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 VS 35£7 
 
PS 3527 
 .P615 
 H6 
 1891 
 Copy 1 
 
 BY 
 
 C. p. riASc 
 
{^ome. Songs, 
 
 BV 
 
 GEORGE r, NASE. 
 
 J 
 
 NEW HAVEN, CONN. 
 
 PRESS OF CHARLES C. TREAT. 
 
 1891. 
 
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 Copyrighted 1891. 
 

To TT\y sister, 
 
 Oiir ]:iappy days ir[ Ctiildl^ood years, 
 I live tl)eTr\ o'er arid o'er, 
 Departed loves, as years roll by 
 I rr\iss tl^enq nqore ar\d nqore. 
 
 Ill recogriitiori of true Wortl). 
 Ever iri ttiee descried, 
 I sirig tlc\ose days and absent loves, 
 My sorig to tl:\ee inscribed. 
 
'ofte J£pme of my CfUfdHood, 
 
 J^lc\e Y\or[\e of rT\y c]:|ild]:|Ood ar\d Kindred I'll sing, 
 Tl^o' iT|orr\9r[ts of sadness it nqay to nqe bring, 
 Reverting to pastirnes Y^itlc\ loves tY\at are gon^, 
 Leaving Tc\e to \^^ander and sorro\\^ alone. 
 
 Wl]ere reinains of rr^y Kindred, early loves lie, 
 TY\e zepl^yrs corne ligl)tly, and linger and sigt\, 
 Tt|e tree's in tl^e orctiard long vigils l^ave Kept, 
 O'er th^e graves once rnoistened Witl) tears ^e w^ept. 
 
Tl^e n|0ilr[tair[ brooX leaping adow^i) th^e l^illside, 
 Slowly tl)ro' orcl^ard nqearideriiig it glides, 
 Wljile passing th^e toiT\bs W]:\ere tl)e diiri lettered stones 
 Are leaning 1^ reverence o'er dust of loved ones. 
 
 Mottjer, dearest Motl^er,, I'ler long ^eary years, 
 LarT\enting, nor finding relief frorn l^er tears, 
 Sisters tidier sorrow froiT\ dear Mot^^er Would l^ide, 
 Cl^eering, condoling,, ever by t|er side. 
 
Tlr^e l^orrie of nqy cl^ildlriood Til r\eVGr forget, 
 Wt^ere \^;itl) rr^y dear Motl^er ar\d sisters I've set, 
 Listeriirig to nqiisic of river ar|d nqill, 
 flr|d notes of s^eet ^^^arblers XY\atraT\q on tl|e l^ill. 
 
 Wiridirig tlriro" valley 'tween banks of \vild flowers, 
 Sang tY\e fair "WeebiltooK", tt|e long SiliT\rner t^oiirs, 
 Tl^e cottage. tY\e l:\illocK and birds in tl|eir flig^it 
 Were inirror'd in river frorn rnorning 'till nigt)t. 
 
On bariK of tr^e river arid tl^ro' tl^e farrr\ lar\e, 
 Of tlie n\aples arid \\;illo\\^s, fe^ r|0\^ rerqairi, 
 Tl\e two toweririg eliT\s iT\y graridfat]:\er set, 
 By ti^e river crossirig, are sta^di^Q t]:\ere yet. 
 
 We gatl^ered Wild flowers ir[ rr\eadow ar|d grove. 
 
 Yiolets iri clusters We found lorig tl^e cove, 
 
 Our little cl^ecKed baskets Y\e]d lily arid rose. 
 
 flrid daisy tl\at blossoiried 'till Sun\rr|er rriontlis close. 
 
Rowing or] tY\e river iT\ mid Surr^rrier nig^lts, 
 Naiads arid fairies dartirig by Us, ar|d sprites 
 SKipping o'er tl^e Wavelets tY\at Kissed tl\e bold sl:)ore, 
 Receedirig, retxirr\irig, Kissing everrT\ore. 
 
 Witt\ troWsers arid sleeves tucKed to elboW and Xriee, 
 flr\d rr\y dear little sister drest capapie, 
 We, rr\aKing our debut witl) piri, tlr^read arid sticK. 
 In t^ie sl^oal Waters of V/ebUtooK creeK- 
 
Grasping rods tig]:\tly, ]:)ooKirig sl)ir)ers and roac]^, 
 Seridirig t]:\err\ afar fronq \\^]:\ere v^e stood croxicl^ed, 
 R nqarveloils story We I:\ad to relate, 
 flriglifig \\;itt\ oiir piri l:\ooKs ar\d grassl^opper bait. 
 
 Our ]:|OLlse seeiiqed tY\e ]:\igl)est to sister ar\d nqe, 
 To top of ti\e cl"\irT\r|ey vs)e l)ardly could see, 
 W]:|er[ Up in tY\e attic, Were tiappy and felt, 
 It Was our own Eden, papa for us built. 
 
Ttje tables v^ere laderi v^itlc\ disljes ar\d tray, 
 Ready for tl:\e pippir[s arid rjilts stored avs)ay, 
 HicK'i'y and clriestriilt frorr| tY\e deep forest ]:|ill 
 TJ:\e l)a^el ar\d butterniit, barrels A^'oilld fill. 
 
 Tlc\e go-cart and cradle, tl:\e swifts and big \\^t\eel. 
 TY\e tape-loorr\ and l^atcl^el, tlc\e slrixittle and reel, 
 Many tilings wonderful in attic we found, 
 Wl)ile 'n^atl) tl)e low rafters, we stooping ran round. 
 
TY\e old Wooder) tin\e-piece e'er faitl)fiil arid true, 
 Its Weig]:\ts ar\d lorig perid"lL[n\ we often would view, 
 Trte ticKirig ar|d striding, and sl^rill soU^dirig bell, 
 Was for Us sWeet rr\Usic arid tinqed our steps Well. 
 
 Ir) tY\e little low rocKer, Wltl| star cusl^iori'd seat, 
 Dear graridrr[Ot]:|er h^eld Us, oft rocKing ^o sleep, 
 Beside l:\er, sat l)Urr\n\ir[g sonqe sWeet, sinqple air. 
 My loving grandsire, in J:|is ancient arrc\ ct[air. 
 
^ine J£i[L 
 
 Pir\e HillT tl^e play groilrid of iT|y yoiit]:\. 
 My love for tl)ee I o^r), 
 Tl)e life arid sorig ar\d beauties tl^ere, 
 Were not for n\e alone. 
 
 rve seeri a sister fronq afar. 
 Gaze fondly attt^e Hill, 
 In cl]ild]:\ood ^e "Went netting t]:|ere, 
 find fis]:|ed tlr^e rnoiintain ^iH. 
 
Or] tt^ee Pirie Hill, iri early nqorr[, 
 I've l)eard tl^e sorigs of love, 
 Tl:|e robir) s cl^ant, tl\e ciicKoo's trill, 
 Sweet notes of n\oiirr\irig dove, 
 
 flroilrid t]:\y brow tl^e lofty piries, 
 Wit]:\ t]:|e low cedars wed, 
 Hr|d doWfitlriy sides tY\e Hiltuii\r[ leaves, 
 Iri orange, tan ^Ad red. 
 
Sarig low arid sweet tl^ose stately pines, 
 W]:\eri Kissed by gentle breeze, 
 T]:|eir song liKe distant Water-fall, 
 Wl)eri stiff gale swept tt\e trees, 
 
 Tlc\e princess pir^e and sassafras, 
 TYie ivy, bircl) and fir, 
 T]\e wintergreen witl) berries red, 
 In wild profusion were. 
 
Tall nqaples at tl)e base of l\ill, 
 Sweet foilritairis, old ar\d gray, 
 Oft We dnir[K front tY\e drippirig box, 
 Cut rudely in tY\e tree. 
 
 Dear sisters cull'd iri early Spring,, 
 Ricl:) nqosses long ttie rill, 
 TY\e nqay and laurel blossorT\ed tl^ere, 
 Rr\d early iT\oUr[tair\ bell. 
 
Tl^ere M)e play'd \r\ sylvan sl|ade, 
 Iri balnqy Sxinqnqer days. 
 Tl^ere nqerry cl)ildl:)ood ofteri nqet, 
 Rr\d sang tl^eir s^^^eetest lays, 
 
 Tl^e robir[, Wrer] ar\d oriole, 
 TY\e blue bird, jay arid t]^rust|, 
 Discordant rivals of tY\e clnoir, 
 Were piping in ^h^ briisl\. 
 
Pretty sqiirrels carrie frisKirig round, 
 It[ tl^eir striped red arid gray.. 
 Tl^e ]:\icK'ry riilts ^/s)e tt^rew to t]:)err\, 
 T]:\ey"d catcl:\, t]:\er\ riir] a^Way. 
 
 Ir| Siirrinqer eve alo^g tY\e \ar\e, 
 Rr\d roL[r\d tY\e cedar l:|ill, 
 Ec]:\oed tl'ie old faiT\iliar riote. 
 Of tt|e larie M;]:\ip-poor-\vill, 
 
I iri iT\y rarr\bles, rT\Usic lc\eard, 
 TY\ro\lql\ siirmy \^;oodlar[d Yiill, 
 Tlc\e lively sorig of pretty birds, 
 S^eet sorigs tl^at l:|ailr\t rr\e still. 
 
 Warblers flitting frorT\ tree to tree, 
 Twitterings ir| tl^e air. 
 Partridge drxlnqnqirig ori falleri trilriK, 
 Music everywl^ere. 
 
Tl\e trillirig of tl)e baritanq o\vl, 
 
 Tl^e eagles pierceirig cry, 
 
 Tl^e ^ood-doves plaint, as low arid sweet, 
 
 fls zepliyrs gentle sig]:|. 
 
 Tirr\e l^ad eater] tl)e tieart aWay, 
 Frorq rr|ar]y ar[cierit trees, 
 Sarig ir| tt|eir ]:)olloWs day and nig^l^- 
 Tl)e little busy bees. 
 
Rr\d \\>Y\er\ tY\e Siinqnqer twiligl:|t eve, 
 Her rriystic iT\antle spread, 
 Tl)e n\erry nqiristrelsAceased tY\eir sor^g, 
 Rr\d to tY\eir coverts fled. 
 
 On th[ee, Pine Hill Ive often stood. 
 And gazed on scenes belo\^^. 
 Saw in tY\e slr^ade tl)e petted Kin^. 
 Man toiling witt\ iY\e l\oe. 
 
Glaricirig up ir] tl)e etl^er blue, 
 Felt I could aln)ost see. 
 R l)averi for tl^e strug"lir[g nqan, 
 R rT|ar[sion for h^inq free. 
 
 fldieu to tt|ee rr\y native Hill. 
 TY\y lofty brow I Ween. 
 Is Wreatl^ed to day as in rr^y youtl'i. 
 In-deepest sl^ades of green. 
 
I'll sirig ol tl^ee iT\y WeebiitooK. 
 In sinqple r[iirT\bers low. 
 UnliKe t^iy \\^ild er[cl)antirig straiii, 
 Weird nqilsic froiT\ xY\y flow. 
 
 In rr\y earliest ct\ildl:)ood years, 
 No boilnds nqy rapture Knew, 
 Wl^en first I saw along tl^e Vale. 
 Tl^y Waters garqbring tt\roUg]r\. 
 
I rar\ tl\Y floWry sloping banks, 
 And wrestled witl:\ tY\e strearn. 
 I listen'd to t\\Y ceaseless song. 
 Seerns now to rne a drearn. 
 
 T^iy Witctiing notes, or far or near, 
 Froir\ falls tt^y deaf ning roar, 
 Tt\e tinKl"ing o'er tl^y pebly bed. 
 find trilling long ^^^ sl^ore. 
 
Dear sisters witl^ tt|eir rod arid lines. 
 Iri little pine car\oe, 
 Were wit>\ TT\e on tl)e WeebUtooK. 
 Rr\d learn d to tisY\ ar\d row. 
 
 Hlong tt)e l^azel border'd sl^ore, 
 Wresting tY\e oars fronrt n\e. 
 Tl^ey sweetly sang ^^^ ancient song> 
 "My love is on tl:\e sea." 
 
Flowers wild ir] a ]^iir]dred Y\Ues, 
 DaiT[ty violets blue, 
 Tl:\e roses red, tY\e darideliori, 
 find dowr]y th[istles grew. 
 
 Twitteririg birds iri Y\aze\ hiisY\, 
 Ti\e Y\on\ely poKe sedate, 
 Sweet ririgirig notes of bobolink 
 Discoursirig to lys rr\ate 
 
Wl^ere elnq arid willow cast tl^eir shjade, 
 TY\e Waters Were aglow. 
 Fron\ flas]:\irigs ol tl^e golderi fisl^, 
 Ir\ lirqpid dept]:|s below. 
 
 Little beauties dartirig aroilrid, 
 
 In Wavelets to ar\d fro, 
 
 Frorq plasl^ing oars ar\d rocKirig boat. 
 
 Th\at t^eld rriy dearest two, 
 
By tl^e floatirig Water lilies, 
 Rs pure arid \^)l^ite as sriov^, 
 We ar|ct|or cast in WeebiitooK. 
 Our bearded tiooKs let go. . 
 
 Wt|ile our slender trenqbring rods. 
 Were dippirig frorT\ tY\e bo\v. 
 We reel'd tt|e strugVirig beauties ir]. 
 To little pifie car\oe. 
 
Iri linqpid spririg beside tY\e laWr|. 
 Frir]ged \sjitY\ ferr] and llower, 
 We left tl)e pretty specKl'd gerr\s, 
 Till nqorrow nqorriirig Y\o\lr, 
 
 fit da^ri M)e rar\ to see tY\e pets, 
 Iri frigl^t t>)ey ser|t a spray, 
 Fronq tl\e spririg-bed fornq'd a cloud, 
 Rr\d l)id ttienqselves away. 
 
My sisters sang tl^eir sw^eetest sorigs, 
 I'd often Witt\ tY\eTC^ pl^Y- 
 Tl^e l^arp or flute at eventide. 
 To w]:\ile tt\e l^oiirs a\^ay. 
 
 Flovw^ ever on ^y WeebiitooK, 
 I long once rnore to see. 
 My dear old l:)OiT\estead by tY\e l^ill, 
 Mirrora tY\ere in tl^ee. 
 
Tl^roug]:) daisy dappl'd rqeadow larid. 
 Hrid clover red ir\ bloorr\, 
 I l^eard tl:|ee bab'ling, dancirig on, 
 TriroUgl) day and rr\idr|ig]^t gloorr\. 
 
 Our gala gays or] WeebiitooK. 
 Greeting tl)e old and yoiing, 
 Witl^ tiarp and song ^s we sped by, 
 Rr\d |lag to breezes fixing- 
 
I've seeri tY\e WorK of rutl)less rr\ar|. 
 To natures cV)arrr\s a foe, 
 Tl^e flowers criist)'d tY\e Willows fell'd. 
 I riqiss'd tl:\enq long ago. 
 
 Never sl^all I nqy WeebiitooK. 
 
 Or| tY\y calrc[ Waters glide,. 
 
 My loves l^ave flowr] wl^o Used to play. 
 
 flrid follow by JT\y side. 
 
I ofteri ir) TT|y visioris see, 
 Rr\d l^ear tlc\err\ cl^aritirig low, 
 My sisters on tl^e WeebUtooK. 
 Iri little pir]e carioe, 
 
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