Poems of life in the country and by the sea (1920) (14762715464)

Identifier: poemsoflifeincou00brow (find matches)
Title: Poems of life in the country and by the sea
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Brown, Benjamin Francis, 1845- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Providence, R.I.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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CE GOING A FISHING Twas a day I shall always remember,A most beautiful day in September,Not a cloud in the skyAnd our spirits were high;Life, with us, was far from an ember. All the summer we boys had been wishingFor the time when we could go fishing,So we cut some birch poles.Dug the worms from mud holes.While mother our luncheon was dishing. Then we harnessed old black and the gray,Hitched them fast to an ancient coupe.Put in bait, hook and line.Stuck the poles out behind,And our rollicking crew sped away. By upland and valley and meadow,Neath cloudland and sunlight and shadow,Down the white sandy roadWhere the goldeiirod glowedNear the red of the sumac, in yellow. Soon the pond, a fair picture in blue. And some flat-bottomed boats came in view; So we slackened our speed, Tied the horses for feed.And bid summers labor adieu. O that day, it was surely a winner.For we caught lots of fishes for dinner. And with appetites big. Drove home in our rig,Eat them all, or else, Im a sinner. 26
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POEMS FROM LIFES EXPERIENCE GIDKDX SMnil, IIII<: JOTXKR Carjjcntcr & Jf^incr. that was his sign,lint hed join evcrytliing that cntercfl his ininrl;The first baby shrjw in the old Jown HallHe joined and jr^ined in the babs squall. Later lie joijicrl in the primary class.Joined the teacher in kissing a beautiful lass,Joined in the singing, then joined in the i^rayer,And in every quarrel that happened there. Still later, when larger and able to play.Joined all the ball clubs that came in his way;lie joined in licking the umpire, too.Whenever the chap wouldnt jr^in in his view. O, that fiideon Smith, he jfjined the churchAnrl societies, all he could linrl by search,The Masons, the IClks. the Odd Fellows, too.Why, he joined them all anrl longed for new. lie joined with Salr^mie in wedlock Ijands, Then joined with the preacher in hohling her hands lie ioined in living with her the life I liat made them happy, as man and wife. He joined the crowd that went to his grave,Iut tlurre, lef