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The ghost's entry and other poems

Piatt, John James (1835-1917)

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THE GHOST'S ENTRY, ETC.

THE GHOST'S ENTRY

OTHO IN THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE

THE OLD PIANO'S PLAYER

A TRAGEDY OF LONG BRIDGE

AWAKE IN A HAUNTED HOUSE

THE UNBIDDEN GUEST

THE SILENT PASSENGER

THE DEAD HOUSE-FIRE

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1.

I FEUDAL TENURE

2.

II SAINT CECILIA

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III AT AN ANCIENT SHRINE

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IV APPRECIATION AND VALUE

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V AT BURIAL SERVICE

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VI AFTER-WEALTH

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VIII A WHITE LIAR

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IX ON LEAVING AN OLD HOUSE

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XI A DEDICATION

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IN THE OHIO VALLEY

THE OLD WOODMAN'S AXE

JENNY'S WAY TO HONOUR

THE HARVEST SPRING

A WINTER MORNING IDYL

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TWO WALKS IN AUTUMN

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I IN NOVEMBER WOODS

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II AMONG FALLEN LEAVES

ODE FOR THE OPENING OF THE MUSIC HALL AT CINCINNATI, MAY FESTIVAL 1878

TO A LONELY WOODLAND SPRING

ON THE OLD FRONTIER LINE

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CLIO IN THE CAPITOL, ETC.

CLIO IN THE CAPITOL

TRANSFIGURATION

THE END OF THE JOURNEY

THE BOYS IN BLUE

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THE YELLOW LEAF IN THE POET'S BOOK

THE WINDOW-MIRACLE

THE MINER'S BETROTHAL

‘CLOSED IN MY POET'S BOOK, I SEE’

HOME-BELLS IN THE DESERT

THE DAYS OF THE WEEK

FROM THE WINDOW OF A GREAT LIBRARY

A LOST KINGDOM OF GODS

TO THE MONTH OF MARCH

A DREAM OF CHURCH-WINDOWS

THE FISHERMAN'S LIGHTHOUSE

TWO MOODS OF OCTOBER

MISTRESS OF THE RING

A CANDLE'S LIGHT

THE RING OF FASTRADA

TO NIGHT, THE HEALER

THE COMING-FORTH OF STARS

HIS DREAM OF HER

IN FAIR AND FOUL WEATHER

AN ANGEL WITH A BROOM

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IV
APPRECIATION AND VALUE

In Curio's hoard of coins we see how old
Copper, rust-green, outranks new-minted gold.
One keeps the ghost of some lost empire's sway,
One buys the harvest of the world to-day.