In this book I have scribbled some innocent rhymes,
In various moods, and at different times;
Some grave and some cheerful, some merry, some sad,
Though none may be _good_, there are none _very bad_.
Contents.
KINDNESS
WRITTEN AT THE DELAWARE WATER GAP
WRITTEN IN AN ALBUM
ON READING "GIBBON'S ROME"
WRITTEN IN A FRIEND'S ALBUM
WRITTEN AFTER A VISIT TO THE INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB
OH! TIME, AS IT FLEETS, DOOMS A JOY TO DECAY
ON LEAVING PINE COTTAGE
THE MORN AND EVE OF LIFE
THE EVENING STAR
RECOGNITION IN HEAVEN
WRITTEN IN L. J.'S ALBUM
THE ALPINE HORN
THE GATHERING ROUND THE OAK TREE
J. H. ON THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE
THOU GREAT FIRST CAUSE
IN A SEASON OF BEREAVEMENT
ON A PACKET OF LETTERS
REPLY OF THE MESSENGER BIRD
HEAVEN AND EARTH
HUSH, HUSH! MY THOUGHTS ARE RESTING
CONSOLATION IN BEREAVEMENT
SUGGESTED BY THE CONVERSATION OF A BROTHER AND SISTER
ON THE DEATH OF MY UNCLE, JOSEPH PAUL
SPRING
OH, FOR A HOME OF REST!
LIFE'S STAGES
THE SHEPHERD OF ISRAEL
WOODBURN
J. & H. C. BACKHOUSE
THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT
THE LAST LOOK IS TAKEN
TO A FRIEND
FAREWELL
THE LAST DAY
THE REUNION
ON THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH FRY AND SIR T. F. BUXTON
EPHESIANS 4:32
AT A TIME OF DEEP PROVING
AS AN EAGLE STIRRETH UP HER NEST
WILLIAM FORSTER
ALL ALONE
Heart Utterances.