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George P. Rowell and Company's American Newspaper Directory, containing accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and territories, and the dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America., together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published. (ed. George P. Rowell and company) 8 0 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 4 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 4 0 Browse Search
James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley 3 3 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 2 0 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 2 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 2 2 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: February 15, 1865., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Afternoon landscape: poems and translations, The dying house. (search)
The dying house. She is dead; her house is dying; Round its long-deserted door, From the hillside and the moor, Swell the autumn breezes sighing. Closer to its windows press Pine-tree boughs in mute caress; Wind-sown seeds in silence come, Root, and grow, and bud, and bloom; Year by year, kind Nature's grace Wraps and shields her dwelling-place. She who loved all things that grew, Talked with every bird that flew, Brought each creature to her feet With persuasive accents sweet,-- Now her voice is hushed and gone, Yet the birds and bees keep on. Oh the joy, the love, the glee, Sheltered once by that roof-tree! Song and dance and serenade, Joyous jest by maskers played; Passionate whispers on the stairs, Hopes unspoken, voiceless prayers; Greetings that repressed love's theme, Partings that renewed its dream; All the blisses, all the woes, Youth's brief hour of spring-time knows,-- All have died into the past. Perish too the house at last! Vagrant children come and go 'Neath the win