A Second Treasury of the FamiliarRalph Louis Woods A companion volume to the editor's "Treasury of the familiar," 1943. This volume contains more poetry than prose. It is indexed by author, title and familiar lines. |
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... fire . Then it went rolling through the universe , burning its way through other banks of fog , and condensed the moisture without , until it fell in floods of rain upon its hot surface , and cooled the outward crust . Then the internal ...
... fire . Then it went rolling through the universe , burning its way through other banks of fog , and condensed the moisture without , until it fell in floods of rain upon its hot surface , and cooled the outward crust . Then the internal ...
Page 133
... fire ! " Was there ever so unfortunate a creature ? And yet , " thought the traveller , " suppose I light this match , and smoke my pipe , and shake out the dottle here in the grass - the grass might catch on fire , for it is dry like ...
... fire ! " Was there ever so unfortunate a creature ? And yet , " thought the traveller , " suppose I light this match , and smoke my pipe , and shake out the dottle here in the grass - the grass might catch on fire , for it is dry like ...
Page 526
... FIRE AND ICE Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire , Some say in ice . From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire . But if it had to perish twice , I think I know enough of hate To say that for ...
... FIRE AND ICE Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire , Some say in ice . From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire . But if it had to perish twice , I think I know enough of hate To say that for ...
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Alice angels Anonymous beautiful blessed blow breath captain's gig child Colour-Sergeant cried Danny Deever dark dead dear death doth dream earth eyes face Father fear flowers Franklin D give glory hand happy Harry Von Tilzer hath Heab'n hear heard heart Heaven Highland laddie holy hour Jesus John John of Austria King kiss land laugh light live look Lord March Hare mind moon morning mother never night o'er once peace Percy Bysshe Shelley Philistine praise river Robert Louis Stevenson round Samian wine shadow shining shore sigh sing sleep smile song sorrow soul spirit stars stood sweet talk tears tell thee There's thine things thought tree unto voice W. S. Gilbert walk wild William Shakespeare wind word wotthehell young youth