American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects (1889)
Montgomery, Walter · Boston, E.W. Walker & co · leaf 440
Waiting for Darkness. Drawn by Barnes. The wide old house was damp and chill,The winds changed voice was harsh and hollow ;But on the hearth we dared not lightA fire to make the evening bright,For through the casing came the shrill,Loud chatter of a chimney-swallow. Oh, let him stay, the… … Pelicans. Drawn by Barnes. 868 AMERICAN ART He came. A social soul was he; His kinsfolk, to his farthest cousins, He wanted close to him to be. They built by his their nests by dozens. We soon could hear, loud overhead, The young ones crying to be fed ; The clamor of each little brood, When back…
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