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Title: Riley Songs of Home

Author: James Whitcomb Riley

Release Date: July 12, 2005 [EBook #16265]

Language: English

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RILEY
SONGS OF HOME

JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

WITH PICTURES BY
WILL VAWTER

NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS

1910
BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

TO
GEORGE A. CARR

CONTENTS

AS CREATED 56
AS MY UNCLE USED TO SAY 126
AT SEA 160
BACKWARD LOOK, A 155
BEST IS GOOD ENOUGH, THE 123
BOYS, THE 104
"BRAVE REFRAIN, A" 113
DREAMER, SAY 61
FEEL IN THE CHRIS'MAS AIR, A 52
FOR YOU 50
GOOD MAN, A 132
HER BEAUTIFUL HANDS 189
HIS ROOM 38
HONEY DRIPPING FROM THE COMB 125
"HOW DID YOU REST, LAST NIGHT?" 94
IN THE EVENING 115
IT'S GOT TO BE 107
JACK-IN-THE-BOX 100
JIM 117
JOHN McKEEN 165
JUST TO BE GOOD 26
KNEELING WITH HERRICK 138
LAUGHTER HOLDING BOTH HIS SIDES 81
MULBERRY TREE, THE 46
MY DANCIN'