FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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FC 11 C-09
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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163
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,
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165
William Lawrence Chittenden
To Summer
Decked with her roses, roses rare.
sun, warmth
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166
William Lawrence Chittenden
Texas Types -- "The Bad Man"
He has a drooping winged moustache.
gambling, Rio Grande, shooting, bars, law
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169
William Lawrence Chittenden
The Florida Keyes
Far away in the land of the graceful palmetto.
warmth, summer, tropical islands, paradise, sea, flowers, birds
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170
William Lawrence Chittenden
Texas Types, "The Tenderfoot"
You can tell him by his "weapons!"
fashion, dress up, braggart, greenhorn, show off, youth
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176
William Lawrence Chittenden
Broadway, N.Y., 6 P. M.
Alone in the crowded thoroughfare.
city, fast life, restlessness, expressions
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172
William Lawrence Chittenden
Reflections at a Young Ladies' Tea Party
There's a beautiful home in a realm that I know.
Montclair, autumn, Five o'clock Tea, beautiful women, laughter, joy, past, memories, old days, youth, sadness
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William Lawrence Chittenden
Farewell, Farewell, My Lady
Farewell, farewell my lady. The mournful zephyrs sigh.
seasons, separation, summer lovers, city life, art, fashion, glitter
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177
William Lawrence Chittenden
Al Fresco!
A romantic youth of Bar Harbor so fair.
love, romance, serenade, vacant house
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William Lawrence Chittenden
To the Memory of Gen. R.S. MacKenzie
MacKenzie, the war is o'er.
hero, soldier, Grand Army, death, sadness, eternity, tribute
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William Lawrence Chittenden
To The Memory of Major Daniel Gano
His life was a poem of kindness and grace.
altruism, kindness, generosity, gentleman