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JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY POETRY BY TOPIC

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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................