Florida: Essays and Poems
The Clime of My Birth
by Timothy Thomas Fortune
The author marvels at the natural beauty of the Florida Landscape.
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Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
Roses and Pearls
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Your spoken words are roses fine and sweet,"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Selected Works
To an Old Danish Song-book
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The travels of a tattered and worn songbook
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Valentine to an Island Love”
by George E. Merrick
The author's valentine to his wife.
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Whitefoot Sees Queer Things"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Whitefoot becomes more familiar with the farmer and his boy and loses his fear of the door to his home being open.
Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories
“The Cat and the Mouse”
by Joseph Jacobs
A cat bites the tail off of the mouse. The mouse is led on a merry chase attempting to bring back cream for the cat who will then return the mouse’s tail.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Gulfstorm Song”
by George E. Merrick
A gulf storm evokes memories of childhood.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Meadow Lark"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Though the winds be dank,"
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Gulf Stream Phosphorescence”
by George E. Merrick
Starlight reflects off the ocean.
The Sonnets
Sonnet 105
by William Shakespeare
Let not my love be called idolatry
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Returning Alone”
by George E. Merrick
The author describes his love for his wife.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 6: “Farmer Brown’s Boy Is Puzzled”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Farmer Brown’s son went to visit the traps he set and, to his surprise and puzzlemet, found the traps sprung, empty, and buried under the ground.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 14: “Tommy Fox Makes a Strange Friend”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Tommy and Spot become friends. Farmer Green discovers hen feathers near Tommy.
Deductive Logic
Part 3: Chapter 27
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Whitefoot Grows Anxious"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Whitefoot becomes anxious because the wood pile that hides his home is slowly disappearing and he doesn’t understand that Farmer Brown needs the wood to make his syrup and maple sugar.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 9: “Tommy Fox in Trouble”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Despite a warning from his mother, Tommy tries to steal one of Farmer Green’s hens.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Heir of Tropic Spring”
by George E. Merrick
A celebration of Florida's tropic climate.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Corn-Stalk Fiddle"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"When the corn ’s all cut and the bright stalks shine"
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Hymn to Aristogeiton and Harmodius
by Edgar Allan Poe
"Wreathed in myrtle, my sword I'll conceal"
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Clouds and Hopes”
by George E. Merrick
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Prologue
by Hugh Lofting
An introduction by the books narrator, Tommy Stubbins.
Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“My Treasure Ships”
by George E. Merrick
The author describes his love for his wife.
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"The End of Whitefoot’s Worries"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Farmer Brown’s boy regains Whitefoot’s trust when he realizes why his little friend is panicking and relocated his quaint home.
Lyrics of the Hearthside
Prometheus
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Prometheus stole from Heaven the sacred fire
More Jataka Tales
“The Elephant and the Dog”
by Ellen C. Babbitt
An elephant and a dog become friends, but one day the dog is sold. The elephant refuses to eat or bathe without his pal, and soon the two are reunited for the rest of their days.