Poems by Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon
The Choice Of Sweet Shy Clare
... And I, said a third, with soft sweet voice, would exact still less than ye, ...
The Huron Chiefs Daughter
... They praised that maidens courage rare, her high and dauntless heart ...
Alains Choice
... Thou wouldst choose the scholars garland, ...
A Boys Hopes
... And calm, oh! calm thine anxious fears ...
To A Young Mother On The Birth Of Her First Born Child
... Then, as thy loved ones sleeping breath so softly fans thy cheek, ...
The Magdalen At The Madonnas Shrine
... When lifes paths my bruised feet pain ...
A Childs Treasures
... And thou, fair child, with to-morrows dawn ...
Looking Forward
... They have sought birds nests, plucked many a flower, ...
Tribute To The Memory Of The Rev. Sister The Nativity, Foundress Of The Convent Of Villa Maria
... And the stars shed their radiance pure, yet faint, ...
To My Husband on Our Wedding-Day
... But, oh! if thou should'st prove the griefs ...
The Purification
... Neer could mans gaze have rested on a scene more rich and bright: ...
Flirtation
... And though she give you glance for glance, ...
The Young Greek Odalisque
... From neath her dark and drooping lids, told more than words could tell ...
Bound For California
... Whose hopeful heart had cheered them oft when winds blew fierce and keen ...
To My First Born
... Thoult live to bless thy parents love, ...