The ghost's entry and other poems

Piatt, John James (1835-1917)

[dedication]

THE GHOST'S ENTRY, ETC.

QUATRAINS

I FEUDAL TENURE

II SAINT CECILIA

III AT AN ANCIENT SHRINE

IV APPRECIATION AND VALUE

V AT BURIAL SERVICE

VI AFTER-WEALTH

VII NEW LIFE

VIII A WHITE LIAR

IX ON LEAVING AN OLD HOUSE

10.

X AT HOME

11.

XI A DEDICATION

IN THE OHIO VALLEY

CLIO IN THE CAPITOL, ETC.

MISCELLANEOUS

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AFTER-WEALTH

Diamonds in tropic river-beds, they say,
Are found when the fierce floods are drained away;
So, in our lives, where passion-torrents flow
No more, shine wisdom's precious stones below.

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