The Poets and Poetry of the West: With Biographical and Critical Notices

by William T. Coggeshall

POETS AND POETRY

OF

THE WEST.

THE

POETS AND POETRY

OF

THE WEST:

WITH

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL NOTICES.

BY

WILLIAM T. COGGESHALL.

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"Here is a wreath
With many an unripe blossom garlanded,
And many a weed, yet mingled with some flowers
That will not wither."

Southet.

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COLUMBUS:
FOLLETT, FOSTER AND COMPANY.
1860.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1860,

By WILLIAM T. COGGESHALL,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio.

FOILETT, FOSTER & CO., PRINTERS, STERE0TTPER3 AND BINDERS,

COLUMBUS, OHIO.

PREFACE.

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This volume is the first of a series designed to present a survey of "Western Literature—to make known who have been, and who are the poets, orators, and prose-writers of the States^[1] which comprise what is properly known, in American history and geography, as The West; and to preserve, in a form convenient for reference, their most characteristic productions.

The Poets and Poetry of the West has been prepared upon a plan contemplating not only the republication of poems which have become celebrated, but a fair representation of what may, not inappropriately, be considered the respectable poetical literature of the great Central Valley of the United States. It contains selections, Avith biographical notices, from the writings of ninety-seven men and fifty-five women, of whom sixty are, or at the time of their decease were, residents of Ohio; twenty-three of Indiana; fourteen of Kentucky; thirteen of Illinois; five of Michigan; four of Wisconsin; three of Missouri; two of Iowa; two of Minnesota; one of Kansas. Among these poets, sixty-nine are native to the geographical division of the American Confederacy in which their fortunes are cast: to Ohio, thirty-nine; to Kentucky, fifteen; to Indiana, thirteen; to Michigan, one; to Illinois, one.

The others belong, by birth, as follows: Fifteen to New York, twelve to Pennsylvania, eight to Massachusetts, eight to Connecticut, seven to New Hampshire, four to Maine, four to Maryland, three to IMississippi, three to Tennessee, three to Vermont, three to Virginia, two to New Jersey, two to South Carolina, one to Delaware, one to Rhode Island, one to the District of Columbia, and four to Great Britain. The nativity of three is unknown. Of the one hundred and fifty-two persons whose places of birth and residence are thus analyzed, only twenty-eight^[2] are known to be deceased.

Not more than ten of the writers herein represented can be classed as literary men and women in that sense which conveys the idea of the pursuit of literature as a profession. The poets of the West are, or have been, lawyers, doctors, teachers, preachers, mechanics, farmers, editors, printers, and housekeepers. They have written at intervals of leisure, snatched from engrossing cares and exacting duties. Their literary labors, consequently desultory, have rarely been given to elaborate performances, but rather to the emotion, the impulse, or the passion of the hour; and yet it may be justly claimed that this volume presents a collection of poems, remarkable for variety of topics and versatility of treatment, exhibiting in a greater degree the feeling than the art of poetry, but preserving some specimens of descriptive and some of lyric verse, which are likely to keep the memories of their authors green for many generations yet to come.

In poetry breathing an earnest spirit of moral and political reform; expressing just appreciation of material beauty; revealing domestic affections; representing noble aspirations for intrinsic worth and force, the West is rich; but in humorous poems (except by way of parody) and in the more pretending styles, which are wrought by elaborate culture, it is far from opulent. The reasons are obvious. The earliest poem of the West was written in 1789. The regular chronological order of this volume comprises a period of only forty years—a period significant for perilous wars, for hard work, for amazing enterprise; all of which furnish materials for literature, but, until the mellowing influences of time have long hung over their history, repel poetry.

It has been the intention of the Editor to include in this collection every person, legitimately belonging to the West, who has gained recognition as a writer of reputable verse. He doubts not some have been omitted more worthy than some who are presented; but all coming within the standard established, of whom satisfactory information could be obtained, have been recorded. Facts calculated to make the volume nearer just, and nearer complete than it now is, will be gratefully received. The Editor trusts that a large number of fugitive poems peculiar to the West, Avhicli he found it impossible to collect, will hereafter be brought together.

For the measure of completeness with which the Editor has been enabled to discharge the duties he assumed, he is greatly indebted, for wise counsel as well as valuable assistance, to literary gentlemen in all parts of the West; among whom special acknowledgments are due John P. Foote, N. Peabody Poor, and William Henry Smith of Cincinnati; William D. Gallagher and Ben Casseday of Kentucky; John B, Dillon of Indiana; Lyman C. Draper of Wisconsin; T. Herbert Whipple of Illinois; Sullivan D. Harris and A. B. Laurens of Columbus; John H. James of Urbana; and Harvey Rice of Cleveland, Ohio.

The biographic notices furnish not merely interesting personal facts, but will be found valuable by students of bibliography, and of the history of periodical literature. The aid which has been rendered the Editor in their preparation is announced in the table of Contents.

The order of arrangement is according to the time when, as nearly as could be ascertained, the respective poets included were recognized by the public; excepting for the period 1850-60, in which the order of succession is according "to date of birth.

Trusting that his labors will promote encouragement of local literature among the people for whom he has worked, and believing that what is here collected will enhance respect for that literature, the Editor submits this volume not less cheerfully to their discriminating criticism than to the general good-will, which, in terms demanding gratitude, but with it enforcing embarrassment, has been expressed in leading periodicals and newspapers.

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1. Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Micliigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas.
2. John M. Harney, Thomas Peirce, Julia L. Dumont, Micah P. Flint, Charles Hammond, Wm. R. Schenck, Louisa P. Smith, Elijah P. Lovejoy, Otway Curry, Harvey D. Little, James H. Perkins, Hugh Peters, Thomas H. Shreve, Charles A. Jones, Amelia B. Welby, Edward A. M'Laughlin, Laura M. Thurston, Eleanor P. Lee, Horace S. Minor, Emeline H. Johnson, Mary E. Fee Shannon, Benjamin T. Gushing, John G. Dunn, George Y. Welborn, Mary Wilson Betts, M. Louisa Chitwood, John T. Swartz, Harriet M. Howe.

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CONTENTS.

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HISTORICAL SKETCH ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

13

ADAMS, LOIS B.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

328

A Song for New-Year's Eve. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

328

Hoeing Corn ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

329

The Picture Bride ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

330

Lillian Gray ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

331

AREY, HANNAH E. G.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

383

Autumn ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

384

Thanksgiving ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

385

The Fireman ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

386

Fame ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

387

Sleigh-Riding ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

388

Home Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

388

BAILEY, MARGARET L;

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

281

Duty and Reward ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

281

The Pauper Child's Burial ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

282

Memories ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

282

Endurance ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

283

BALLARD, GRANVILLE M.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

652

Where?— Here. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

652

Blood for Blood ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

653

Zula Zong ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

655

BARNITZ, ALBERT. Biographic Notice|682}}

Love on the Upland Lea. . . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

682

To Irene ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

683

BARRICK, JAMES R.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

573

Absent Friends ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

573

The Forest Stream ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

573

One Year Ago ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

574

To a Poet ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

574

BARRITT, FRANCES F.

Biographic Notice — Orville J. Victor ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

510

The Post-Boy's Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

511

Song of the Age ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

512

Resolution ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

512

The Palace of Imagination ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

513

Passing by Helicon ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

514

Childhood ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

515

Autumnalia ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

515

A Little Bird that every one knows. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

516

Waiting ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

517

BATES, LEWIS J.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

638

The Bridal ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

638

The Meadow Brook ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

639

The Happy Year ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

639

BEEBE, LIZZIE G.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

688

Day's Departure ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

688

The Shadow of the Old Elm-Tree. . . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

688

BETTS, MARY W.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

580

A Kentuckian Kneels to None but God ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

580

BIDDLE, HORACE P.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

332

Happy Hours ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

333

The Angel and the Flower ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

334

Love and Wisdom ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

334

Birth of Cupid ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

334

Idola ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

334

BOLTON, SARAH T.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

367

Awake to Effort ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

370

Paddle your own Canoe ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

371

Call the Roll ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

372

Where is thy Home ? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

373

If I were the Light of the Brightest Star ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

374

The Flower and the Starlight ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

374

Dirge for the Old Year ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

374

In my Sleep I had a Vision ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

375

Mont Blanc ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

375

Lake Leman ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

876

Hope on, Hope ever ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

377

BONE, JOHN H. A.

Biographic '^o-nc^— William D. Emjodls. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

589

The Two Temples ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

589

New-Year's Eve ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

590

BOSTWICK, HELEN L.

Biographic Notice — William D.Howells. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

550

Last Year's Nests ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

551

The Little Coffin ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

551

The Origin of Dimples ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

552

Too Late! ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

552

Somewhere ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

553

Lulie ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

554

Within the Urn ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

554

Little Dandelion ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

555

Peace ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

556

White and Red ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

556

BRANNAN, WILLIAM P.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

486

The Soul's Hermitage ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

486

The Old Church Road ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

487

Lost Youth ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

488

Repentance ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

488

Homeless ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

488

BROOKS, MOSES. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

115

An Apostrophe to a Mound ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

115

BROWNE, EMMA A. Biographic Notice — T. Herbert Whipple. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

684

Alone ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

684

The Conquerors ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

685

Aurelia ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

685

BRYANT, JOHN H. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

191

The Indian Summer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

192

On a Fountain in a Forest ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

192

The Blue-Bird ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

193

The Better Part ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

194

The Valley Brook ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

194

The Blind Restored to Sight ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

195

The Emigrant's Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

195

Senatchwine's Grave ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

196

Winter ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

197

Upward ! Onward ! ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

197

BURNETT, ALFRED. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

508

The Sexton's Spade ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

508

Dear Mother, was it Right ? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

509

My Mother ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

509

BURR, CELIA M. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

497

The Reapers , ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

498

Labor ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

498

The Snow ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

499

BUSHNELL, WILLIAM H.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

456

Floating down the Tide ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

456

A Song for the Press ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

457

BUTLER, NOBLE. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

225

The Blue-Bird ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

226

The Daughter of Judah ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

226

Lines for Music ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

226

BUTLER, WILLIAM ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

0.

Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

172

The Boatman's Horn ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

173

CALDWELL, ELLA. Biographic Notice— CAarZes E. Mvrse. . . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

687

Judge Not ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

687

CAMPBELL, EDWIN R. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

289

" Let there be Light " ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

289

GARY, ALICE. Biographic Notice — OrvilleJ. Victor ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

343

Ballad of Jessie Carol ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

346

Pictures of Memory ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

349

Harvest Time ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

350

Lyra ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

351

Contradictory ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

352

Worship ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

353

A Lover's Pastime ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

353

To the March Flowers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

354

Penitence ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

354

A Fragment ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

355

Faith and Works ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

355

My Creed ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

356

Blessed Love ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

356

Extracts from Various Poems ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

357

CARY, PHCEBE. Biographic Notice — OrvilleJ. Victor ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

359

Equality ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

363

Worshiping Afar Off ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

363

Reconciled ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

364

The Fantasy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

364

Impatience ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

365

Wants and Blessings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

365

The Mind's Possessions . . .' ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

366

Christmas ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

366

CASE, LUELLA J. B. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

391

The Indian Relic ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

391

Energy in Adversity ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

392

Death Leading Age to Repose ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

392

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The Hidden Life ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

460

The Sons of Art ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

460

A Picture ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

461

The Soul's Visitants ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

462

To a Moss Plant ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

462

CHASE, SALMON P. Biographic Notice — Wm. D. Gallagher. . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

167

The Sisters ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

170

Tea Star ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

171

Themes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

171

CHITWOOD, M. LOUISA. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

628

The Two Poems ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

629

The Graves of the Flowers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

630

The Seamstress ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

631

Bow to None but God ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

631

Serenade ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

632

That Little Hand ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

632

The Robin's Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

633

The Two Voices ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

633

CIST, LEWIS J. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

337

Olden Memories ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

338

To My Mother ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

338

Love at Auction ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

339

Ohio's Pilgrim Band ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

340

The Blind Girl to her Sister ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

341

The Beaten Path ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

342

CLARK, LUELLA. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

676

I Stood Beneath thy Boughs ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

676

Up the Hill A-Berrying ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

676

COSBY, FORTUNATUS. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

272

The Solitary Fountain ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

272

To the Mocking-Bird ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

274

Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

275

Fireside Fancies ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

275

First Love ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

276

CROWELL, GEORGE W. Biographic Notice — B. Hilliard OuMer. . . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

648

Oui- Sires ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

648

Venus ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

648

Look Up ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

649

CURRY, OTWAY. Biographic Notice — Edward Tfiomson... ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

88

The Minstrel's Home ..;...' ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

97

To My Mother ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

97

The Blossoms of Life ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

98

Autumn Musings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

98

The Eternal River ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

99

Kingdom Come ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

100

The Armies of the Eve ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

100

The Better Land ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

101

The Goings Forth of God ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

101

The Great Hereafter ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

102

Lines of the Life to Come ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

102

Chasidine ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

103

Extracts from the " Lore of the Past" ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

104

The Lost Pleiad ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

106

Adjuration ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

106

To a Midnight Phantom ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

107

The Closing Year ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

107

Aaven ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

108

CURTISS, ABBY A. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

440

The Heart's Conflict ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

440

Work with a Will ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

441

GUSHING, BENJAMIN T. Biographic BoTiCE—Benry B. Carrington ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

489

Lay of the Improvisatrice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

491

Complaint of the Deaf and Dumb. . . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

492

The Poet ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

494

I do not Love Thee ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

496

The Past ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

496

CUTTER, GEORGE W. Biographic Notice — Cocdes Kinney ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

303

Song of Steam ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

306

Never ! Never ! ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

307

E Pluribus Unum ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

308

Buena Vista ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

309

The Press ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

312

Song of Lightning ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

313

To Althea ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

314

Farewell to the Lyre ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

315

DENTON, WILLIAM. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

458

Thoughts ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

458

The Real and the Ideal ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

459

Blind Workers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

459

DILLON, JOHN B. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

109

The Prophet's Dream ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

110

Burial of the Beautiful Ill The Funeral of the Year Ill The Orphan's Harp ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

112

Stanzas ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

112

DINNIES, ANNA P. Biographic Notice— ^ere/. St. James Fry. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

198

My Husband's First Gray Hair ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

199

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The Wife ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

200

Untold Feelings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

200

DOWNS, CORA M. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

673

The Old Elm-Tree ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

673

The Spirit's Call ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

674

DRAKE, CHARLES D. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

240

What is Life ? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

241

To Mrs. G. P. Marsh ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

242

Love's Constancy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

242

DRAKE, JAMES G. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

264

Parlez Bas ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

264

DUFFIELD, D. BETHUNE. Biographic Notice — Jaims S. Frost ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

428

The Maid of Chamouni ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

428

The Morning-Glory ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

429

Farewell ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

429

Earth's Mother-Love ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

429

The Sounding Sea ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

430

A Sabbath Sunset Prayer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

430

Anniversary Ode ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

431

DUFOUR, AMANDA L. R. Biographic Notice— i?o6er< Dale Owen . . . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

404

Thou Comest Not ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

406

Thought ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

407

By-Gone Hours ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

407

Hynm ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

407

Reveries ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

408

Hope on ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

409

Confession ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

409

Tribute to Humboldt ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

410

DUMONT, JULIA L. Biographic 'Notice— Thomas M. Eddy. . . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

43

Poverty ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

46

The Mother to her Dying Infant ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

46

The Pauper to the Rich Man ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

47

To the Moon ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

48

The Thunder Storm ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

49

The Future Life ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

49

The Orphan Emigrant ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

51

The Tumulus , ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

51

The Home-Bound Greeks ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

52

My Daughter Nurse ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

54

DUNN, JOHN G. Biographic Notice — Ahram Brower ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

537

The Death of the Inebriate ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

537

Spirit of Earthquake ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

540

A Child's Thought ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

541

Page The Spider-Elf ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

542

The Name in the Air ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

542

Who'll be the Next to Die ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

543

DYER, SIDNEY. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

378

Song of the Sunbeam ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

379

The Evening Zephyr ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

379

To an Absent Wife ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

380

The Leaf's Complaint ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

380

Hit the Nail on the Head ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

381

My Mother's Easy Chair ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

381

Coming Home ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

382

'Tis Better Late than Never ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

382

Power of Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

382

EARLE, AUSTIN T. Biographic Notice — Benj. St. James Fry. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

421

This Winter Night, 'tis Dreary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

421

A May Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

422

The Fair Penitent ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

422

To My Brother Man ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

422

Warm Hearts Had We ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

423

Plow Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

423

EBERHART, ISA A. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

664

Only One Left ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

664

Fragment ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

664

EDWARDS, ELIJAH E. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

626

Let Me Rest ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

626

" And Then?" ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

627

The Three Friends ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

627

ELLSWORTH, HENRY W. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

316

To an Absent Wife ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

316

The Cholera King ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

317

New England ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

318

EMERSON, WILLIAM D. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

284

To the Ohio River ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

285

The Hills ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

286

Who are the Free? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

286

To a Locust-Tree ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

287

Sunshine ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

287

Who is Rich? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

288

The West ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

288

The Dying Saint ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

288

EVERTS, ORPHEUS. Biographic Notice — T. Herbert Whipple. . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

645

Time ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

545

The Dead ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

546

Heai-t and Soul ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

546

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Extracts from " Onawequah " ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

547

FINLEY, JOHN. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

83

To Indiana ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

84

The Hoosier's Nest ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

84

A Wife Wanted ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

85

Bachelor's Hall ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

86

To my Old Coat ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

86

To a Skeleton ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

87

What is Faith ? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

87

FLAGG, EDMUND. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

201

Smiles Oft Deceive ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

202

The Magnetic Telegraph ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

202

FLINT, MICAH P. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

55

Extracts from the " Hunter " ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

56

The Mounds of Cahokia ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

57

The Warrior's Execution ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

58

The Camp Meeting ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

59

The Silent Monks ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

62

The Beech Woods ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

63

The Shoshonee Martyr ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

64

On Passing the Grave of my Sister.. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

67

FOSDICK, WILLIAM W. Biographic Notice — M. D. Cmway ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

471

The Maize ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

472

The Catawba ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

473

The Pawpaw ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

474

Light and Night ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

475

Woods of the West ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

475

Lute and Love ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

476

FOSTER, MARY A. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

449

Hymn to the Stars ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

449

Summer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

450

The Battle-Field of Truth ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

451

Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

452

FRY, BENJAMIN ST, JAMES. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

467

Droop Not ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

467

Say, I Love Him Yet ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

468

On the Death of an Infant ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

468

GAGE, FRANCES D. Biographic Notice — Sullivan D. Harris. . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

393

The Sounds of Industry ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

394

A Home Picture ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

395

The Housekeeper's Soliloquy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

395

Life's Lessons ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

396

My Fiftieth Birthday ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

397

GALLAGHER, WILLLAM D. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

132

Autumn in the West ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

137

August ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

138

May ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

139

The Mothers of the West ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

140

Song of the Pioneers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

141

Truth and Freedom ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

142

The Laborer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

142

The Land of Life ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

143

The Spotted Fawn ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

144

The Artisan ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

145

Conservatism ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

146

Radicalos ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

147

The Better Day ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

148

Our Children ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

149

A Hymn of the Day that is Dawning ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

149

Dandelions ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

150

Noctes Divinorum ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

151

Harvest Hymn ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

152

"When Last the Maple Bud was Swelling" ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

152

The West ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

152

My Fiftieth Year ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

153

GILMORB, WILLIAM E. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

463

Destruction of the Priesthood of Baal ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

463

O, I Was Happy Yesternight ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

465

Lines Written on Mount Logan ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

466

Yon Brook Hath Waters Pearly Bright ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

466

GORDON, JONATHAN W. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

424

A Bong for New Years ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

424

Pale Star ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

426

In Crowds, and yet Sadly Alone ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

426

To Viola, in Heaven ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

427

GREGG, THOMAS. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

238

Song of the Winds ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

238

Song of the Whippowil ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

239

The Battle of the Right ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

239

GRIFFITH, MATTIB. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

601

Close of the Year ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

601

Leave Me to Myself To-Night ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

602

HALL, JAMES. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

71

The Indian Maid's Death-Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

72

Wedded Love's First Home ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

73

Can Years of Suffering ? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

73

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Boyhood ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

70

HARNEY, JOHN M. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

25

Extracts from " Crystalina " ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

27

The Fever Dream ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

28

Echo and the Lover ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

29

The Whippowil ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

30

On a Valued Friend ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

30

HARNEY, WILLIAM W. Biographic Notice — Chas. E. Morse ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

634

The Stab ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

635

The Buried Hope ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

635

The Suicide ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

635

The Old Mill ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

636

Jimmy's Wooing ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

637

HARRIS, SULLIVAN D. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

401

The Heart's Challenge ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

401

A Song for Ohio ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

402

Song of the Harvesters ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

402

To My Valentine ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

403

Love's Tyranny ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

403

EIBBARD, CARRIE S. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

650

Cousin Millie ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

650

The Old Door-Stone ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

651

Lady Mary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

651

HOIT, THOMAS W. Biographic Notice — T. W. Blachman ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

442

Cure for Scandal ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

442

Ode to Washington ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

443

The True Woman ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

443

HOWARD, EDWARD D. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

503

Midsummer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

503

Fraternity ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

504

I Dream of Thee ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

504

HOWE, HARRIET M. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

663

My Buckeye Home ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

663

HOWE, SARAH J. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

335

" Let us go up " ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

335

Bend Softly Down ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

335

Hymn of Thankfulness ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

336

After a Tempest ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

336

Page HOWELLS, WILLIAM D. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

678

Drifting Away ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

678

The Movers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

679

Dead ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

680

The Poet's Friends ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

680

The Bobolinks are Singing ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

681

Summer Dead ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

681

HOYT, ELIZABETH ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

0.

Biographic Notice— i. D. McCabe ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

575

A Hymn of Old Age ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

576

October ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

576

An Ode for the New Year ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

577

Song of the Reaper ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

577

The Town and Farm ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

578

The Sisters— a Fable ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

579

This Little Life ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

679

HUBBARD, WILLLIAM. Biographic Notice — William Lawrence. . . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

444

At the Grave of Simon Kenton ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

445

The Hour of Triumph ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

446

Zachary Taylor ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

446

A Song for the Farmer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

446

The Printer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

447

Little Willie ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

448

HUNT, ' JEDEDIAH. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

411

The Willow by the Spring ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

411

To the Queen of Night ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

412

The Human Soul ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

412

Voices of the Dead ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

412

JEWETT, SUSAN W. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

389

The Past ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

389

My Mother ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

389

Leave Me ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

390

JOHNSON, EMELINE H. Biographic Notice — Frames Ftdler Barritt ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

435

My Child ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

436

The Daughter's Request ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

437

Affection Beyond the Grave ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

437

The Vows ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

438

JOHNSON, ROSA V. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

605

The Sunset City ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

606

The Sea-Bird's Treasure ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

607

One Summer Night ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

608

Angel Watchers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

609

The Midnight Prayer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

609

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The Pioneers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

205

The Old Moand ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

205

The Deserted Forge ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

206

The Clouds ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

207

Tecumseh ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

208

Knowledge ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

208

JULIAN, ISAAC H. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

453

Boone in the Wilderness ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

453

The True Pacific Line ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

454

To the Genius of the West ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

455

KENYON, WILLIAM A. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

432

To the Baltimore Oriole ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

432

Creation ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

432

KINNEY, COATES. Biographic Notice — Lewis A. Bine ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

527

Extracts from " Keeuka " ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

529

Rain on the Roof ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

531

The Heroes of the Pen ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

531

Mother of Glory ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

532

The Eden of Wishes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

533

Emma Stuart ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

534

Minnehaha ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

535

On ! Right On ! ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

535

On Marriage ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

536

Discontent ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

536

LAWS, CORNELIA W. Biographic Notice — Ckauncey iV. Olds. . . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

670

The Empty Chair ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

670

Six Little Feet on the Fender ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

671

Behind the Post ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

671

The Shadow ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

672

LEE, ELEANOR P. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

325

To the Stormy-Petrel ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

325

The Natchez Light-House ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

326

The Sun-Struck Eagle ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

327

LITTLE, HARVEY D. Biographic Notice — Wm. D. Gallagher . . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

116

Palmyra ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

119

Away, Away, I Scorn Them All ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

119

The Wanderer's Return ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

120

On Judah's Hills ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

120

LOCKE, FRANCESS. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

593

Be Considerate ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

593

The True Life ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

593

To Till ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

594

The Day's Burial ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

594

LOGAN, CORNELIUS A. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

270

The Mississippi ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

271

LOVEJOY, ELIJAH P. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

79

My Mother ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

80

The Wanderer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

81

LYTLE, WILLIAM H. Biographic Notice — Cfias. J. Foster ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

565

Antony and Cleopatri ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

566

MacDonald's Drummer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

566

The Volunteers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

567

Popocatapetl ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

568

Brigand's Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

569

Sailing on the Sea ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

569

Anacreontic ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

570

Jacqueline ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

670

M'AVOY, MARY R. T. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

620

Madeleine ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

620

Serenade ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

621

It is the Winter of the Year ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

621

MACCLOY, D. CARLYLE. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

505

A Fragment ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

506

The Moquis ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

507

M'GAFFEY, LOUISA A. Biographic Notice — Wm. H. Smith ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

660

The Hill-Top ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

660

Morning in the City ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

661

June ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

662

The Harvest-Moon ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

662

M'LAUGHLIN, EDWARD A. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

247

To Cincinnati ' ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

248

Harvest Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

249

MARSHALL, JAMES B. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

263

To Eva : In her Album ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

263

MEAD, JANE M. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

399

National Ode ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

399

Our Native Land ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

400

MINOR, HORACE S. Biographic Notice — Attstin T. Earle ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

433

A Nymph was Dancing on a Stream . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

434

The Music of a Dream ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

434

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E Tribus Unum ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

675

MYER, CAROLINE. BioGKAPHic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

563

The Shadow-Land of the Heart ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

563

Up and Down the Hill ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

564

NEALY, MARY E. Biographic Notice — Jonathan W. Gordon. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

477

The Little Shoe ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

478

The Stars ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

479

To a Lady ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

480

Unrest ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

480

Do I Love Him ? ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

481

Ada ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

482

Valentine ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

482

NICHOLS, REBECCA S. Biographic Notice — Sullivan D. Harris. . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

290

The Mother's Prayer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

292

The Philosopher Toad ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

292

The Lost Soul ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

293

The Shadow ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

296

Wee Willie ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

297

A Lament ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

297

The Poet's Isle ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

298

Little Nell ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

299

Indian Summer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

300

Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

300

To-Day ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

300

Sleep ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

301

OLIVER, SOPHIA H. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

279

Shadows ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

279

Mark the Hours that Shine ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

280

PARKER, BENJAMIN S. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

643

Indian Graves ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

643

Isadore ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

644

Freedom ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

644

PARKER, ELVIRA. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

669

Eoline ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

669

PEIRCE, THOMAS. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

36

The Dandy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

38

To a Lady ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

38

The Drama ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

39

Knowledge is Power ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

40

Youth and Old Age ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

42

PENNOCK, CARRIE C. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

687

Leonore ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

657

A Picture ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

659

PERKINS, JAMES H. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

154

Spiritual Presence ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

158

The Maiden's Grave ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

158

The Young Soldier ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

159

Poverty and Knowledge ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

159

Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

160

On the Death of a Young Child ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

160

My Future ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

161

Marquette ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

161

To a Child ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

162

The Voice that Bade the Dead Arise ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

163

Hymn '. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

163

PETERS, HUGH. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

164

My Native Land ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

165

The Parting ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

166

The Yankee Peddler ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

166

PETERSON, WILLIAM S. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

677

The Forest Spring ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

677

PIATT, ABRAM S. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

483

The Dainty Bee ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

484

Sing, Cricket ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

484

Daisie , ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

485

PIATT, JOHN J. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

665

The Strange Organist — A Prelude. . . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

665

The Morning Street ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

666

The Night-Train ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

666

The Western Pioneer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

667

Moonrise ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

667

Postscript ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

668

Two Kings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

668

PLIMPTON, FLORUS B. Biographic Notice — Wm. T. Bascom ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

581

The Oak ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

582

The Reformer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

584

Souvenirs ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

585

Lewis Wetzel ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

586

POWERS. HORATIO N. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

548

The River of Tears ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

548

The Angel's Bridge ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

549

The Fisher Boy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

549

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The Dead Mariner ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

123

A Night in June ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

123

The Flight of Years ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

124

The Stars ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

126

Sabbath Evening ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

127

"Written at My Mother's Grave ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

127

To Mary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

128

Mammoth Cave ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

129

To an Absent Wife ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

130

To a Poetess ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

131

A Wish ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

131

PUMMILL, JAMES. BiOGKAPHio Notice , ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

571

Emblem of Peace ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

571

To Mary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

571

A Summer Morning ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

572

Contentment ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

572

REED, PETER P. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

413

It is Love ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

414

The Picture on the Wall ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

414

Gloom and Bloom ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

415

Dollars and Dimes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

415

Truth ,.. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

415

RICE, HAEVEY. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

265

The Far West ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

266

The Visionary ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

266

The Birth of Beauty ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

267

A Conceit ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

267

The Pilgrim Sires ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

268

The Moral Hero ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

268

Hereafter ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

269

Extract from " Mt. Vernon " ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

269

RICE, ROSELLA. Biographic Notice — Sullivan D. Harris. . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

616

Charlie Lee ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

616

The Night- Wind's Revel ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

617

Spirits of the Wildwood ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

617

ROBERTS, ANNA R. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

591

La Belle Riviere ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

591

A Simile ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

592

A Thought ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

592

ROBINSON, ALVIN. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

588

The Household Sorrow ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

588

Summer on the Prairies ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

588

ROUSE, ERASTUS S. S. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

224

" Work ! Work ! Work ! " ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

224

Nothing ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

224

RUBLEE, HORACE. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

603

Steadfastness ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

603

Longings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

604

Dream-Faces ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

604

SCHENCK, WILLIAM R. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

74

Suicide ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

74

The Musquitoes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

75

Indian Death Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

75

Friendship, Love and Beauty ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

76

Woman ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

76

SHANNON, MARY E. FEE. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

469

Never Stop to Look Behind You ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

470

A Wish ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

470

SHAW, FRANCES A. Biographic Notice— T'. Herbert Whipple. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

622

Minnehaha ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

622

SHORT, MARY A. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

645

Another Year ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

645

Gone Home ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

645

Little Nell Wood ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

646

Appreciation ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

647

May ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

647

SHREVE, THOlLiS H. Biographic Notice— TFtw. D. Gallagher.. ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

174

I Have no Wife ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

177

My First Gray Hair ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

177

Dirge of the Disappointed ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

178

The Used Up ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

179

To My Steed ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

179

Midnight Musings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

180

To an Indian Mound ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

181

Youth's Vision of the Future ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

182

The Bliss of Home ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

182

Reflections of an Aged Pioneer ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

183

SMITH, SARAH L. P. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

77

White Roses ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

77

The Ohio ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

77

To the Once Loved ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

78

STEWART, GORDON A. Biographic Notice — William D. Howdls . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

612

The Spirit-Bride ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

612

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June ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

613

After-Bloom ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

613

SUTLIFFE, ALBERT. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

595

Retrospection May Noon June October The Church Beyond the Hills

SWARTZ, JOHN T. Biographic Notice There are no Tears in Heaven

SYMMES, PEYTON S. Biographic Notice Lines on Winter Sonnet to Health Appeal for Greece Poetic Address

TAYLOR, BENJAMIN F. Biographic Notice Rhymes of the River June Dews Shall I Know Her Again ? God Bless our Stars The World's Embodied Thought.

THOMAS, FREDERICK W. Biographic Notice Extracts from the " EmigTant " Woman 'Tis Said that Absence Conquers Love When thou wert True Thy Portrait Extracts

THOMAS, LEWIS F. Biographic Notice Woman The World Memory Love's Argument

THURSTON, LAURA M. Biographic Notice — Benj. St. James Fry . On Crossing the Alleghauies The Paths of Life The Green Hills of My Father-Land. I Fear not Thy Frown Parting Hymn A Dream of Life

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254

TRUE, GEORGE. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

618

Dawn ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

618

Harvest Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

619

TRUESDELL, HELEN. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

544

The Young Wife's Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

544

TYNG, HATTIE. Biographic Notice — S. D. Curtiss ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

686

Ruins ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

686

VICKROY, LOUISE E. BioGRAPHig Notice — Coates Kinney ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

560

The Spirit Home ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

560

The Summer Storm ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

562

Shadow-Light ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

562

VICTOR, METTA V. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

518

The Red Hunters ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

520

Body and Soul ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

520

The Wine of Parnassus ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

521

The Two Pictures ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

522

The Honeysuckle ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

524

Compound Interest ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

526

Love ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

526

VINING, PAMELIA S. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

624

The Plowman ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

624

Memory Bells ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

625

Minniebel ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

625

WALKER, JAMES B. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

277

The Inward Life ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

277

Apostrophe to Egypt ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

278

The Angel- Whisper ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

278

WALLACE, SARAH E. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

614

The Patter of Little Feet ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

614

The Singing Tree ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

615

WALLACE, WILLIAM R. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

227

Daniel Boone ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

228

Aveline— A Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

229

Song of a Loaf ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

229

The Grandeur of Repose ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

230

Duty in Sorrow ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

230

The Husband to his Dying Wife ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

231

Autumn ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

232

The Gods of Old ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

233

Hymn of the Bards ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

233

The Liberty Bell ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

235

The North Edda ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

236

The American Banner ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

237

WARD, JAMES W. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

255

Song of the Musquito ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

258

The Word of Promise ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

258

Autumn Song ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

259

Niagara ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

260

Childish Wisdom ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

261

The Sunbeam ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

262

Epigram ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

262

WARFIELD, CATHARINE A. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

319

The Return to Ashland ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

320

The Atlantic Telegraph ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

321

The Shadow of a Tomb ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

322

Spring Thunder ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

323

The Same Calm Brow ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

324

Never, as I Have Loved Thee ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

324

WELBORN, GEORGE Y. Biographic Notice — Granville M. Ballard ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

557

The Captive Boy ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

558

Voice of Other Days ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

559

WELBY, AMELIA B. Biographic Notice—Ben Casseday ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

209

The Rainbow ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

213

The Presence of God ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

214

Pulpit Eloquence ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

215

The Little Step-Son ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

217

To a Sea-Shell ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

218

The Old Maid ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

219

May ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

220

The Dew-Drop ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

221

The Summer Birds ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

221

The Mournful Heart ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

222

The Golden Ringlet ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

223

WHITTLESEY, MARY R. Biographic Notice—Wm. D. Howells ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

640

Hemlock Hollow ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

640

The Woodman's Ax ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

640

Juliette ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

641

Not Yet ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

642

WILSON, OBED J. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

500

The Stars ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

500

Lines ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

501

Life — A Journey ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

502

WOOD, JULIA A. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

610

Her Glove ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

610

Prayer for My Dying Child ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

611

There is a Light ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

611

WRIGHT, NATHANIEL. Biographic Notice ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

113

To a Fly ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

113

The Mountain Storm ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

113