FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Ranch Verses
FC 11 C-09
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William Lawrence Chittenden
Waiting
Alas, for the whim of a proud beauty's ways.
rejection, pride, heartache, pain, suffering, love, affection
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William Lawrence Chittenden
Misunderstood
Burn on, proud soul! No matter the cost.
optimism, hope, fate, ignorance
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William Lawrence Chittenden
Texas Types -- The Sheriff
He's a quiet, easy fellow, with his pants tucked in his boots.
ranger, Rio Grande, justice, courage, law
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135
William Lawrence Chittenden
To an "Unknown Friend" -- "A.M."
Fair lady, though we "never met."
love, devotion, poet, love song
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133
William Lawrence Chittenden
Texas Types -- The Cattle Queen
In the lonely land of Texas.
woman, widow, Mistress Breeze, wealth, bachelor
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136
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Ranchman's Ride
Hurrah for a ride on the prairies free.
race, open range, untamed horses
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137
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Ladies -- A Toast
God bless the ladies -- everywhere.
women, chivalry, special gifts, characteristics, admiration, adoration, praise
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William Lawrence Chittenden
The New York Girl
I have known dark senoritas.
Creole maidens, British beauties, Parisian ladies, Gotham girl, charm, fashion, flirt, literature, art
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139
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Boston Girl
She usually wears glasses.
Voltaire, knowledge, science, truth, brains, intellectual
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140
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Western Girl
I heard the deep bass-viol's cry.
warmth, dance, kisses
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141
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Southern Girl
Her face is like a tropic sea.
silence, lovely voice, guitar, gentle
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142
William Lawrence Chittenden
The California Girl
There's a wild rose breath of beauty.
beauty, impulsive, generosity
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143
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Ladies of Dixie
If the ladies of Dixie had marched to the field.
Yankees, gentle, North, warfare, peace
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144
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Old MacKenzie Trail
Stretching onward toward the sunset.
scout, soldiers, loss, hope, love, hate, Indians, past
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146
William Lawrence Chittenden
Lines to an Artist in New York
There's a snug little nook in the city's great heart.
painter, studio, curiosities, plunder, paint
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147
William Lawrence Chittenden
A Song
We are tired of new-fangled verses.
music, rhymes, age, sonnet
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148
William Lawrence Chittenden
A Memory of Washington Square
When I was a bachelor -- long, long ago.
happiness, youth, dreams, mousquetaire glove, memories
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149
William Lawrence Chittenden
Ye Bachelors, Beware!
She is pensive and pouting and pretty.
woman, idol, mistress, rivals, love
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151
William Lawrence Chittenden
A Bar Harbor Idyll
Farewell, gentle lady, the season is o'er.
vanished hope, memories, ocean, passion, truth
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152
William Lawrence Chittenden
Acrostic
God grant thee much success, my boy.
Gano, birthday wishes, blessing
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153
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Shrewsbury River
Onward rolls the Shrewsbury river.
tales, story, legend, rhythmic flow, water, Great Spirit, sea
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155
William Lawrence Chittenden
Rondeau -- Ye Friendly Books
Ye friendly books -- old friends of mine.
patience, comradeship, wisdom, knowledge, learning, literature, reading, comrades
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156
William Lawrence Chittenden
A Stockman's Adventures in New York - epic
When I give up trail-herdin', an' thought I'd jes' vamoose.
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William Lawrence Chittenden
To a Lady Playing the Guitar
As I pensive sit and listen, while her jeweled fingers glisten.
memories, past, music, emotions, longing, love
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William Lawrence Chittenden
The Vikings of Cape Ann
Ye fishermen of Gloucester.
Neptune, Norsemen, Scotland, Yankee, seamen, Iceland, sailors, ocean, danger, New England, rough men,