Songs of the Wind on a Southern Shore, and other Poems of Florida
“Moonlight in Old St. Augustine”
by George E. Merrick
The moon cast an eery glow over the landscape of St. Augustine.
The moon cast an eery glow over the landscape of St. Augustine.
Squinty manages to escape the farm and the dog. He steals some potatoes, takes a bath, and winds up lost.
Tired with all these for restful death I cry
I started early, took my dog
The adventures of the angel fish are imagined.
When my love swears that she is made of truth
Were’t aught to me I bore the canopy
Sunset transforms the tropical landscape.
The author introduces the readers to Brownie Beaver and explains why his home is underwater.
"Beneath the vine-clad eaves, Whose shadows fall before"
Jerry goes to get Grandfather Frog and take him to the Big Rock. When Mrs. Muskrat tells him about the traps he promises to tell them what to do the next day.
Tommy and his mother are chased by Farmer Green’s new dog. They try to outwit and outrun him.
The story continues in its description of the cows and horses in the barnyard with anecdoctes from the children.
A princess dreams of her husband-to-be and his death.
Black Beauty is sold once more, this time to a much kinder master.
The Toyman makes the three children whistles from a weeping willow and they serve as a bird call for Orioles.
Your riches taught me poverty.
Gringoire, broke and depressed, walks the streets of Paris, eventually ending up at the Place de Gréve.
A poem centered around Autumn and nature.
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. For Commencement all the children have to memorize pieces of poetry. Jehosophat works very hard to try to memorize his, but his nerves get the best of him due to the teasing of his friends and he suddenly forgets it.