The Pastor's Story, And Other Pieces - Or Prose And Poetry (1880) (Paperback)

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1881 Original Publisher: Southern Methodist Publishing House, printed for the author Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: MY VALLEY HOME. I Love my cottage by the moor, With woodbine running o'er the door; A green grass covering spread around, And blossoms to adorn the ground. I love that place, though 'tis no dome -- But, sweeter far, it is my home I love the sun that shines for me, Upon my cottage light and free; It stirs again the bee's wild hum, And brightens up my valley home. I love that place, though 'tis no dome -- But, sweeter far, it is my home . I love the moon that shines so bright, I love the stars with their mild light; They seem to linger near the spot, They seem to smile upon the cot. I love that place, though 'tis no dome -- But, sweeter far, it is my home All things around that place I love; The earth beneath, the heavens above. When time oh earth with me is o'er, O lay me by that cottage-door There let me wait till God doth come To take me to my heavenly home. (56) OOTHOALOGA, Vale of beauty the lone and troubled heart, In sweet seclusion far remote from strife, Exempt from vice and folly, guile and art, Which throng around the busy scenes of life, Enjoys within thy bosom that repose Which seldom in this heartless world is given, That calm content which from retirement flows, And holds celestial intercourse with heaven. Not here does malice plume her sable wing, Nor mad ambition rage without control; Not here does envy hurl her venomed sting, Nor passions base contaminate the soul. Here in her primitive simplicity Nature o'er all holds undisputed r...