Green Fields and Running Brooks, and Other Poems
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Poet and author James Whitcomb Riley was born on October 7th 1849 in Greenfield, Indiana. Better known as the “Hoosier Poet” for his work with regional dialects, and also as the “Children’s Poet” Riley was born into an influential and well off family. However his education was spotty but he was surrounded by creativity which was to stand him in good stead later in life. His early career was a series of low paid temporary jobs. After stints as a journalist and billboard proprietor he had the resources to dedicate more of his efforts to writing. Riley was prone to drink which was to affect his h...
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- GREEN FIELDS AND RUNNING BROOKS JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY INDIANAPOLIS
- COPYRIGHT 1893
- TO MY SISTERS
- CONTENTS.
- GREEN FIELDS AND RUNNING BROOKS GREEN FIELDS AND RUNNING BROOKS
- A COUNTRY PATHWAY.
- ON THE BANKS O' DEER CRICK.
- A DITTY OF NO TONE.
- II.
- III.
- A WATER-COLOR.
- THE CYCLONE.
- WHERE-AWAY.
- THE HOME-GOING.
- HOW JOHN QUIT THE FARM.
- NORTH AND SOUTH.
- THE IRON HORSE.
- HIS MOTHER'S WAY
- JAP MILLER.
- A SOUTHERN SINGER.
- A DREAM OF AUTUMN.
- TOM VAN ARDEN.
- JUST TO BE GOOD.
- HOME AT NIGHT.
- THE HOOSIER FOLK-CHILD.
- JACK THE GIANT KILLER.
- WHILE THE MUSICIAN PLAYED.
- AUGUST.
- TO HEAR HER SING.
- BEING HIS MOTHER.
- JUNE AT WOODRUFF.
- FARMER WHIPPLE.—BACHELOR.
- DAWN, NOON AND DEWFALL.
- II.
- III.
- NESSMUK.
- AS MY UNCLE USED TO SAY.
- THE SINGER.
- A FULL HARVEST.
- BLIND.
- RIGHT HERE AT HOME.
- THE LITTLE FAT DOCTOR.
- THE SHOEMAKER.
- THE OLD RETIRED SEA CAPTAIN.
- ROBERT BURNS WILSON.
- TO THE SERENADER.
- THE WIFE-BLESSÉD.
- II.
- III.
- SISTER JONES'S CONFESSION.
- THE CURSE OF THE WANDERING FOOT.
- A MONUMENT FOR THE SOLDIERS.
- THE RIVAL.
- IRY AND BILLY AND JO.
- A WRAITH OF SUMMERTIME.
- HER BEAUTIFUL EYES.
- DOT LEEDLE BOY.
- DONN PIATT OF MAC-O-CHEE.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- THEM FLOWERS.
- THE QUIET LODGER.
- THE WATCHES OF THE NIGHT.
- HIS VIGIL.
- THE PLAINT HUMAN
- TO AN IMPORTUNATE GHOST.
- THE QUARREL.
- THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW.
- II.
- THE HEREAFTER.
- JOHN BROWN.
- A CUP OF TEA.
- JUDITH.
- THE ARTEMUS OF MICHIGAN.
- THE HOODOO.
- THE RIVALS; OR THE SHOWMAN'S RUSE
- WHAT CHRIS'MAS FETCHED THE WIGGINSES.
- GO, WINTER!
- ELIZABETH.
- SLEEP.
- DAN PAINE.
- OLD WINTERS ON THE FARM
- AT UTTER LOAF.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- A LOUNGER.
- A SONG OF LONG AGO.
- THE CHANT OF THE CROSS-BEARING CHILD.
- THANKSGIVING.
- AUTUMN.
- THE TWINS.
- BEDOUIN.
- TUGG MARTIN.
- II.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- LET US FORGET.
- JOHN ALDEN AND PERCILLY.
- REACH YOUR HAND TO ME.
- THE ROSE.
- MY FRIEND.
- SUSPENSE.
- THE PASSING OF A HEART.
- WE TO SIGH INSTEAD OF SING.
- THE BLOSSOMS ON THE TREES.
- A DISCOURAGING MODEL.
- LAST NIGHT—AND THIS.
- SEPTEMBER DARK.
- II.
- III.
- A GLIMPSE OF PAN.
- OUT OF NAZARETH.
- THE WANDERING JEW.
- LONGFELLOW.
- JOHN MCKEEN.
- THEIR SWEET SORROW.
- SOME SCATTERING REMARKS OF BUB'S.
- MR. WHAT'S-HIS-NAME.
- WHEN AGE COMES ON.
- ENVOY.
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