Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, KNEELING WITH HERRICK, by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY


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First Line: Dear lord, to thee my knee is
Last Line: Loved as the rest.
Alternate Author Name(s): Johnson Of Boone, Benj. F.
Subject(s): Fireplaces; God; Home; Prayer


DEAR Lord, to Thee my knee is bent. --
Give me content --
Full-pleasured with what comes to me,
Whate'er it be:
An humble roof -- a frugal board,
And simple hoard;
The wintry fagot piled beside
The chimney wide,
While the enwreathing flames up-sprout
And twine about
The brazen dogs that guard my hearth
And household worth:
Tinge with the embers' ruddy glow
The rafters low;
And let the sparks snap with delight,
As fingers might
That mark deft measures of some tune
The children croon:
Then, with good friends, the rarest few
Thou holdest true,
Ranged round about the blaze, to share
My comfort there, --
Give me to claim the service meet
That makes each seat
A place of honor, and each guest
Loved as the rest.





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