Cotton is king, high priest of Mammon,
Ruling the nation with imperial sway;
His will is law, all else is gammon—
The people murmur, but murmuring obey.
'Tis strange to notice how a simple thing,
Pregnant with force potential, yet…
Who lags from dread of daily toil And his appointed task would shirk,
Commits a folly and a crime;
A soulless slave,
A paltry knave,
A clog upon the wheels of time.
With work to do, and stores of health,
The man's unworthy to be free
Who will…
Yes, down into the tomb!—Down, down I say,To its dark depths!I do not fear its gloom,And for its shelterEarnestly I pray.The world is hideous—Heaven seems afar;Despair o'ershadows me;Its darkness to dispel,Hope has no kindly star.Ah, me! how frailAre…
Crouching on the marble steps
That led into a house of prayer.
Sat a girl with face half hidden
'Neath a veil of tangled hair,
Looking like a fallen angel,
Come to find a shelter there.
Loudly blew the winds around her,
Coldly fell the…
Suppose the little cowslip
Should hang its golden cup
And say, "I'm such a tiny flower,
I'd better now grow up"—
How many a weary traveler
Would miss its fragrant smell,
How many a little child would grieve
To lose it from the dell!
Suppose…
If in the silence of this lonely eve,
With the street-lamp pale-flickering on the wall,
A spirit were to say to me—"Believe,
Thou shalt be answered. Call!"—Whom should I call?
And when I were to see thee gliding in
With thy pale robes (that in…
I come to Thee to-night
In my lone closet, where no eye can see, And dare to crave and interview with Thee,
Father of love and light!
Softly the moonbeams shine
On the still branches of the shadowy trees, While all sweet sounds of evening on the…
Fear not, love, though all forsake thee,
Though a scornful world may frown,
I will never cease to love thee,
I will ne'er thy name disown.
In thy happier days, remember,
All my heart was pldged to thee;
Now, when fate conspires to crush…
We stand here together, with courage and will,
Resolved the right cause to maintain;
With hearts true and constant, whatever may come,
We firm as the rocks will remain.
For the fight! for the right! here unflinching we stand; I pledge you the…
