Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Meadow Lark"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Though the winds be dank,"
"Though the winds be dank,"
A nursery rhyme that mimics a lullaby.
Starlight reflects off the ocean.
Let not my love be called idolatry
The author describes his love for his wife.
A celebration of Florida's tropic climate.
"When the corn ’s all cut and the bright stalks shine"
"Wreathed in myrtle, my sword I'll conceal"
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
An introduction by the books narrator, Tommy Stubbins.
The author describes his love for his wife.
Prometheus stole from Heaven the sacred fire
Sailing off the Barbary Coast, the doctor and his crew encounter a hostile ship.
The author describes coming upon a slave singing in a prison cell, when a tragedy occurred
The traveler is drawn to the beauty of Florida.
"Ring out, ye bells!, All Nature swells"
The author marvels at the natural beauty of the Florida Landscape.
An ode to the Florida Cypress.
"The sun hath shed its kindly light,"
"Whose are the little beds," I asked
Tommy Stubbins tells about his life in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh and his three friends, Joe, Matthew Mugg, and Luke.
"Bedtime ’s come fu’ little boys."