POEMS

POEMS

BY

FRANCES E. W. HARPER

Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. ISAIAH 60:15.

CONTENTS.

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  My Mother's Kiss . . . . . . . . . . 1
  A Grain of Sand . . . . . . . . . . 3
  The Crocuses . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
  The Present Age . . . . . . . . . . 6
  Dedication Poem . . . . . . . . . . 9
  A Double Standard . . . . . . . . . 12
  Our Hero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
  The Dying Bondman . . . . . . . . . 17
  A Little Child Shall Lead Them . . . 19
  The Sparrow's Fall . . . . . . . . . 21
  God Bless Our Native Land . . . . . 23
  Dandelions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
  The Building . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
  Home, Sweet Home . . . . . . . . . . 26
  The Pure in Heart Shall See God . . 28
  He Had Not Where to Lay His Head . . 30
  Go Work in My Vineyard . . . . . . . 31
  Renewal of Strength . . . . . . . . 33
  Jamie's Puzzle . . . . . . . . . . . 34
  Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
  Death of the Old Sea King . . . . . 38
  Save the Boys . . . . . . . . . . . 40
  Nothing and Something . . . . . . . 42
  Vashti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
  Thank God for Little Children . . . 47
  The Martyr of Alabama . . . . . . . 49
  The Night of Death . . . . . . . . . 53
  Mother's Treasures . . . . . . . . . 56
  The Refiner's Gold . . . . . . . . . 58
  A Story of the Rebellion . . . . . . 60
  Burial of Sarah . . . . . . . . . . 61
  Going East . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
  The Hermit's Sacrifice . . . . . . . 66
  Songs for the People . . . . . . . . 69
  Let the Light Enter . . . . . . . . 71
  An Appeal to My Country Women . . . 72