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The Human Inheritance

The New Hope, Motherhood. By William Sharp

Sharp, William,1855-1905

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THE HUMAN INHERITANCE.

I.

CYCLE I. CHILDHOOD'S INHERITANCE.

II.

CYCLE II. YOUTH'S INHERITANCE.

III.

CYCLE III. MANHOOD AND WOMANHOOD'S INHERITANCE.

IV.

CYCLE IV. OLD AGE'S INHERITANCE.

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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.

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.

TO THE SPIRIT CALLED LAUDANUM.

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III. WILD-ROSES.

Against the dim hot summer blue
Yon wave of white wild-roses lies,
Watching with listless golden eyes
The green leaves shutting out their view,
The tiny leaves whose motions bright
Are like small wings of emerald light:

White butterflies like snow-flakes fall
And brown bees drone their honey-call.