General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date:
1881 Original Publisher: Southern Methodist Publishing House,
printed for the author Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint
of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or
missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book
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from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: MY VALLEY HOME. I
Love my cottage by the moor, With woodbine running o'er the door; A
green grass covering spread around, And blossoms to adorn the
ground. I love that place, though 'tis no dome -- But, sweeter far,
it is my home I love the sun that shines for me, Upon my cottage
light and free; It stirs again the bee's wild hum, And brightens up
my valley home. I love that place, though 'tis no dome -- But,
sweeter far, it is my home . I love the moon that shines so bright,
I love the stars with their mild light; They seem to linger near
the spot, They seem to smile upon the cot. I love that place,
though 'tis no dome -- But, sweeter far, it is my home All things
around that place I love; The earth beneath, the heavens above.
When time oh earth with me is o'er, O lay me by that cottage-door
There let me wait till God doth come To take me to my heavenly
home. (56) OOTHOALOGA, Vale of beauty the lone and troubled heart,
In sweet seclusion far remote from strife, Exempt from vice and
folly, guile and art, Which throng around the busy scenes of life,
Enjoys within thy bosom that repose Which seldom in this heartless
world is given, That calm content which from retirement flows, And
holds celestial intercourse with heaven. Not here does malice plume
her sable wing, Nor mad ambition rage without control; Not here
does envy hurl her venomed sting, Nor passions base contaminate the
soul. Here in her primitive simplicity Nature o'er all holds
undisputed r...
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