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Till morning tide comes full and free - Palmer Cox "The Brownies and the Whale"

The burdened monster circled round - Palmer Cox "The Brownies and the Whale"

A creeping fear will seize the mind - Palmer Cox "The Brownies and the Whale"

Portrays the nightmares of the deep - Palmer Cox "The Brownies and the Whale"

Until they stood on ruin's brink - Palmer Cox "The Brownies and the Whale"

To spread confusion through the foe - Palmer Cox "The Brownies at Archery"

Revealed such nerve and matchless power - Palmer Cox "The Brownies at Archery"

Soon opened and surrendered all - Palmer Cox "The Brownies at Archery"

The targets often were displayed - Palmer Cox "The Brownies at Archery"

The hares to other groves withdrew - Palmer Cox "The Brownies at Archery"

But practice soon improves the art - Palmer Cox "The Brownies at Archery"

When broad Niagara came in sight - Palmer Cox "The Brownies at Niagara Falls"

And age repeats its name with pride - Palmer Cox "The Brownies at Niagara Falls"

Others perched on fences round - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

Through melon-vines and broken glass - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

Win a glimpse of all the sport within - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

And carried on the work with speed - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

And hoarse had grown the whip-poor-will - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

Kept my place through wind and rain - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

When new ideas cross their way - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

To learn what scheme he could advance - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

And scarce deserves to bear the name - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

In vain the miser hides his store - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

In vain the merchant bars his door - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

In vain the locksmith changes keys - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

Through iron doors, through gates of brass - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

And walls of stone they safely pass - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

Upset the studied schemes of man - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Candy-Pull"

Both by the keg and by the pound - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Celebration"

To teach the folks the proper way - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Celebration"

From the muzzle broke the sound - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Celebration"

When flitting bats commenced to wheel - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Dancing-School"

Through silent streets pursued their way - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Dancing-School"

Surprise was shown in every eye - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Dancing-School"

All the grace that nature owns - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Dancing-School"

And try their skill at string and bow - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Dancing-School"

Almost sawed the fiddle through - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Dancing-School"

As long as darkness hung her pall - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Dancing-School"

Before the sun would show his face - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Dancing-School"

The stars of night grew pale before the morning's light - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Dancing-School"

Upheld her torch and warned the rest - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Dancing-School"

Gave up their bass and speckled trout - Palmer Cox "The Brownies Fishing"

To bear the torture from those pests of air - Palmer Cox "The Brownies Fishing"

While locusts gathered from the grass - Palmer Cox "The Brownies Fishing"

Bubbles bright and bits of dark - Palmer Cox "The Brownies Fishing"

For stones below would hold them fast - Palmer Cox "The Brownies Fishing"

Tried the strength of hook and line - Palmer Cox "The Brownies Fishing"

To changing quarters was resigned - Palmer Cox "The Brownies Fishing"

With bottles, bones, and wire-springs - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Garden"

Thanks to my foreseeing mind - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Garden"

And birds sought regions less severe - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Garden"

Will bless the hands that sowed the seed - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Garden"

Now took advantage of the hour - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

And strange experiments were made - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

Through which to conquer ache and pain - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

To learn where Fancy makes her nest - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

Who is with noble thoughts inspired - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

And filled the gazing group with dread - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

Some skeletons that hung from hook and peg - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

Which caused a shout of fear to rise - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

Who during life could find no time - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

All breathless grouped o'er crucibles - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

Are first enriched through patient toil - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

And kindled by the midnight oil - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

Spicing logic with a joke - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

And then with wild and rapid race - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Academy"

Must now be mellow to the seed - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

May call the frost to nip and ruin all - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

Has turned his children's love away - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

If frost should paint his orchard white - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

Or why neglect thus shows its face - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

And do our part with willing hand - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

Those who mourned its loss with tears - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

Were in some manner brought to light - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

And seem from all restrictions free - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

For hands will slip and feet will slide - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

The startled birds of night came out - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

Concluding thieves were out in force - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

To judge before the facts they know - Palmer Cox "The Brownies in the Orchard"

Taken flight unto the deepest caves of night - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Kites"

Where Reynard's paw could not molest - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Kites"

Until I learned how kites are made - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Kites"

Whittled sticks to make the frame - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Kites"

Those who can't such losses stand - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Kites"

Who knows what skill their hands possess - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Kites"

The birds of night were horrified - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Kites"

When snowdrifts blocked the country roads - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Snow Man"

I have a scheme which nothing lacks - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Snow Man"

Which here shall stand at morning prime - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Snow Man"

When once the task we undertake - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Snow Man"

To gaze upon their work and smile - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Snow Man"

Morning light soon came to chase - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Snow Man"

Still bravely faced both wind and shower - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Snow Man"

Steering out where Neptune raves - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Yacht-Race"

To try their speed in rougher waves - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Yacht-Race"

To leave the frowning forts behind - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Yacht-Race"

For some rich prize they now contend - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Yacht-Race"

If trouble came in shape of squall - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Yacht-Race"

All stand alike with equal power - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Yacht-Race"

Shifting sail to take advantage of the gale - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Yacht-Race"

Who tumbled headlong in the sea - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Yacht-Race"

While they performed some action bold - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Yacht-Race"

Valiant heart performing miracles of art - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Yacht-Race"

And none must bear this fact in mind - Palmer Cox "The Brownies' Yacht-Race"


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