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At the holy well
with a handful of new verses
Piatt, John James (1835-1917)
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AT THE HOLY WELL.
THE LOST HUNTING GROUND.
AT THE GRAVES OF TWO BROTHERS.
PACIFIC PIONEERS.
IN ST. MARY'S CHURCH AT YOUGHAL.
LETTER FROM AN OHIO VALLEY VETERAN.
A BOY ON GAMBIER HILL.
CONFIDENCES.
A RHYME OF THE WEATHER.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
SONGS, SONNETS, EPIGRAMS, ETC.
QUICK AND DEAD.
FLOWERS IN A BOOK.
DOUBLE WINGS.
SLEEP AND LIFE.
IN OCTOBER.
GLOW-WORM AND STAR.
GRACE OVER A GLASS OF CIDER.
VALENTINE.
SUCCESS.
THE CHRYSALIS.
THE ANGEL OF MEMORY.
BIRTHDAY WISHES.
THE STAGE-CROSSING.
THE FLOWER UNDER FOOT.
THE BUBBLE BLOWERS.
THROUGH A WINDOW PANE.
AT MORNING.
USE AND BEAUTY.
THE OUTLOOK.
THE GUERDON.
TO PEARL,
BELL-TONES.
TO A LADY.
LOVE LETTERS.
NIGHT THOUGHTS.
WITH SEA-SHELLS AND POEMS.
IRELAND
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At the holy well
THE GUERDON.
To
the quick brow Fame grudges her best wreath
While the quick heart to enjoy it throbs beneath.
On the dead forehead's sculptured marble shown
Lo, her choice crown—its flowers are also stone.
At the holy well