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Poems by Anne C. Lynch. With illustrations by Durand, Huntington, Darley, Duggan, Rothermel, etc

Botta, Anne C. Lynch (1815-1891)

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THE BATTLE OF LIFE.

A THOUGHT BY THE SEA-SHORE.

ON THE DEATH OF MRS. N. P. WILLIS.

ON A PICTURE OF HARVEY BIRCH.

THOUGHTS IN A LIBRARY.

DAY-DAWN IN ITALY.

ON THE DEATH OF AN INFANT.

TEACHING THE SCRIPTURES.

TO ****, WITH FLOWERS.

AN APOLOGY FOR SADNESS.

A DIRGE FOR O'CONNELL.

THE DUMB CREATION.

PAUL PREACHING AT ATHENS.

BOOKS FOR THE PEOPLE.

TO THE MEMORY OF CHANNING.

A FAREWELL TO OLE BULL.

TO A POET, PAINTER AND MUSICIAN.

THE WASTED FOUNTAINS.

CHRIST BETRAYED.

THE IDEAL FOUND.

THE IMAGE BROKEN.

ON SEEING MRS. KEAN AS CONSTANCE IN KING JOHN.

THE WOUNDED VULTURE.

TO ---, IN OBSCURITY.

THE DYING SYCAMORES.

TO AN ASTRONOMER.

BONES IN THE DESERT.

TO A SILENT POET.

TO THE VENERABLE GENERAL GAINES.

ON A PICTURE OF RUTH.

ON THE DEATH OF A FRIEND.

TO ---.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

ON A PICTURE OF MY FATHER.

BYRON AMONG THE RUINS OF GREECE.

TO THE CENTURY PLANT.

WRITTEN AT TIVOLI FALLS,

THE EARTH TO THE SUN.

TO A POET'S WIFE.

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD.

TO ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.

NIGHTFALL IN HUNGARY.

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TO ---.

In the noble army of Reform
Thou art a pioneer;
And bravely wields thy good right arm,
The broadsword and the spear.

Thou may'st not see the battle's close,
The victory may'st not win:
But the scars upon thy spirit prove,
Thou hast not lived in vain.