Eugene Field

"Lie in my arms, Ailsie, my bairn,--     Lie in my arms and dinna greit;     Long time been past syn I kenned you last,     But my harte been al"

"Whenas ye plaisaunt Aperille shoures have washed and purged awaye     Ye poysons and ye rheums of earth to make a merrie May,     Ye shraddy bos"

"Sometime there ben a lyttel boy     That wolde not renne and play,     And helpless like that little tyke     Ben allwais in the way.     "Goe"

"Sweetheart, be my sweetheart     When birds are on the wing,     When bee and bud and babbling flood     Bespeak the birth of spring,     Come"

"Last night, my darling, as you slept,     I thought I heard you sigh,     And to your little crib I crept,     And watched a space thereby;"

"In yonder old cathedral     Two lovely coffins lie;     In one, the head of the state lies dead,     And a singer sleeps hard by.     Once ha"

"From out Cologne there came three kings     To worship Jesus Christ, their King.     To Him they sought fine herbs they brought,     And many a"

"Cinna, the great Venusian told     In songs that will not die     How in Augustan days of old     Your love did glorify     His life and all h"

"Little All-Aloney's feet     Pitter-patter in the hall,     And his mother runs to meet     And to kiss her toddling sweet,     Ere perchance"

"Shuffle-shoon and Amber-Locks     Sit together, building blocks;     Shuffle-Shoon is old and gray,     Amber-Locks a little child,     But to"

"The ferny places gleam at morn,     The dew drips off the leaves of corn;     Along the brook a mist of white     Fades as a kiss on lips of li"

"O fountain of Blandusia,     Whence crystal waters flow,     With garlands gay and wine I'll pay     The sacrifice I owe;     A sportive kid w"

"Come, brothers, share the fellowship     We celebrate to-night;     There's grace of song on every lip     And every heart is light!     But f"

"Krinken was a little child,--     It was summer when he smiled.     Oft the hoary sea and grim     Stretched its white arms out to him,     Ca"

"The Northland reared his hoary head     And spied the Southland leagues away--     "Fairest of all fair brides," he said,     "Be thou my bride"

"There--let thy hands be folded     Awhile in sleep's repose;     The patient hands that wearied not,     But earnestly and nobly wrought     I"

"Now stands Soracte white with snow, now bend the laboring trees,     And with the sharpness of the frost the stagnant rivers freeze.     Pile up"

"The Blue Horizon wuz a mine us fellers all thought well uv,     And there befell the episode I now perpose to tell uv;     'T wuz in the year uv"

"I love the lyric muse!     For when mankind ran wild in grooves     Came holy Orpheus with his songs     And turned men's hearts from bestial l"

"Last night, as my dear babe lay dead,     In agony I knelt and said:     "0 God! what have I done,     Or in what wise offended Thee,     That"

"What end the gods may have ordained for me,     And what for thee,     Seek not to learn, Leucone; we may not know.     Chaldean tables cannot"

"Star of the East, that long ago     Brought wise men on their way     Where, angels singing to and fro,     The Child of Bethlehem lay--     A"

"O Lady Fortune! 't is to thee I call,     Dwelling at Antium, thou hast power to crown     The veriest clod with riches and renown,     And cha"

"[JANUARY, 1814]     When, to despoil my native France,     With flaming torch and cruel sword     And boisterous drums her foeman comes,"

"Republicans of differing views     Are pro or con protection;     If that's the issue they would choose,     Why, we have no objection.     Th"

"I'm a beautiful red, red drum,     And I train with the soldier boys;     As up the street we come,     Wonderful is our noise!     There's To"

"When in the halcyon days of old, I was a little tyke,     I used to fish in pickerel ponds for minnows and the like;     And oh, the bitter sadn"

"HE     When you were mine, in auld lang syne,     And when none else your charms might ogle,     I'll not deny, fair nymph, that I     Was ha"

"If I were Francois Villon and Francois Villon I,     What would it matter to me how the time might drag or fly?     He would in sweaty anguish t"

"O hapless day! O wretched day!     I hoped you'd pass me by--     Alas, the years have sneaked away     And all is changed but I!     Had I th"

"Come hither, lyttel childe, and lie upon my breast to-night,     For yonder fares an angell yclad in raimaunt white,     And yonder sings ye ang"

"When Father Time swings round his scythe,     Intomb me 'neath the bounteous vine,     So that its juices, red and blithe,     May cheer these"

"A sunbeam comes a-creeping     Into my dear one's nest,     And sings to our babe a-sleeping     The song that I love the best:     "'T is lit"

"Come, my little one, with me!     There are wondrous sights to see     As the evening shadows fall;     In your pretty cap and gown,     Don't"

"Little Miss Brag has much to say     To the rich little lady from over the way     And the rich little lady puts out a lip     As she looks at"

"Two dreams came down to earth one night     From the realm of mist and dew;     One was a dream of the old, old days,     And one was a dream o"

"There was a certain gentleman, Ben Apfelgarten called,     Who lived way off in Germany a many years ago,     And he was very fortunate in being"

"Sweet little fairy,     Tender and airy,     Come, let us dance on the good baby-eyes;     Merrily skipping,     Cheerily tripping,     M"

"Aha! a traitor in the camp,     A rebel strangely bold,--     A lisping, laughing, toddling scamp,     Not more than four years old!     To t"

"He placed a rose in my nut-brown hair--     A deep red rose with a fragrant heart     And said: "We'll set this day apart,     So sunny, so won"

"Why do the bells of Christmas ring?     Why do little children sing?     Once a lovely shining star,     Seen by shepherds from afar,     Gen"

"Out on the mountain over the town,     All night long, all night long,     The trolls go up and the trolls go down,     Bearing their packs and"

"I     There, there, poor dog, my faithful friend,     Pay you no heed unto my sorrow:     But feast to-day while yet you may,--     Who knows but"

"On afternoons, when baby boy has had a splendid nap,     And sits, like any monarch on his throne, in nurse's lap,     In some such wise my hand"

"There once was a bird that lived up in a tree,     And all he could whistle was "Fiddle-dee-dee" -     A very provoking, unmusical song     For"

""Give me my bow," said Robin Hood,     "An arrow give to me;     And where 't is shot mark thou that spot,     For there my grave shall be.""

"The stars are twinkling in the skies,     The earth is lost in slumbers deep;     So hush, my sweet, and close thine eyes,     And let me lull"

"I thought myself indeed secure,     So fast the door, so firm the lock;     But, lo! he toddling comes to lure     My parent ear with timorous"

"The little French doll was a dear little doll     Tricked out in the sweetest of dresses;     Her eyes were of hue     A most delicate blue"

"Last night, whiles that the curfew bell ben ringing,     I heard a moder to her dearie singing     "Lollyby, lolly, lollyby."     And presently"

"It's June ag'in, an' in my soul I feel the fillin' joy     That's sure to come this time o' year to every little boy;     For, every June, the S"

"You ask me, friend,     Why I don't send     The long since due-and-paid-for numbers;     Why, songless, I     As drunken lie     Abandoned t"

"If ever in the sylvan shade     A song immortal we have made,     Come now, O lute, I pri' thee come--     Inspire a song of Latium.     A Le"

"Though mighty in Love's favor still,     Though cruel yet, my boy,     When the unwelcome dawn shall chill     Your pride and youthful joy,"

"Sweet, bide with me and let my love     Be an enduring tether;     Oh, wanton not from spot to spot,     But let us dwell together.     You'v"

"To bear the yoke not yet your love's submissive neck is bent,     To share a husband's toil, or grasp his amorous intent;     Over the fields, i"

"I say, as one who never feared     The wrath of a subscriber's bullet,     I pity him who has a beard     But has no little girl to pull it!"

"One night a tiny dewdrop fell     Into the bosom of a rose,--     "Dear little one, I love thee well,     Be ever here thy sweet repose!""

"Hush, little one, and fold your hands;     The sun hath set, the moon is high;     The sea is singing to the sands,     And wakeful posies are"

"HORACE     When you were mine in auld lang syne,     And when none else your charms might ogle,     I'll not deny,     Fair nymph, that I"