Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
A Musical
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"Outside the rain upon the street,"
"Outside the rain upon the street,"
Foreword to the text.
Wen de colo’ed ban’ comes ma’chin’ down de street,
A visit to the butcher's shop provides Black Beauty with further insight as to the conditions that drivers and horses face in the course of their duties.
This poem expresses the problem many people have with getting up when it is dark in the morning and going to bed in the evening when it is still light outside.
In the course of his duties, Jerry encounters a true gentleman.
"Out of the sunshine and out of the heat,"
I have not told my garden yet
Albert prepares his home for the Count of Monte Cristo.
Portia sends a servent to the Senate before talking with the Soothsayer.
Heart not so heavy as mine
Utterson and Enfield walk again. They see Jekyll, who suddenly cuts off their conversation.
George's visit with Louise Trunnion fills him with a sense of pride and embarrassment.
The night was wide, and furnished scant
Carol is befriended by Maud Dyer, who proceeds to ridicule Nat Hick's assistant tailor, Erik Valborg.
Artemidorus waits for Caesar.
Silas pays a visit to Lantern Yard, and is surprised by what he sees.
When Flop stays home sick from school, Uncle Butter teaches him how to make a wagon from a single roller skate. As he rides, Flop sees a cat lady being chased by a dog. He gives her a ride and they escape from the dog.
A description of the Boole method for learning algebra.
Poem describing the patriotism of a ninety-year old woman as General Stonewall Jackson marches through Frederick, Maryland.
"De way t’ings come, hit seems to me,"
Ishmael wanders the streets of New Bedford.
How Tandy Hard comes by her name.
John Dolittle, a knowledgable doctor in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, finds that his love of animals is taking a toll on his finances.