/\-.^^-. /..:^U'>o /\v:;;^.\ /.i^^^>o ^-fu.^.^ oV^^i^k'- -^-^..-^^^ ^^m^.:. '-^^.^ oV-^:^!]^'. «»i,i.^' ^mii^^\ ^^^rS •^Qf *bV'' J-°-*<^. - " -^ - yp ^T> - - - 4.°V :. '-^^0^ f % -^^s » °o ..^- ..-^^^ --^^ /."^^^'A .y\v:^.\ /.^>>o .■-^*' '^ov*" :'^^'' "^"-^^o^' r^^ffi'. ^a^^" '^^M^r.\ ^fM.^i ^'^^mX' ^„.-^'' •^-o^ ^oV v> »:.*»- o. , ^ /\\^*' ^^''''^^ °-%P* /\. •-^_.. , o' ^z'?^-;/ -o,-^*/ V^\/ V-^^%°' \ ^ * r\ . • Safes \A/T0 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from The Library of Congress .^^o ' . . • http://www.archive.org/details/rileyrosesOOrile 3V^ 0k^ 2&j>Jainit;J2)l)itnrab|ilrp 3llu?irat(rd bp ^^^^=?> V^^ _ .Indiana COfUmht, 1909 James ^bitcomb fiilc? ,1^ ^C| Cl^ 24 4 713 AUi 13 1909 ®l)e toorlD is full of roses, 3uD tlif rosrs hill of DClD, ant) tl)f DrU) IS full of Ijfalicnlv lotof, djar Drips for mr ant) you. Contcntjs ^ discouraging JHotiel (2^lti^jFasj)ioneti looses Clje 3^osr > * ■ llw tf/CUlliei' iltfja. a V :V H Discouraging jVlodcl 7ust the airiest, fairiest slip of a thing, CClith a 6ain6borough hat, like a butterfly's wing, Cilted up at one side with the jauntiest air, Hnd a hnot of red roses sown in under there cohere the shadows are lost in her hair. .^S^- ■ w; m. ^y. ^K-'S^ ' -=?v, u J..;— :j ,^,_J|5«<;l'ii'^'""'"S> ^'^f'^vj^*^! '/^fe :^ r^. H Discouraging )VIodcl Chen a cameo face, carven in on a ground Of that shadowy hair where the roses are wound; Hnd the gleam of a smile O as fair and as faint Hnd as sweet as the masters of old used to paint Round the lips of their favourite saint! -nr'^-i KZ^'^fS^S^S '^ f0T M m ^■^. H Discouraging JVIodel Cbe flahcs of tbcir touches — first fluttering at Cbe bow — then the roses — the hair — and then that Little tilt of the Gainsborough hat. f-jy' 'i: V-^'- cw H Discouraging )VIodcl O what artist on earth, with a model like this, Rolding not on bie palette the tint of a kies, Nor the pigment to hint of the hue of her hair, )Sor the gold of her smile— O what artist could dare Co expect a result half so fair? ,-,,-rt' ^ ■J^ Old-fashioned Roses Cbcy ain't no style about 'em, Hnd they're sorto' pale and faded, Yit the doorway here, without 'em, dould be lonesomer, and shaded CClith a good 'eal blacker shadder Chan the morning-glories mahes, Hnd the sunshine would look sadder fer their good old-fashion' sakes. I like 'em cause they kindo'- Sorto' make a feller like 'em I ^?:i:S35: ^;^i:g=^=?;:^E2S ^. ^® l\ iX m oimvi ^plii'sfCJifiat ]-, I > k^ 3'm Ijapptcr in tt)esc posits 9lnti tt)e |)ollpt)atDks anti sidj 'Ct)anti)ei)ummin''btrti 'at noses 3fn tljc roses of tj)c ricj) J^r* / v< i''iiniMe»yinaky> ^nj^ mm Old-fasbioncd Roses Htid ber eyes, afore she shut 'em, Rlbispered with a smile and said UXc must pick a bunch and putt 'em In ber band wben sbe wuz dead. But, as I wuz a-sayin', Cbey ain't no style about 'em Tery gaudy er displayin', But I wouldn't be witbout 'em, — 'Cause I'm bappier in tbese posies, Hnd tbe bollybawks and sicb, Cban tbe bummin'-bird 'at noses In tbe roses of tbe ricb. ^\7^i -■^.^ ■ 'S^Ok (•'}j^^|gS ^^^^^ 'Che Rose It tossed its bead at the wooing breeze; Hnd tbe sun, like a basbful swain^ Beamed on it tbrougb tbc waving trees Cnitb a passion all in vain, — for my rose laugbed in a crimson glee, Hnd bid in tbe leaves in wait for me. W&'M The Rose Che boncy-bec came there to sing Ris love through the languid hours, Hnd vaunt of his hixes, as a proud old hing )VIight boast of bis palace-towers: But my rose bowed in a mochery, Hnd hid in the leaves in wait for me. ■SW^BWl IJIUJLII ). A^ ; Cn Ctt^^ The Rose A Che buTntning-bird, like a courtier gay, Dipped down rcitb a dalliant song, Hnd twanged bis wings tbrough tbe roundelay Of love tbe whole day long: Yet my rose turned from bis minstrelsy Hnd bid in tbe leaves in wait for me. ■J :'. '^A, m- i JfWf / i ^if- Jtircam totiapo'er a purple statu (9f Uoom ou a toitf)crcti stalk iielteti tio\i3U h^ ti)e autumu raiu Ju ti)t tiust of tj)t sartitu toalk ^^B^^^^I^I H^2e^'Jpi^^H mmnfi i^m ^H^L: 1 iM / . Ij^jlf A^^^^H BpWlt^Jfl 'A rvjI^H r _ C 32 89 Ji '^ \ .-^o*. o K ^°-n^. -, .« .•*».-, *.,,.* ,^.. * . ^^"^-"^^^ ^^JIF** -^^'% ^^iis." .-b^-^: A °^ 1 •' V^"" ... °^. *°"°' >^° '<^ ^ •" >, ^^ o (^5^a'' "-^^ .^ ' ^'Mm^^\ ^^ .^ ^oV •^o^ ^oV ^^ -o^^^'/ \*^^\/ "-^^^-Z \*^^/ % HECKMAN BINDERY INC. |§ ^t. DEC 88 N. MANCHESTER, 0^ ."•, '^O A*^ ^3>.