  | I hummed a gay little tune for his benefit, | Frontispiece. | | He held my milk-white hand in his, | 13 | | Our first parents, | 17 | | While Adam was idly, lazily sunning himself in the garden, | 25 | | The Serpent did tempt me, | 28 | | And the men watched to see her go by, | 33 | | And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house, | 37 | | Abraham entertaining the three angels, | 41 | | And he sent Hagar and Ishmael out into the wilderness, | 43 | | And Abraham went down to Egypt, | 44 | | Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher, | 55 | | I will go, | 58 | | Two little boys played marbles, | 59 | | Esau cheated out of his blessing, | 62 | | And Rebekah was—a woman, | 64 | | And there came two angels to Sodom, | 69 | | And Lot went out and tried to pacify them, | 71 | | Lot's wife looked back, | 75 | | Look not behind thee, | 80 | | Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted up his voice and wept, | 87 | | And Jacob served seven years for Rachel, | 89 | | She hoped he would excuse her for not arising, | 94 | | Put up his hands in welcome and said "Ah, goo! ah goo!" | 115 | | And every kiss strengthened her determination, | 119 | | They clasped hands lingeringly and said a soft good night, | 129 | | Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, | 132 | | What would'st thou? | 139 | | She let them down from the window of her house, | 143 | | She smote the nail into his temples, | 145 | | Cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, | 147 | | And she betrayed him, | 149 | | Turned her pretty head aside and blushed, | 170 | | And Boaz and Ruth were married, | 173 | | And I said— | 180 |
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