C o n t e n t s . e s s a y s . epic poetry, . 1 shakspeare, i - 39 hamlet, . 83 p o e m s . pto the humming bird, . 107 eheu fugaces, posthume, posthume, lahuntur anni, . 109 lines to a withered leaf seen on a poets table, . 110 memory, . 111 .-to the painted columbine, 112 to the fossil flower, . 114 t o the canary bird, 117 a nature, . 118 . the tree, . 119 the strangers gift, . . 120 thy beauty fades, 121 beauty, . 122 t-the wind-flower, . 123, the robin, . . . 124, -the columbine, . 125 the new birth, . 1 the son, . 127 i l l n him we live, . 128, noch, . 129 contents. the mornimg watch, . 130 the living god, . 131 the garden, . . 132 l--the song, 1 33 love, . . 1 day 7 135 night, . . 136 - he latter rain, . 137 the slave, . . 138 bread, . 139 the spirit land, . . 140 worship, . 141 the soldier, . . 142 the trees of life, 143 thc spirit, . . 14.44 ljwe presence, . 145 the dead, . . 146 i was sick and in prison, 147 a he violet, . . 148 the heart, 149 the robe, . . 150 . life, 151 the war, . . 152 the grave yard, . 153 l..-thy brothers blood, . 1m the jew, . 155 faith, . . 156 the ark, . 157 the earth, . . 158 the rose, . 159 morning, . . 160 nature, . 161 change, . 162 the poor, . 163 the clay, . . 164 contents. vii who hath ears to hear let him hear, to the pure all things are pure, he was acquainted with grief, . ye gave me no meat, the acorn, the rail road, the disciple, . time, . the call, . the cottage, . the prayer,