On Seeing Vedder’s “Pleiades” 59 The Muse of Labor 60 Even Scales 63 Dreyfus 64 Memory of Good Deeds 66 The New Century 67 The Need of the Hour 70 The Lizard 72 The Humming Bird 74 The Round-Up 75 Song of the Fay 78 The World-Purpose 80 To Young America 82 The Brown o’ the Year 83 Wind of the Fall 84 The Free Press 85 A Bargain 87 “Inasmuch” 88 “The Father’s Business” 90 A Guard of the Sepulchre 91 The Song of the Shepherds 93 The Prince of Whim 96 The Plowman 97 Song’s Eternity 98 The God of Song and Mirth 99 St. Elizabeth of Hungary 101 The Joy-Maker 113 The Face of Life 114 The Story of Bacchus 115 Lost Lands 118 Poet-Lore 119 The Hindered Guest 121 Supplication 125 LINCOLN & OTHER POEMS Lincoln, the Man of the People When the Norn-Mother saw the Whirlwind Hour, Greatening and darkening as it hurried on, She bent the strenuous Heavens and came down To make a man to meet the mortal need. She took the tried clay of the common road— Clay warm yet with the genial heat of Earth, Dashed through it all a strain of prophecy; Then mixed a laughter with the serious stuff. It was a stuff to wear for centuries, A man that matched the mountains, and compelled The stars to look our way and honor us.