Synopses & Reviews
CONTENTS. POEMS. PAGE SAN FRANCISCO, FROM THE SEA 3 THE ANGELUS THE MOUNTAIN HEARTS-EASE 8 GRIZZLY .... 10 . MADRONO COYOTE . . 12 To A SEA-BIRD l5 HER LETTER 17 DICKENS IN CAMP 21 WHAT THE ENGINES SAID THE KETURN OP BELISARIUS 24 27 TWENTY YEARS 29 FATE . . . 31 IN DIALECT. JiM CHIQUITA Dows FLAT IN THE TUNNEL CICELY PENELOPE PLAIN LANGUAGE FROM TRUTHFUL JAMES . . 52 THE SOCIETY UPON THE STANISLAUS ... 55 32 35 38 42 45 50 iv CONTENTS. POEMS FROM 1860 TO 1868. JOHN BURNS of GETTYSBURG 58 THE TALE OF A PONY 63 THE MIRACLE OF PADRE JUNIPERO . . . .68 AN ARCTIC VISION . . 72 To THE PLIOCENE SKULL 76 THE BALLAD OF THE EMEU 79 THE AGED STRANGER 82 How ARE YOU, SANITARY .... 84 THE EEVEILLE 86 OUR PRIVILEGE 88 RELIEVING GUARD . ... . . .90 PARODIES. A GEOLOGICAL MADRIGAL . . . . .91 THF, WILLOWS . . . . . .93 NORTH BEACH . . ... . . .97 THE LOST TAILS OF MILETUS 99 EAST AND WEST POEMS. A GREYPORT LEGEND . 103 A NEWPORT ROMANCE 106 THE HAWKS NEST . . ., . . . 110 IN THE MISSION GARDEN 113 THE OLD MAJOR EXPLAINS . . . . . .116 SEVENTY-NINE 119 TRUTHFUL JAMESS ANSWER TO HER LETTER . . 123 FURTHER LANGUAGE FROM TRUTHFUL JAMES . . 127 THE WONDERFUL SPRING OF SAN JOAQUIN . . .131 ON A CONE OF THE BIG TREES 136 CONTENTS. A SANITARY MESSAGE, 139 THE COPPERHEAD 141 ON A PEN OF THOMAS STARR KING .... 143 LONE MOUNTAIN ........ 144 CALIFORNIAS GREETING TO SEWARD .... 146 THE Two SHIPS ........ 148 THE GODDESS 149 152 ADDRESS . THE LOST GALLEON A SECOND REVIEW or THE GRAND ARMY . . . 155 163 II. BEFORE THE CURTAIN 167 THE STAGE-DRIVERS STORY 168 ASPIRING Miss DE LAINE CALIFORNIA MADRIGAL . . . . . .172 .180 ST. THOMAS . . 182 BALLAD OF MR. COOKE . . . . . . . 185 THE LEGENDS OF THE RHINE 191 MRS. JUDGEJENKINS SEQUEL TO MAUD MULLER . v 194 AVITOR 197 A WHITE-PINE BALLAD ...... 199 LITTLE RED RIDING-HOOD THE RITUALIST . A MORAL VINDICATOR 203 ....... 205 SONGS WITHOUT SENSE 207 ECHOES OF THE FOOT-HILLS. SPANISH IDYLS. CONCEPCION DE ARGUELLO ..... 213 202 RAMON . . . . 222 FOR THE KING 225 vi CONTENTS. DON DIEGO OF THE SOUTH . . RIAR PEDROS RIDE.... . . 234 239 AT THE HACIENDA . . . . . . . 246 IN DIALECT. LUKE 247 TRUTHFUL JAMES TO THE EDITOR . . . 253 THE BABES IN THE WOODS 256 AFTER THE ACCIDNT ...... 260 THE GHOST THAT JIM SAW . . . . . 263 THE IDYL OF BATTLE HOLLOW . . . . 266 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Miss BLANCHE SAYS . . . . . . . 269 HALF AN HOUR BEFORE SUPPER . 274 DOLLY VARDEN 277 WHAT THE CHIMNEY SANG . 280 GUILDS SIGNAL . . . . . . . . 282 CALDWELL OF SPRINGFIELD . . . . 284 GRANDMOTHER TENTERDEN . 28 ANNIVERSARY POEM 291 BATTLE BUNNY . . . . WHAT THE BULLET SANG THE LATEST CHINESE OUTRAGE - - . . . 295 298 .... 300 AN IDYL OF THE ROAD . . . . . 306 THOMPSON OF ANGELS 310 ALNASCHAR . . . . . . . 314 TELEMACHUS, VERSUS MENTOR A LEGEND OF COLOGNE 317 322 OFF SCARBOROUGH 334 MASTER JOHNNYS NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR . . 340 Miss EDITHS MODEST REQUEST . . . 343 CONTENTS. vll Miss EDITH MAKES IT PLEASANT FOR BROTHER JACK 347 Miss EDITH MAKES ANOTHER FRIEND . . . 350 ON THE LANDING 353 CADET GREY . . . . . .356 POEMS. SAN FRANCISCO. FROM THE SEA. SERENE, indifferent of Fate, Thou sittest at the Western Gate Upon thy heights so lately wo.n Still slant the banners of the sun Thou seest the white seas strike their tents, O Warder of two Continents And scornful of the peace that flies Thy angry winds and sullen skies, Thou drawest all things, small or great, To thee, beside the Western Gate. SANFRANCISCO. lions whelp, that hidest fast In jungle growth of spire and mast, 1 know thy cunning and thy greed, Thy hard high lust and wilful deed, And all thy glory loves to tell Of specious gifts material...
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