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The doctor leads a busy life, he wages war with death;Long hours he spends to help the one who's fighting hard for breath;He cannot call his time his..

Oh, we have friends in England, and we have friends in France,And should we have to travel there through some strange circumstance,Undaunted we..

This is the thing we fight:A cry of terror in the night;A ship on work of mercy bent—A carrier of the sick and maimed—Beneath the cruel waters..

What do I want my boy to be?Oft is the question asked of me,And oft I ask it of myself-What corner, niche or post or shelfIn the great hall of life..

The things that make a soldier great and send him out to die,To face the flaming cannon's mouth, nor ever question why,Are lilacs by a little porch..

I'd rather be a failure than the man who's never tried;I'd rather seek the mountain-top than always stand aside.Oh, let me hold some lofty dream and..

When mother's sewing buttons onTheir little garments, one by one,I settle down contented thereAnd watch her in her rocking chair.She's at the task..

I am eager once more to feel easy,I'm weary of thinking of dress;I'm heartily sick of stiff collars,And trousers the tailor must press.I'm eagerly..

When Pa comes home, I'm at the door,An' then he grabs me off the floorAn' throws me up an' catches meWhen I come down, an' then, says he:'Well, how'd..

I'm up against it day by day,My ignorance is distressing;The things I don't know on the wayI'm busily confessing.Time was I used to think I knewSome..

To happiness I raise my glass,The goal of every human,The hope of every clan and classAnd every man and woman.The daydreams of the urchin there,The..

If I had lived in Franklin's time I'm most afraid that I,Beholding him out in the rain, a kite about to fly,And noticing upon its tail the barn..

My books and I are good old pals:My laughing books are gay,Just suited for my merry moodsWhen I am wont to play.Bill Nye comes down to joke with..

Some folks leave home for moneyAnd some leave home for fame,Some seek skies always sunny,And some depart in shame.I care not what the reasonMen..

The skies are blue and the sun is outand the grass is green and softAnd the old charm's back in the apple treeand it calls a boy aloft;And the same..

Nobody hates me more than I;No enemy have I to-dayThat I so bravely must defy;There are no foes along my way,However bitter they may be,So powerful..

People liked him, not becauseHe was rich or known to fame;He had never won applauseAs a star in any game.His was not a brilliant style,His was not a..

Be grateful for the kindly friends that walk along your way;Be grateful for the skies of blue that smile from day to day;Be grateful for the health..

This I would like to be- braver and bolder,Just a bit wiser because I am older,Just a bit kinder to those I may meet,Just a bit manlier taking..

There isn't any pay for you, you serve without reward,The boys who tramp the fields with you but little could afford.And yet your pay is richer far..

I mustn't forget that I'm gettin' old,That's the worst thing ever a man can do.I must keep in mind without bein' toldThat old ideas must give away to..

A friend is one who takes your handAnd talks a speech you understandhe's partly kindness, partly mirthAnd Faith unfaltering in your worthshe's first..

Tell me, what is half so sweetAs a baby's tiny feet,Pink and dainty as can be,Like a coral from the sea?Talk of jewels strung in rows,Gaze upon those..

Grandmother says when I pass her the cake:'Just half of that, please.'If I serve her the tenderest portion of steak:'Just half of that, please.'And..

He brought me his report card from the teacher and he saidHe wasn't very proud of it and sadly bowed his head.He was excellent in reading, but..