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THE
LOOM OF LIFE
COTTON NOE
Author of "The Blood of
Rachel and Other Poems"
Rachel and Other Poems"
RICHARD G. BADGER
THE GORHAM PRESS
BOSTON
Copyright, 1917, by Richard G. Badger
All Rights Reserved
The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.
TO
SIDNEY STANFILL NOE
SIDNEY STANFILL NOE
Like her who wrought at the Old-fashioned Loom,
And toiled at Distaff and Wheel,—
The grace of the Lily, the breath of its bloom,—
The flame of the Martyr's zeal,—
She has woven the Web of a beautiful Life—
Oh, consecrate LOVE, my WIFE, my WIFE!
And toiled at Distaff and Wheel,—
The grace of the Lily, the breath of its bloom,—
The flame of the Martyr's zeal,—
She has woven the Web of a beautiful Life—
Oh, consecrate LOVE, my WIFE, my WIFE!
NOTE TO THE SECOND EDITION
The Loom of Life was published late in 1912. It has had an unusualsale for a first volume of poetry, and there is still a steady demandfor the book, which has been out of print for some months. ThisSecond Edition is issued to meet that demand.
The Publisher
CONTENTS
Proem11
The Old-Fashioned Loom 15
The Old Old Clock 17
The Old Spinning Wheel 18
The Old Water Mill 20
Waterloo 22
In the Happy Long Ago 24
The Old Drinking Gourd 25
Solitude 29
Love's Triumph 30
My Guiding Star 31
Rhymes and Roses 32
...
The Old-Fashioned Loom 15
The Old Old Clock 17
The Old Spinning Wheel 18
The Old Water Mill 20
Waterloo 22
In the Happy Long Ago 24
The Old Drinking Gourd 25
Solitude 29
Love's Triumph 30
My Guiding Star 31
Rhymes and Roses 32
...