Nye, To Edgar Wilson.................................. ......... V       1269

Offut—To the Judge..................................... ....... VII       1954

O'Reilly—On a Fly-Leaf.................................. ......... V       1228

O'Reilly, John Boyle.................................... ........ VI       1439

O'Sullivan, Dan........................................... ......... V       1290

Paine, Dan.                                                       394

Parker, Benj. S............................................ ........ VI       1628

Parker, To Benj. S....................................... ........ IX       2288

Philips, Charles H....................................... ........ III       767

Philips—The Mother Sainted.......................... ...... III       715

Philips, T. C .............................................. ......... II       285

Piatt, Donn, of Mac-o-chee............................ ........ IV       1023

Porter—O. Henry.......................................... ........ IX       2248

Potts—The Artemus of Michigan.................... ......... V       1358
Randel—Her Smile of Cheer and Voice of

Song.................................................. VIII.... 2559

Reed—Our Kind of a Man.............................. ........ IV       972

Reed—The Onward Trail.............................. ....... VII       1926

Richards—At His Wintry Tent........................ ........ VI       5630

Ridpath—Monsieur le Secretaire.................... ...... III       265

Ridpath, John Clark.............................. VIII.... 1992

Roosevelt—What Title............................. VIII.... 2215

Smith—The Noblest Service.......................... ....... VII       1937

Stanton—One with a Song............................. ....... VII       .1917

Stedman, To Edmund Clarence............... VIII.... 1984

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Stevenson, To Robert Louis ..........................                      V               1262

Stevenson, On a Youthful Portrait of..............                      VII               1854

Stoddard—Your Height Is Ours.......................                      VII               1848

Taylor—Friend of a Wayward Hour.................            II           468

Tennyson...................................................                      VI               1585

Terrell—Away...............................................................                      VII  
         bow

Thompson—The Paths of Peace..........

1997
Todd, Luther A         VIII

                                                                V       1251

Van Arden, Tom..........................................        I               281
van Dyke—On Reading Dr. Henry van

Dyke's Volume of Poems—Music..................                      VIII               2157

Wallace, General Lew............................. VIII     2155

Wallingford—To the Boy with a Country................ VII           1910

Walsh, John...............................................            I            166

Ware—The Rhymes of Ironquill......................                      VI               1576

Watterton—Ours.................................................. VIII     2180

Weiser, Herr................................................                      IV               1026

Whittier—at Newburyport..............................                      VI               1583

Wilson, Erasmus..........................................                      VI               1469

Wilson—To the Quiet Observer.......................                      VII               1946

Wilson, Robert Burns...................................................                      V                       1314

POEMS OF SENTIMENT

LOVE

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Same Old Story, The.................................................... ............... I         3o

Poet's Wooing, A........................................ ........... I       40

Man's Devotion.......................................... ........... I       42

Farmer Whipple—Bachelor.......................... ........... I       54

Speeding of the King's Spite, The................. ........... I       65

Private Theatricals..................................... ........... I       73

" Tradin' Joe "............................................ ........... I       76

Red Riding-Hood........................................ ........... I       88

Old Sweetheart of Mine, An......................................        90

Squire Hawkins's Story............................... ........... I       95

Her Beautiful Hands................................... ........... I       121

Only a Dream............................................ ........... I       147

Say Something to Me.................................. ........... I       215

Test of Love, A........................................... ........... I       218

Rose, The................................................. ........... I       233

" Dream ".................................................. ........... I       254

Ylladmar................................................... ........... I       258

Fantasy, A................................................. ........... I       26o

Dreamer, Say............................................. ........... I       266

Lost Path, The........................................... ......... II       413

My Bride That Is to Be................................ .......... II       414

Dearth...................................................... ......... II       423

Unspoken............................................... ........... II       427

Apart...................................................... ........... II       435

Empty Song, The...................................... ............ II       456

Rose in October, A...................................................        457

This Man Jones......................................................        492

Marthy Ellen........................................... ............ II         508

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Where Shall We Land............................. ...................................... II           512

Bride, A.................................................. ................... II           519

On a Splendud Match............................... ................... II          528

Guinevere................................................ ................... II          530

Werewife, The......................................... ................... II              531

Mad Lover, The........................................ ................... II           540

Her Valentine.......................................... ................... II          545

Songs Tuneless........................................ ................... II          546

Sister Jones's Confession.......................... ................... II          549

From Below............................................. ...................................... II             556

My Laddie wi' the Bashfu' Grace................. ................... II          569

Tress of Hair, A........................................ ...................................... II          570

Passing of a Heart, The............................. ...................................... III           573

Ere I Went Mad........................................ III    576

O Her Beauty........................................... III       578

Song of Parting........................................ ...................................... III         58!

Light of Love, The.................................... ...................................... III         592

Home at Night.......................................... III    595

Variation, A............................................. ...................................... III         600

My Henry................................................ ...................................... III         607

Love's as Broad as Long............................. ...................................... III           609

End, An.................................................. HI      622

Her Choice.............................................. ...................................... III           623

Blind...................................................... ...................................... III         639

What Redress........................................... ...................................... III         651

Lost Love, A............................................. ...................................... III           652

Let Us Forget........................................... ...................................... III         654

In the Corridor......................................... ...................................... III           657

Suspense................................................. ...................................... III         658

For You.................................................. III     664

Touch of Loving Hands, The...................... III      676

To the Serenader...................................... ...................................... III           681

Test, A.................................................... ...................................... III              684

With Her Face.......................................... III     688

False and True                                          III       696

Deformed................................................. HI       705

2782                INDEX BY TOPICS

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Last Night—and This...............................                                            III           712

Little Girly-Girl.......................................                                            III           713

Lost Thrill, The......................................                                            III           718

Ripest Peach, The...................................                                            III           731

Bedouin.................................................                                            III           732

In the Heart of June................................                                            III           737

Because,.................................................                                            III           740

Empty Glove, An..................................... III       743

He and I................................................. III       76o

Twintorette, A.........................................                                            III              763

What They Said....................................... III       764

Eros.......................................................                                            III           778

Good-by, A..............................................                                            III              804

That Night..............................................                                            III           829

Dolores..................................................                                            III           847

Dear Hands............................................                                            IV              872

Serenade—to Nora...................................                                            IV              888

When Maimie Married.............................. IV         900

Her Hair.................................................                                            IV              902

While Cigarettes to Ashes Turn.................                                            IV              908

Little Red Ribbon, The.............................                                            IV              911

Nothin' to Say.........................................                                            IV           922

My Mary................................................. IV         928

One Afternoon........................................                                            IV              933

Life Term, A...........................................                                            IV              937

He Called Her In.....................................                                            IV              956

Me and Mary........................................... IV         977

In State..................................................                                            IV              995

In the Afternoon......................................                                            IV              ioo9

Blind Girl, The.......................................                                            IV                     7057

New Year's Time at Willards's, A...............                                            IV                     7071

Quest, The.............................................                                            IV                     1087

At Noon—and Midnight............................                                            IV                     7093

Art and Love...........................................                                            IV                     1098

Song......................................................                                            IV              io99

Ike Walton's Prayer..................................                                            IV           1132

INDEX BY TOPICS                           2783

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Curly Locks.................................................         IV      1138

Billy Could Ride...........................................          V      1148

Her Beautiful Eyes........................................          V      1189

To a Jilted Swain.........................................          V      1193

In the South................................................          V      1196

Illileo .........................................................          V      1204

Judith........................................................          V      1226

Mute Singer, The.........................................          V      1237

When My Dreams Come True......................... ........ V      1242

When She Comes Home................................ ........ V      125o

Back from a Two-Years' Sentence...................          V      1260

Discouraging Model, A..................................          V      1270

Serenade, The.............................................          V      1271

How It Happened.........................................          V      1307

His Mother..................................................          V      1340

In Bohemia..................................................          V      1341

Moon-drowned.............................................          V      1344

Christine....................................................         VI      1442

What Chris'mas Fetched the Wigginses.        VI    1522

Gudewife, The.............................................         VI      1535

Being His Mother.........................................         VI      1 543

His Mother's Way.........................................         VI      1555

Their Sweet Sorrow......................................         VI      1559

His Vigil.....................................................         VI      1562

Quarrel, The................................................         VI      1563

" Home Ag'in "..............................................         VI      1594

Armazindy...................................................         VI      1618

When Lide Married Him...........................................            VI      1642

Little Maid-o'-Dreams....................................         VI      1702

Cassander...................................................        VII      1705

Her Waiting Face..........................................        VII      193o

Song of the Road, A......................................        VII      1932

Moonshiner's Serenade.................................        VII      1963

In a Box......................................................        VII      1965

To the Mother........................................ VIII    2008

Little Lady, The..................................... VIII    2065

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I' Got to Face Mother To-Day.................. VIII..... 2168

Spring Song and a Later, A.................... VIII..... 2179

*Serenade at the Cabin........................... VIII..... 2202

Little Woman, The................................ VIII..... 2212

Song Discordant.................................... IX...... 2266

FRIENDSHIP

Letter to a Friend, A............................................ I       155

Lines for an Album............................................... I       156

To Annie............................................................. I       157

Lines on Receiving a Present............................... II       469

My Bachelor Chum............................................... II       473

My Old Friend...................................... III..... 588

Let Something Good Be Said................... III..... 593

Unknown Friends................................ III..... 617

Text, The......................................................... III       666

Reach Your Hand to Me......................... III...... 719

Loving Cup, The............................................... III       776

My Friend............................................. IV..... 983

Little Fat Doctor, The.......................................... IV       984

Scotty................................................................ IV       988

When We Three Meet........................................... V       1157

Doc Sifers........................................................... V       1272

Our Old Friend Neverfail...................................... V       1288

Traveling Man, The............................................. V       1301

To My Good Master.............................................. V       1349

Old John Henry................................................. VI       1541

Old Chums........................................................ VI       16o6

" Ringworm Frank "................................ VI.... 1644

Rubaiyat of Doc Sifers............................ VII...... 1855

Enduring, The...................................... VII..... 1934

Doctor, The......................................... VIII...... 2187

My Foe................................................ VIII.... 2196

INDEX BY TOPICS                   2785

REFLECTION

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Plain Sermons....................................................... I      75

I Smoke My Pipe..................................................... I      86

Natural Perversities................................................ I      123

Fame..................................................................... I      158

Dead Selves........................................................... I      182

Highest Good, The................................................ II      385

Toil.................................................................... II      437

Little Town o' Tailholt, The................................... II      510

After Death.......................................................... II      539

Mortul Prayer, A.................................................... II      561

Kissing the Rod.................................................. III      590

There Is a Need.................................................. III      602

To a Skull........................................................... III      603

Voices, The......................................................... III      605

Life-Lesson, A...................................................... III      615

III                                                   624

Our Own

Requiescat.......................................................... III      635

Just as of Old...................................................... III      647

Prayer Perfect, The............................................. III      648

As Created.......................................................... III      694

Someday............................................................. III      695

Faith.................................................................. III      709

Be Our Fortunes as They May................... III     710

Just to Be Good................................................... III      751

When It Rains.................................................... III      769

Best of All.......................................................... III      772

Hereafter, The.................................................... III      775

Thoughts fer the Discuraged Farmer...................... III      801

Hymb of Faith, A ....................................  III       8o8

My Philosofy ..................................................... III      819

When Age Comes On............................... III     822

Unless................................................................ IV      882

Beautiful City, The............................................... IV      935

Good-by er Howdy-do............................................ IV      945

Wet-Weather Talk................................................. IV      948