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Shadows and Sunbeams (Agnes Neale 1890)

I Will Pray for Thee: A Song [song by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] I Will Pray for Thee: A Song. O I will pray for thee, love, When the dawn is in the sky, When the gloomy shadows of night-time Away from the sunbeams fly; When the morning star lies … [Read more...] about I Will Pray for Thee: A Song [song by Agnes Neale]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: Agnes Neale (Caroline Agnes Leane) (1849-1892) (author), Shadows and Sunbeams (Agnes Neale 1890), song, SourceHathiTrust, year1890

Harry, Boy [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Harry, Boy. Harry, boy! With your everlasting play, Bright as noontide summer’s day, Seeing nothing but the light, Never thinking of the night, Knowing nothing of the years, With your … [Read more...] about Harry, Boy [poem by Agnes Neale]

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Minor Keys [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Minor Keys. When the wild wind storm of music Sweeps through choir and pillar’d aisle, And the very air around us Seems to palpitate the while— When the full, triumphant chorus Peals … [Read more...] about Minor Keys [poem by Agnes Neale]

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Fame and Women [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Fame and Women. Could ever fame be all to me, Or fill my soul with joy and peace? Its laurels satisfy my heart, Or bid its restless longing cease? Perhaps it might if I could find For … [Read more...] about Fame and Women [poem by Agnes Neale]

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What Have You Done? [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] What Have You Done? Roses, what have you done to-day, While the golden hours were floating past? You are beautiful, crimson and creamy and white, But your satin sweetness is fading … [Read more...] about What Have You Done? [poem by Agnes Neale]

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In the Long Ago [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] In the Long Ago. Once, in the blissful long ago, What happened? Would you like to know? Ah! yes, I know you would, quite well, And yet — and yet I may not tell. ’Twas in the long ago, I … [Read more...] about In the Long Ago [poem by Agnes Neale]

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The Ecstasy of Living [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] The Ecstasy of Living. Oh, the ecstasy of living! Oh, the joy of drawing breath! There is no such thing as dying, There is no such word as death. All the world is glad with beauty, All … [Read more...] about The Ecstasy of Living [poem by Agnes Neale]

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Died Drunk [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Died Drunk. [One morning a woman was found dead in a cell of the Police Station, Adelaide. She had died while in a state of intoxication.] In the dead of the silent night, When the stars … [Read more...] about Died Drunk [poem by Agnes Neale]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Agnes Neale (Caroline Agnes Leane) (1849-1892) (author), poem, Shadows and Sunbeams (Agnes Neale 1890), SourceHathiTrust, temperance poetry, year1890

Song [song by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Song. Do YOU really love me, darling? Is your heart, then, all my own? Are the hopes that are the purest Bound to me, and me alone? Do you really love me, darling? I have waited long … [Read more...] about Song [song by Agnes Neale]

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The Magpie’s Song [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] The Magpie’s Song. Through the gumtrees’ rustling branches Falls the quivering silver light; All around are tones and whispers, Murmuring voices of the night. From the slender sheoak … [Read more...] about The Magpie’s Song [poem by Agnes Neale]

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A Beautiful Thought [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] A Beautiful Thought. A beautiful thought there came to me In the silent, shadowy night, Lighting the darkness that round me lay With a wonderful, radiant light. For I thought of the … [Read more...] about A Beautiful Thought [poem by Agnes Neale]

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Underneath the Daisies [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Underneath the Daisies. Underneath the daisies, will all pain and sorrow cease? Will this aching void of longing unsatisfied be o’er? Underneath the daisies, will my heart find rest and … [Read more...] about Underneath the Daisies [poem by Agnes Neale]

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Adelaide: A Song [song by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Adelaide: A Song. O fair is our beautiful city, As she lies her green meadows between, In the light of the fresh summer dawning, Like a pearl in an ocean of green! As the morn’s rosy rays … [Read more...] about Adelaide: A Song [song by Agnes Neale]

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The Sky is Blue [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] The Sky is Blue. The sky is blue, serenely calm and fair, No cloud across its solemn arch is flying; The winds breathe softly through the quivering leaves, And on the hills the golden … [Read more...] about The Sky is Blue [poem by Agnes Neale]

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Spring [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Spring. The earth is full of dancing life, The rosy hours fleet by, Bringing no shadow o’er the earth, No cloud across the sky. But one wide stainless vault of blue, God’s azure flag … [Read more...] about Spring [poem by Agnes Neale]

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What is Life? [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] What is Life? What is Life? — ’Tis joy and gladness, Summer sunshine, sweet and bright; Never thinking of the winter — Never looking for the night. What is Life? — ’Tis hoping, … [Read more...] about What is Life? [poem by Agnes Neale]

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My Friend and I [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] My Friend and I. Two boats sailed out upon a summer sea And met each other in the noontide light, With all sails set to catch the lagging wind, But idly flapping now, though fair and … [Read more...] about My Friend and I [poem by Agnes Neale]

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With the Angels [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] With the Angels. My darling! my beautiful darling! So full of the glory of life — So full of the splendor and sweetness With which the strong sunshine is rife. You are lovely, my … [Read more...] about With the Angels [poem by Agnes Neale]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Agnes Neale (Caroline Agnes Leane) (1849-1892) (author), melancholy poetry, poem, Shadows and Sunbeams (Agnes Neale 1890), SourceHathiTrust, year1890

Assist the Blind to Help Themselves [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Assist the Blind to Help Themselves. An Appeal on Behalf of the Blind. [The following lines were composed by “Agnes Neale,” and read at an entertainment given in aid of the Trade … [Read more...] about Assist the Blind to Help Themselves [poem by Agnes Neale]

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Still My Darling [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Still My Darling. Still my darling, still beloved! Though the years are passing o’er; Though the brightness of the past time Shine around us never more. Time is passing, life is … [Read more...] about Still My Darling [poem by Agnes Neale]

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My Lady and I [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] My Lady and I. My lady sat in her garden bower, Queen of the queenliest rose was she, Fairest lily of lilies fair, Loveliest flower of earth to me. Not the daisies that kissed the … [Read more...] about My Lady and I [poem by Agnes Neale]

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A Song [song by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] A Song. In the morning — oh, the morning! Lovely with a thousand hues, Born of light the shades defying, Jewelled o’er with flashing dews. In the morning flowers were blooming, In the … [Read more...] about A Song [song by Agnes Neale]

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Parted [poem by Agnes Neale]

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[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Parted. In the glow of the crimson eve Two were walking and whispering together; Over their heads the glad birds flew, Singing their songs in the summer weather. Blossoms growing … [Read more...] about Parted [poem by Agnes Neale]

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I Thirst: A Song [song by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] I Thirst: A Song. For the light of love on my onward way, For the sunshine fair of the cloudless day, For the flowers that blossom out to the light, For the stars that shine in the darkest … [Read more...] about I Thirst: A Song [song by Agnes Neale]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: Agnes Neale (Caroline Agnes Leane) (1849-1892) (author), Shadows and Sunbeams (Agnes Neale 1890), song, SourceHathiTrust, year1890

Villanelle [poem by Agnes Neale]

2 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Shadows and Sunbeams (1890).] Villanelle. They are golden and purple and red, There are blossoms all over the ground, And the winter of dead things is dead; The spring to the summer is wed, Fair garlands lie … [Read more...] about Villanelle [poem by Agnes Neale]

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