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    Shining Hours
    Shining Hours
    Shining Hours
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    Shining Hours

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    Shining Hours is a whimsical collection of poetry written about the inhabitants of an unnamed village near the seaside. Each poem is followed or preceded by an illustration that relates to the verses that make up each piece of poetry. Featured in this collection are titles such as In the Meadow, Fido's Puppies, The Baby and Tray, My Dolly, and Going Crabbing.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateNov 5, 2021
    ISBN4066338091680
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      Shining Hours - Good Press

      Anonymous

      Shining Hours

      Published by Good Press, 2022

      [email protected]

      EAN 4066338091680

      Table of Contents

      COME AND PLAY!

      IN THE MEADOW.

      A PUZZLED CAT.

      ON THE BEACH.

      DOROTHY’S CALL.

      FIDO’S PUPPIES.

      DOLLY’S LULLABY.

      THE BIRDIES.

      THE HISTORY LESSON.

      THE BABY AND TRAY.

      THE PROOF OF LOVE.

      I CAN STIR IT!

      THE ORPHANS.

      MY DOLLY.

      DON’T ENVY YOUR NEIGHBORS.

      NIBS.

      A BATH IN THE SEA.

      GOING CRABBING.

      PETER’S WORK-SHOP.

      UP IN THE BELFRY.

      THE TIDE.

      DOLLY’S BATH.

      THE LITTLE MOTHER.

      THE STOLEN CHILD.

      CAUSE FOR THANKFULNESS.

      PLATO’S SOLILOQUY.

      THE KING’S DAUGHTER.

      GETTING READY FOR BED.

      A BOY.

      THE LITTLE SAIL-BOAT.

      IF I ONLY HAD WINGS!

      AFTERNOON TEA.

      HOW ELMER WAS LET ALONE.

      BY THE MILL-POND.

      MRS. BRUIN AND HER CUBS.

      THE BUNNY.

      TOWZER’S FUN.

      HIS FIRST CIGAR.

      PRUDENT PUSS.

      FLOY’S PICTURE.

      DOBBIN’S CHRISTMAS DINNER.

      UNEARTHED.

      THE LITTLE TEACHER.

      THE HUNGRY DOGS.

      THE LITTLE PEDDLER.

      URSULA AND HER DOVES.

      EVA’S PEACH TREE.

      JAMIE’S COMFORTERS.

      NETTIE’S PLANS.

      A FUNNY LITTLE FROG.

      THE PLAYTHINGS.

      GRANDMAMMA’S SERMON.

      STOP THIEF.

      VISIT TO DAME TRUMAN.

      JENNY,

      TO A BIRD.

      THE LITTLE HIGHLANDER’S BIRTHDAY.

      BABYLAND.

      KEPT IN.

      ONE DAY OUT

      A TINY PET FROM FAR AWAY.

      PUSSY’S LECTURE.

      LITTLE ANGELICA.

      MISS GREYTOES AND MR. BEETLE.

      THE COMING OF THE SNOW.

      GUIDO RENI.

      LAZY MAGGIE.

      JANET’S CHARGE.

      GOING TO MEET PAPA.

      THE DOLLS’ LUNCH.

      VAIN MINETTE.

      MARIE’S FIRST SLIDE.

      THE LAPLANDER.

      ANNA’S BOUQUET.

      THE CORK BOAT.

      OLD MOLLY HARE.

      THE FIRST RIDE.

      COME AND PLAY!

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      Play-ful kit-tens! see them spring-ing

      Light-ly up my fa-vor-ite tree;

      Now they spy the ham-mock swing-ing—

      In they scram-ble-one, two, three.

      For a while they sit de-mure-ly,

      In a dain-ty fluffy row,

      Then they gaze a-bout—why sure-ly,

      There stands pa-tient Spot be-low.

      Come! I fan-cy they are say-ing;

      "See, it is not far to climb:

      ’Mid the branch-es i-dly sway-ing,

      We are hav-ing such a time!

      "You shall have a wel-come hear-ty

      Here with-in the leaf-y shade.

      What! you will not join our par-ty?

      Sil-ly pup, you are a-fraid!"

      But a meek re-proach is ly-ing

      In those eyes so brown and large;

      One can al-most hear him cry-ing,

      I have mas-ter’s stick in charge!

      Pret-ty, mirth-ful, sau-cy crea-tures—

      Let them play their mer-ry part!

      How can their light kit-ten-na-tures

      Un-der-stand his faith-ful heart?

      That night Edith insisted on taking the old idol to bed with her as of old. Aunt Bell over-heard her talking to it.

      I love you bushels. You are the beautifulest dolly in all the world. And I don’t care if you haven’t dot two arms, and fine clothes, and a parasol. You’ve dot me, and I’ve dot you, and we’ll just do on loving each other. Dat new dolly can sit in the parlor, but you’se my every day chum.

      Edith showed the new dolly to all her friends, but wouldn’t play with it for many days. Like a genuine little woman, she wanted to be loyal to her first love.

      IN THE MEADOW.

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      Little girlie in the meadow,

      Do you love to pick the flowers?

      Do you love to sing and chatter,

      Through the bright and sunny hours?

      Pretty maiden in the meadow,

      Do you love to dream and sigh?

      Do you love to build bright castles

      In the air, yet know not why?

      Kind old doggie in the meadow,

      Do you love to laze and think?

      Do you love to catch the snappers,

      While at them you wink and blink?

      Little girlie, pretty maiden,

      Kind old doggie—three good friends—

      Love the sunshine, dreams, and flowers,

      All joy that summer days attends.

      A PUZZLED CAT.

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      Teheran, the Persian cat, was dozing on a rug in the hall. Suddenly her hair stood on end, and her tail grew large. What-ever was that thing coming down-stairs? She had opened her eyes just in time to see at the head of the long flight of stairs some strange animal, with great eyes and long sharp teeth. To her horror, it slid quickly down stairs, directly toward her.

      It did not take her long to run from the mat and dodge the fierce-looking animal. She turned to look, and there lay the four footed beast, just where she had lain. What could he be, and what was he doing in that house? There he lay quietly. Could he be asleep? Pussy-like, she crawled toward him, ready to spring if he stirred. She walked round him with her back up. No, he wasn’t asleep. His eyes were wide open. Was he lying in wait, ready to spring at her?

      Round and round him she walked. Not an ear did he raise, not a whisker did he twitch, not an eyelid did he wink. What a curious fellow!

      Had he died of heart disease coming down-stairs so fast? Her eyes opened wider. She pricked up her ears to listen. Not a breath could she hear. Poor fellow, he must be dead.

      She grew bolder. She played with his paws, and she pulled his tail. She brushed by his side. How queer! No fat, no bones! She put one paw on his back, two paws, three paws, all four paws. How flat! no heart, no stomach, no insides at all. She sat down on him to think. What was he?

      Many a day she thought about him; many a time she played with him; many an hour she watched him. But a puzzled cat she always remained.

      ON THE BEACH.

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      This little girl has come with her mamma from the noisy city, Paris. She has a shrimping net in her hand, and thinks she can catch shrimps.

      The fish-wife is surprised to see a little girl in such fine clothes on the beach. The little girl is curious about the fish-wife. Do you wish to

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