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The Human Inheritance

The New Hope, Motherhood. By William Sharp
Sharp, William,1855-1905
  
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[dedication]

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To E. A. S.
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THE HUMAN INHERITANCE.
  
THE NEW HOPE.
  
MOTHERHOOD.
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TRANSCRIPTS FROM NATURE.
 I. 
I. SUNRISE ABOVE BROAD WHEAT-FIELDS.
 II. 
II. THE STONE-BREAKER.
 III. 
III. WILD-ROSES.
 IV. 
IV. LIGHT OF THE SETTING SUN ON MOUNTAIN-ASH BERRIES.
 V. 
V. PINE-WOODS.
 VI. 
VI. THE WINDMILL.
 VII. 
VII. SEA-WRACK.
 VIII. 
VIII. THE BLUE HERON.
 IX. 
IX. SHELLS ON THE SEA-SHORE.
 X. 
X. THE NIGHTINGALE.
 XI. 
XI. THE SWOLLEN RIVER.
 XII. 
XII. MOONLIGHT AT SEA.
 XIII. 
XIII. A DEAD CALM AND MIST.
 XIV. 
XIV. LABOURERS RETURNING HOME.
 XV. 
XV. A GREEN WAVE.
 XVI. 
XVI. MORNING GLORY.
 XVII. 
XVII. DAWN AMID SCOTCH FIRS.
 XVIII. 
XVIII. GROUND-LIGHTNING.
 XIX. 
XIX. THE EBBING TIDE.
 XX. 
XX. THE INCOMING TIDE.
 XXI. 
XXI. TWO OLD YEWS.
 XXII. 
XXII. PHOSPHORESCENT SEA. (I.)
 XXIII. 
XXIII. PHOSPHORESCENT SEA. (II.)
 XXIV. 
XXIV. PHOSPHORESCENT SEA. (III.)
 XXV. 
XXV. MOUNTAIN MISTS.
 XXVI. 
XXVI. MOONRISE.
 XXVII. 
XXVII. MOONRISE.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII. MOONRISE.
 XXIX. 
XXIX.—PINES IN STORM.
 XXX. 
XXX.—THE LONELY LARCH.
  
THE TIDES OF VENICE.
  
A DIALOGUE.
  
DESOLATION.
  
CHRISTMAS-EVE.
  
LIFE.
  
SIGHT.
  
YOUNG LOVE.
  
DREAM LAND.
  
A GREETING
  
REVELATION.
  
POSSIBILITIES.
  
PAIN.
  
BEN-A-CHAOLAIS
  
SPRING-WIND.
  
TO THE SPIRIT CALLED LAUDANUM.
  
LINES.
  
THE REDEEMER.
  
LAST WORDS.

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IX. SHELLS ON THE SEA-SHORE.

A yellow stretch of rippled sand
Curved by the bay to two gold lips;
Ah look! the blue sea slyly slips
Faint frothing up the shingly strand—
Just takes the kiss, and then for fear
Reflows, but ebbs to reappear.
The sea-shells strewn around sing low
The secret sea-things that they know.
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