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Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1914
by William Stanley BraithwaiteThe modern idea seems to be that poetry has no relation to life. Life in the modern sense is action, progress, success. Poetry has been conceded special themes: it can deal with passion,—the strange and unnatural and unreal physical attraction of the sexes—with nature, with the symbols of mythology, and with the characteristic sentimental heroism o..
The Boston cooking-school cook book
by Fannie Merritt FarmerWith the progress of knowledge the needs of the human body have not been forgotten. During the last decade much time has been given by scientists to the study of foods and their dietetic value, and it is a subject which rightfully should demand much consideration from all. I certainly feel that the time is not far distant when a knowledge of the pr..
Base-ball Ballads
by Grantland RiceBase-ball Ballads is a collection of poems written by Grantland Rice. Some of the poems are titled as below:Play BallWhen the Bug Is on the BawlCasey’s RevengeThe Bug’s View-PointThe Courtship of a Son of SwatThe Bush Leaguer’s DreamSpringtime in the History RoomThe Hold-Out LeagueThe Song of the Base Hit..
It's Raining Frogs!
by Stephen MarloweThe frogs fell on him. They seemed to be concentrated most heavily in the center of the cone, and a good percentage of them landed on him—mostly on his head—and then bounced off to fall on the sand. George didn't like it.He moved. He got up off the sand and ran half a dozen paces closer to the surf, but he still felt the little red frogs striking h..
The Life of Rev. David Brainerd
by Jonathan EdwardsIt is a striking characteristic of the life of Brainerd, from the time of his entering on the study of Theology till his death, that he daily “walked with God,” or mourned the absence of the light of his countenance. President Edwards has endeavored to exhibit the state of his mind each day, as described in his diary. In this edition, many passages..
The Old Ones
by Betsy CurtisDr. Warner didn't usually burst into Dr. Farrar's office. Usually he paced slowly up the hospital corridor, pulling down his glistening white lastijac uniform, meditating on all the mistakes he might have made during the past week, reluctantly turning the knob on the outer door, hesitatingly asking Miss Herrington if the doctor wished to see him no..
Look to the Stars
by Willard HawkinsThe rain settled into a steady downpour. Drenched to the marrow, Dave Marlin struggled on through the darkness and mire. At times he stumbled away from the wagon trail and floundered through sodden verdure that tangled his feet, clutched with slimy tendrils at his clothing, or lashed his face. Occasionally he stopped to curse the road, the darkness..
Terrible Tractation and Other Poems
by Christopher CausticIn submitting the present edition of the following poem, entitled Terrible Tractoration, to the American public, the author complies not only with solicitations of personal friends, but with expressed wishes of many gentlemen to whom he is personally a stranger. They say that by stripping folly of some of its disguises, and plucking the mask of dec..