The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland, collected and edited

About this eBook

Editor

Johnston, George, 1829-1891

Title

The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland

Credits

Produced by Ben Beasley and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Cecil County (Md.) -- Poetry

Category

Text

eBook-No.

12402

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12402

Release Date

May 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Preface. — Editorial Notes. — Contents. — David Scott (of John.) — Emma Alice Browne. — Nathan Covington Brooks. — John Marchborn Cooley. — George Washington Cruikshank. — Mrs. Annie Mc Carer Darlington. — Rev. William Duke. — Edwin Evans Ewing. — William Pinkney Ewing. — Charles H. Evans. — Mrs. Sarah Hall. — Mrs. Sallie W. Hardcastle. — Mrs. Mary E. Ireland. — George Johnston. — William James Jones. — John Henry Kimble. — James Mc Cauley. — Mrs. Ida Mc Cormick. — Folger Mc Kinsky. — Mrs. Rosaliene R. Murphy. — Rachel E. Patterson. — Callander Patterson. — Tobias Rudulph. — Zebulon Rudulph. — Mrs. Alice Coale Simpers. — David Scott (of James.) — Henry Vanderford. — David Scott (of John.) — Lines — Suggested by the Singing of a Bird Early in March, 1868. — An Eastern Tale — Addressed to Mrs. S.C. Choate. — The Market-Man’s License, — Or The Farmer’s Appeal From a Jackass to the Mayor. — Lines — On the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Scott. — My Schoolboy Days. — The Donation Visit. — Lines — On the death of Miss Mary Hayes. — Lines — On the death of Miss Eleanora Henderson. — Lines — On the death of Mrs. Burnite who died February 2, 1878. — Stanzas — To Mary. — Impromptu — To Mrs. Anna C. Baker. — Lament for the Year 1887. — Verses — Lines — On the death of a young lady of Wilmington. — Youthful Reminiscences. — Stanzas — To a Little Girl on Her Birthday. — To Miss Mary Bain. — Stanzas — Birthday Verses. — Roll Call. — In Memoriam — Rensellaer Biddle. — Stanzas — Written on the Fly Leaf of a Child’s Bible. — Christmas Greeting, 1877. — Anniversary Poem. — The Peterson Genealogical Tree. — Lines — What is Matter? — Dedicated to His Friend George Johnston. — Anniversary Hymn. — The Intellectual Telegraph. — Addressed to Miss C. Casho. — Lines on an Indian Arrow-Head. — Acrostic — To Miss Annie Eliza M’Namee. — Minutes — Of the Jackson Hall Debating Society, Dec. 5, 1877. — Retrospection. — Acrostic — To Miss Florence Wilson M’Namee. — The Book of Books. — The Lesson of the Seasons. — John A. Calhoun, My Joe John. — A Parody. — Emma Alice Browne.
2. 2.Earlier Poems. — My Brother. — My Father. — In Memoriam, 1857. — At the Nightfall. — The Midnight Chime. — May-Thalia. — To Thomas Hempstead. — Memories. — The Old Homestead. — Gurtha. — In Memoriam. — John B. Abrahams, of Port Deposit, Aged 22 Years. — Missive to ——. — Chick-A-Dee’s Song.
3. 3.Later Poems. — To My Sister. — M.A. Kennon. — Measuring the Baby. — The Light of Dreams. — Ben Hafed’s Meed. — Winter Bound. — Misled. — At Milking-Time. — The Singer’s Song — Aunt Patty’s Thanksgiving. — In Hoc Signo Vinces! — (Under This Sign Thou Shalt Conquer.) — How Katie Saved the Train. — Off the Skidloe. — Life’s Crosses. — Nathan Covington Brooks, A.M., LL.D. — The Mother to Her Dead Boy. — To a Dove. — Mourning amid the Ruins of an Ancient Church. — Fall of Superstition. — A Prize Poem. — The Infant St. John, the Baptist. — Shelley’s Obsequies. — The Fountain Revisited. — Death of Samson. — An Infant’s Prayer. — John Marchborn Cooley. — A Story with a Moral. — Forty Years After. — The Past. — Loved and Lost. — Death of Henry Clay, Jr. — Killed in One of the Battles of the Mexican War. — A Valentine. — Lines — Suggested on Visiting the Grave of a Dear Friend. — George Washington Cruikshank. — STONEWALL JACKSON. — [1863.] — An Impromptu on Hearing of His Death. — In Memoriam. — Frank M. Cruikshank, Died 1862. — New-Year Ode. — [1863.] — My Birthday. — To S—— 1864. — Mrs. Annie Mc Carer Darlington. — A Birthday Greeting — To My Little Nephew. — [July 4th, 1886.] — Murmurings. — The Old Oak Tree. — Sweet Florida. — Evening. — Rev. William Duke. — Hymn. — Hymn. — Rejoicing in Hope. — Hymn. — Remorse. — Morning. — Edwin Evans Ewing. — The Cherubim—A Vision. — Death and Beauty. — Take the Harp. — To Kate. — Death of the Beautiful. — Asphodel. — William Pinkney Ewing. — The Angel Voice. — Then and Now. — [Midnight.] — [Daydawn.] — The Neglected Harp. — Alone. — Gone Astray. — Lay of the Last Indian. — Charles H. Evans. — Influences. — Musings. — Lines. — Written on Viewing Turkey Point from a Distance. — Mrs. Sarah Hall. — Sketch of a Landscape — With a Rose in January. — Life. — Suggested by a Summer Evening. — Mrs. Sallie Williams Hardcastle. — On Receipt of a Bouquet. — October. — Old Letters. — To Mrs. Annie P——. — June Roses. — Music. — Lines — On the Death of a Friend. — Mrs. Mary Eliza Ireland. — At the Party. — Mother and Son. — The Missionary’s Story. — Transition. — Dorothy Moore. — Homeward Bound. — George Johnston. — Here and Hereafter. — The Turtle’s Sermon. — Moral. — Skye. — The Dog with the Beautiful Eye. — If You Don’t Believe It, Try It. — Bye and Bye. — William James Jones. — Autumn. — Mary’s Grave. — To Anselmo. — Flowers. — Life. — John Henry Kimble. — His Last Tune. — Advice to an Ambitious Youth. — Too Late. — After the Shower. — A Tribute — To the Memory of David Scott (of John.) — Spring. — James Mc Cauley. — Henry Clay. — Virtuous Age. — Acrostic. — Work To-Day. — On the Death of a Child. — Spring. — Hope. — Autumn. — Mrs. Ida Mc Cormick. — My Fancy Land. — With the Tide. — The Old Fashion. — My Baby and the Rose. — Folger Mc Kinsey. — Waiting Their Crowns. — Sea Echoes. — Where Fancy Dwells. — At Key’s Grave. — The Eternal Life. — Mrs. Rosaliene Romula Murphy. — Woman’s Rights. — Only a Baby. — To Helen, — On Writing a Second Time in Her Album. — Rachel Elizabeth Patterson. — “Judge Not!” — The Wish. — The Christian’s Anchor. — Callander Patterson. — God Is Great. — Tobias Rudulph. — Selection from Tancred. — Zebulon Rudulph. — The Surprise. — Thoughts, — On the Death of My Grandchild Fanny. — The Decree. — A View from Mount Carmel. — Mrs. Alice Coale Simpers. — The Miller’s Romance. — The Last Time. — Only a Simple Maid! — The Mystic Clock. — A New Year’s Poem. — “Rube” and “Will.” — An Episode Related by Aunt Sheba. — The Legend of St. Bavon! — David Scott (of James.) — The Forced Alliance. — My Cottage Home. — A Vesper Hymn. — The Mighty One. — The Surviving Thought. — The Working Man’s Song. — Ode to Death. — Henry Vanderford. — On the Mountains. — Progress. — Winter. — Lines — On Witnessing Three Sisters Depositing Flowers on the Grave of a Friend, in St. Ann’s Cemetery, Middletown, Delaware. — Merry May.

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