This book contains many poems of inspiration, joy and hope. Just the thing to encourage our spirits and strengthen our backbone when troubles seem too much. The purpose of this volume is to bring men courage and resolution, to cheer them, to fire them with new confidence when they grow dispirited, to strengthen their faith that THINGS CAN BE DONE. It is better for this purpose than the entire works of any one poet, for it takes the cream of many and has greater diversity than any one writer can show. Besides the poems themselves, the volume contains helps to their understanding and enjoyment. The pieces are introduced by short comments; these serve the same purpose as the strain played by the pianist before the singer begins to sing; they create a mood, give a point of view, throw light on the meaning of what follows. - Summary by Phil chenevert and the editors
BE THE BEST OF WHATEVER YOU ARE - by Douglas MallochTHE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD - by Sam Walter FossFOUR THINGS - by Henry Van DykeIF - by Rudyard KiplingINVICTUS - by William Ernest HenleyIT COULDN'T BE DONE - by Edgar A. GuestTHE WELCOME MAN - by Walt MasonTHE QUITTER - by Robert W. ServiceFRIENDS OF MINE - by James W. FoleyTHE WOMAN WHO UNDERSTANDS - by Everard Jack AppletonWANTED - A MAN - by St. Clair AdamsIF I SHOULD DIE - by Ben KingJUST BE GLAD - by James Whitcomb RileyOPPORTUNITY - by Berton BraleySOLITUDE - by Ella Wheeler WilcoxUNSUBDUED - by S.E. KiserWORK - by Angela MorganHOW DID YOU DIE? - by Edmund Vance CookeA LESSON FROM HISTORY - by Joseph MorrisRABBI BEN EZRA - by Robert BrowningTO MELANCHOLY - by John Kendrick BangsTHE LION PATH - by Charlotte Perkins GilmanTHE ANSWER - by Grantland RiceTHE WORLD IS AGAINST ME - by Edgar A. GuestSAY NOT THE STRUGGLE NAUGHT AVALETH - by Arthur Hugh CloughWORTH WHILE - by Ella Wheeler WilcoxHOPE - by AnonymousI'M GLAD - by AnonymousTHE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS - by Oliver Wendell HolmesPIPPA'S SONG - by Robert BrowningOWNERSHIP - by St. Clair AdamsA SMILING PARADOX - by John Kendrick BangsTHE NEW DUCKLING - by Alfred NoyesCAN YOU SING A SONG? - by Joseph MorrisKNOW THYSELF - by Angela MorganJUST WHISTLE - by Frank L. Stanton''MIGHT HAVE BEEN'' - by Grantland RiceTHE ONE - by Everard Jack AppletonTHE JOY OF LIVING - by Gamaliel BradfordTHERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO DO - by Edgar A. GuestGOOD INTENTIONS - by St. Clair AdamsPHILOSOPHY FOR CROAKERS - by Joseph MorrisTHE FIGHTING FAILURE - by Everard Jack AppletonDUTY - by Ralph Waldo EmersonTHE CALL OF THE UNBEATEN - by Grantland RicePOLONIUS'S ADVICE TO LAERTES - by William ShakespeareHOW DO YOU TACKLE YOUR WORK? - by Edgar A. GuestMAN OR MANIKIN - by Richard Butler GlaenzerHAVING DONE AND DOING - by William ShakespeareFAITH - by S.E. KiserOPPORTUNITY - by John James IngallsOPPORTUNITY - by William ShakespeareOPPORTUNITY - by Walter MaloneOPPORTUNITY - by Edward Rowland SillMY PHILOSOPHY - by James Whitcomb RileyULYSSES - by Alfred TennysonPREPAREDNESS - by Edwin MarkhamTHE WISDOM OF FOLLY - by Ellen Thorneycroft FowlerSEE IT THROUGH - by Edgar A. GuestDECEMBER 31 - by S.E. KiserRING OUT, WILD BELLS - by Alfred TennysonWORK - by Henry Van DykeSTART WHERE YOU STAND - by Berton BraleyA HOPEFUL BROTHER - by Frank L. StantonA SONG OF THANKSGIVING - by Angela MorganLOSE THE DAY LOITERING - by Johann Wolfgang von GoethePLAYING THE GAME - by Berton BraleyRESOLVE - by Berton BraleyWHEN NATURE WANTS A MAN - by Angela MorganORDER AND THE BEES - by William ShakespeareSELF DEPENDENCE - by Matthew ArnoldA LITTLE PRAYER - by S.E. KiserA MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THAT - by Robert BurnsLIFE AND DEATH - by Anna BarbauldLIFE AND DEATH - by Ernest H. CrosbyON BEING READY - by Grantland RiceTWO AT A FIRESIDE - by Edwin MarkhamTO-DAY - by Douglas MallochTHE ARROW AND THE SONG - by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowTHE INNER LIGHT - by John MiltonTHE THINGS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE - by Edgar A. GuestTHE HAS-BEENS - by Walt MasonWISHING - by Ella Wheeler WilcoxAWARENESS - by Miriam TeichnerONE OF THESE DAYS - by James W. FoleyGOD - by Gamaliel BradfordMY TRIUMPH - by John Greenleaf WhittierTO ALTHEA FROM PRISON - by Richard LovelaceGRIEF - by Angela MorganTHE RECTIFYING YEARS - by St. Clair AdamsTO THOSE WHO FAIL - by Joaquin MillerHELPING' OUT - by William Judson KibbyOPENING PARADISE - by Thomas GrayTO THE MEN WHO LOSE - by AnonymousIT MAY BE - by S.E. KiserLIFE - by Edward Rowland SillTHE GRUMPY GUY - by Griffith AlexanderTHE FIGHTER - by S.E. KiserTO YOUTH AFTER PAIN - by Margaret WiddemerCAN'T - by Edgar A. GuestTHE STRUGGLE - by Miriam TeichnerHOLD FAST - by Everard Jack AppletonWILL - by Ella Wheeler WilcoxTHE GAME - by Grantland RiceCOURAGE - by Florence Earle CoatesA GOOD NAME - by William ShakespeareSWELLITIS - by Joseph MorrisCARES - by Elisabeth Barrett BrowningFAITH - by Edward Rowland SillPLAYING THE GAME - by AnonymousWHAT DARK DAYS DO - by Everard Jack AppletonGLADNESS - by Anna Hempstead BranchIT WON'T STAY BLOWED - by St. Clair AdamsTHE RAINBOW - by William WordsworthTHE FIRM OF GRIN AND BARRETT - by Sam Walter FossCHALLENGE - by Jean NetteYOUR MISSION - by Ellen M.H. GatesVICTORY - by Miriam TeichnerTIMES GO BY TURNS - by Robert SouthwellTO-DAY - by Thomas CarlyleUNAFRAID - by Everard Jack AppletonBORROWED FEATHERS - by Joseph MorrisKEEP ON KEEPIN' ON - by AnonymousTHE DISAPPOINTED - by Ella Wheeler WilcoxLET ME LIVE OUT MY YEARS - by John G. NeihardtCOLUMBUS - by Joaquin MillerPER ASPERA - by Florence Earle CoatesTIT FOR TAT - by St. Clair AdamsTHE KINGDOM OF MAN - by John KendrickABOU BEN ADHEM - by Leigh HuntTHIS WORLD - by Frank L. StantonGRAY DAYS - by Griffith AlexanderLAUGH A LITTLE BIT - by Edmund Vance CookeA SONG OF LIFE - by Angela MorganA POOR UNFORTUNATE - by Frank L. StantonTHE TRAINERS - by Grantland RiceLIFE - by Etta Wheeler WilcoxA TOAST TO MERRIMENT - by James W. FoleyMISTRESS FATE - by William Rose BenétSLEEP AND THE MONARCH - by William ShakespeareNEVER TROUBLE TROUBLE - by St. Clair AdamsCLEAR THE WAY - by Charles MackayONE FIGHT MORE - by Theodosia GarrisonA PSALM OF LIFE - by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowA CREED - by Edwin MarkhamBATTLE CRY - by John G. NeihardtTHE HAPPY HEART - by Thomas DekkerIF YOU CAN'T GO OVER OR UNDER, GO ROUND - by Joseph MorrisTHICK IS THE DARKNESS - by William Ernest HenleyTHE BELLY AND THE MEMBERS - by William ShakespeareTHE CELESTIAL SURGEON - by Robert Louis StevensonMAN, BIRD, AND GOD - by Robert BrowningHIS ALLY - by William Rose BenétSUBMISSION - by Miriam TeichnerA PRAYER - by Theodosia GarrisonSTABILITY - by William ShakespeareTHE BARS OF FATE - by Ellen M.H. GatesULTIMATE ACT - by Henry Bryan BinnsHE WHOM A DREAM HATH POSSESSED - by Sheamus O SheelSUCCESS - by Berton BraleyPLAY THE GAME - by Henry NewboltTHE MAN WHO FRETS AT WORLDLY STRIFE - by Joseph Rodman DrakeSERENITY - by Lord ByronHERE'S HOPIN' - by Frank L. StantonCLEON AND I - by Charles MackayTHE PESSIMIST - by Ben KingA PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED - by St. Clair AdamsPROSPICE - by Robert BrowningTHE GREATNESS OF THE SOUL - by Alfred TennysonHEINELET - by Gamaliel BradfordSTAND FORTH! - by Angela MorganLIONS AND ANTS - by Walt MasonLIFE, NOT DEATH - by Alfred TennysonTHE UNMUSICAL SOLOIST - by Joseph MorrisON DOWN THE ROAD - by Grantland RiceMEETIN' TROUBLE - by Everard Jack AppletonPRESS ON - by Park BenjaminMY CREED - by S.E. KiserCO-OPERATION - by J. Mason KnoxTHE NOBLE NATURE - by Ben JonsonDAYS OF CHEER - by James W. FoleyDE SUNFLOWER AIN'T DE DAISY - by AnonymousTHE DAFFODILS - by William WordsworthA LITTLE THANKFUL SONG - by Frank L. StantonTWO RAINDROPS - by Joseph MorrisMY WAGE - by Jessie B. RittenhouseTHE GIFT - by Robert BurnsPROMETHEUS UNBOUND - by Percy Bysshe ShelleyVICTORY IN DEFEAT - by Edwin MarkhamTHE RICHER MINES - by John Kendrick BangsBRAVE LIFE - by Grantland RiceA SONG OF TO-MORROW - by Frank L. StantonTHE GLAD SONG - by Joseph MorrisPAINTING THE LILY - by William ShakespeareA PRETTY GOOD WORLD - by Frank L. StantonODE TO DUTY - by William WordsworthTHE SYNDICATED SMILE - by St. Clair AdamsFAIRY SONG - by John KeatsPRAISE THE GENEROUS GODS FOR GIVING - by William Ernest HenleyCOWARDS - by William ShakespeareTHE WORD - by John Kendrick BangsENVOI - by John G. NeihardtJAW - by St. Clair AdamsTHE CONQUEROR - by Berton BraleyIS IT RAINING, LITTLE FLOWER? - by AnonymousGRADATIM - by J.G. HollandRULES FOR THE ROAD - by Edwin MarkhamLIFE - by Griffith AlexanderHOE YOUR ROW - by Frank L. StantonBORROWING TROUBLE - by Robert BurnsUNDISMAYED - by James W. FoleyA HERO - by Florence Earle CoatesWILL - by Alfred TennysonFABLE - by Ralph Waldo EmersonDUTY - by Edwin MarkhamPRAYER FOR PAIN - by John G. NeihardtSTEADFAST - by Everard Jack AppletonIF - by John Kendrick BangsTHE GIFTS OF GOD - by George HerbertA PHILOSOPHER - by John Kendrick BangsTHE LIFE WITHOUT PASSION - by William ShakespeareCHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE - by Sir Henry WottonESSENTIALS - by St. Clair AdamsTHE STONE REJECTED - by Edwin MarkhamGOOD DEEDS - by William ShakespeareYOU MAY COUNT THAT DAY - by George EliotSADNESS AND MERRIMENT - by William ShakespeareAPPRECIATION - by William Judson KibbyKEEP SWEET - by Strickland W. GillilanMORALITY - by Matthew ArnoldA HYMN TO HAPPINESS - by James W. FoleyOPPORTUNITY - by Edwin MarkhamTO A YOUNG MAN - by Edgar A. GuestSLOGAN - by Jane M'LeanSMILES - by Ella Wheeler WilcoxSIT DOWN, SAD SOUL - by Bryan Waller ProcterSONG OF ENDEAVOR - by James W. FoleyKEEP A-GOIN'! - by Frank L. StantonWHEN EARTH'S LAST PICTURE IS PAINTED - by Rudyard Kipling
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