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Affection, 46 Allegory, on faith (verse), 255-266 Anatomist. See Teacher of anatomy Anglo-Saxon, 104 Anne, 145, 146 Ape, 112, 117 Aphorisms, 19 Attunement, 203 Autumn (verse), 82, 83, 84

B., Mrs., 182 Babe, parable of a, 168 Bartman, parable of a, 165 Basketmaker, parable of the, 167 Beppo, 112 Birth of a Song (verse), 86, 87 Blank verse, 21, 64, 107 Book learning, 251 Books, 60 Botanist. See Teacher of botany Brew, 185 “Builder of dreams” (verse), 85, 86 Burke, 89

Capital punishment, 217 Carrington, W. T., quoted, 6 Charlie, Prince, 145, 146 Childhood, tone of, 51 Christ, 122 Attitude toward, 244 Christmas (verse), 99 Christmas story, 122, 123-141 Cloak, parable of the, 171 Cockshut, 57 Communications, character, 32, 202, 203 Genuineness, 33, 39, 41 Intellectual character 9, 11 Method, 187 Compliments, 49 Composition, method, 66, 67, 80, 164, 185 Conversations, character, 173, 174 Substance in her words, 211 Cup, 224, 225 Curran, John H., 53, 178, 199 Curran, Mrs. John H., 3, 4, 14, 31, 41, 45, 46, 182, 187, 188, 189, 201, 205 Education, 34 Sittings, 35, 36

D., Dr. and Mrs., 207-212 Day, pæan to the (verse), 84 Death, fear of, 196 Fear of (verse), 267-269 Life following, 79 robbed of terrors, 281 Solemn address to (verse), 279-281 Devotional verse, 97 Divinity of the human, 245 Doubt (verse), 265 Dougal, 145, 146 Drama, 109 Six-act medieval play described, 142 Dress, references to, 52, 56, 192 Dreams. See “Builder of dreams” See Phantom also Dreamer (verse), 72, 73

Earth questions, reasoning upon, 217 Eastern morn, 144, 145 England, 15, 33, 149 Northern, 60 Epigrams. See Aphorisms Ermaline, Princess, 145, 146

Failures in life, 227 Fairy’s wand, parable of, 168 Faith, allegory on (verse), 255-266 Triumph of (verse), 253-266 Femininity, 42, 52 Flesh. See Soul Folly, 221, 222 Fool, 112 Fool and the Lady, The (story), 109, 111-121 Franco, 151 Friendship (verse), 96 Fun-loving spirit, 53 Future. See Immortality

G., Miss, 207 G., Mr., 208 G., Mrs., 207 God, 226 Identity with, 242 Love for (verse), 237-239 Song of, 193

“Hands” (verse), 233 Harp (verse), 86, 87 Herbs, story of the, 212-215 Holmes, John Haynes, quoted, 10 Hours of day (verse), 215 Housekeeping, 42 Humor, 31 in verse, 74, 75, 76 Hutchings, Mr., 53 Hutchings, Mrs. Emily Grant, 4, 44, 188

Imagery, 72, 78 Immortality, growth, 277 Mystery, 249, 250 Nature, 272 Reality, 247 Recognition of friends, 270, 276 Impatience, 45, 46 Individuality, 41 Infancy, 92, 94 Inn of Falcon Feather, 111

J., Miss, 189, 192, 193 James, Wm., 199, 200 Jana, 127 Jane-o’-apes, 58, 131 John the Peaceful, 122, 123, 132 Joy, promise of future, 283-284

K., Dr., 195, 199 King of Wisdom, 221 Kirtle, 55, 56

Language, 13, 56, 104, 149, 150, 153, 164, 189 Laughter, 168 Leaf, fallen (verse), 82 Leta, 124 Life for a life, 218 Life likened to the seasons (verse), 252 Lisa, 109, 112 Literature, 223, 224 Love, childhood, 51 Divine (verse), 235, 236 for Christ, 244 for the loveless (verse), 226 for the wearied (verse), 227 Friendly, 96 God’s (verse), 97 Man and woman (verse), 94 maternal, 92, 94 Religious, 226 Song, “Drink ye unto me,” 180 to God (verse), 237-239 Universal, 234 “Loves of yester’s day” (verse), 88 Lullaby, 64, example, 68 Spinning Wheel, 69

M., Mr. and Mrs., 207-210 Marion, 153 Mary, the Virgin, 245 Marye, Lady, 122, 123 Massinger, 58 Maxims. See Aphorisms Men, attitude toward, 49 Men and women, 94 Merchants, parable of, 166 Message, 224 Metaphor, borrowed, 78, 79 Metaphysics, 29 Mise-man song, 179 Mission, 284 Mite and the Seeds, tale of the, 176-178 Musician, 208

Nature, Love of, 25, 79 Value of, 251 Neurologist, 204 New England, 15, 33 New Year (verse), 101 Newspaper article, 215 Newspaper writer, 189

Ouija board, 1, 5, 65, 187

P., Dr., 204-207 Parables, 165 Story of the herbs, 212-215 Personality, 59 Pettieskirt, 52, 54, 56, 154, 186, 205 Phantom and the Dreamer, The (verse), 255-266 Physicians, 204 Physician, conversation with a young, 16 Description, 50 Poetry. See Songs; Verse Pollard, Mrs. Mary E., 5, 43, 44 Prayers, Character, 239, 243 Examples (verse), 239-244 “Primrose path,” 77, 78 Prose, 107 Psychic communications. See Communications Puritan, 55, 59, 69, 192 “Put,” 186-189

R., Dr., 204-207 Records of communications, character, 3 Regal, 123 Religion, 223, 226 Revelation, 225, 226 Rhyme, 21, 64 Rhythm, 107

Sarcasm, 49 Scottish, 60 Seed, 224, 225 Seeds. See Mite and the Seeds Self, 221, 222 Shakespeare, 57, 77, 104 Shelley, 90, 105 Simplicity, 104, 105 Sittings, character, 18, 35 Skylark (verse), 89 Society for Psychical Research, 223 Song, birth of a (verse), 86, 87 Songs, 173 “Do I love the morn?” 215 “Drink ye unto me,” 180 “Gone, gone,” 198 “How have I sought!” 203 “Loth as Night,” 211 Mise-man, 179 To Miss J., 193 To Mr. G., a musician, 208 Sorrow, comfort for, 231 “Sorrows ripened to a mellow heart,” 275, 278 Soul, 190 Body and, 218 Spelling, 66 Spinning, 206 Spinning Wheel (verse), 69 Spinster, 49, 69 Spirituality, 24, 152 Spring (verse), 81 Stories, 108 Character, 185 Dramatic character, 109 Story of Telka, described, 149 “Story of the Judge Bush,” 153-163 Stranger, The (story), 108, 122, 123-141 Subconsciousness, 34, 35

Teacher of anatomy, 182, 190 Teacher of botany, 183 Telka, 149, 150 Theater, 53 Throb, 202 Timon, 124 Tina, 124 Tonio, 113 Tournament, 114 Tricksters, 208 Triviality, 10 Truth, 182

V., Dr., 195-201 Verse, 21 Dictation, manner, 65 Range, 63 Technique, 65, 81 Virgin Mary, 245

W., Dr., 176, 178 W., Mrs., 176, 178, 182 War, 284 War (verse), 91 “Waste of earth” (verse), 228-231 Wasted words, 243 Wearied ones, 227 “Weaving,” 175 Widow, visitor at the Currans, 217, 218 Wind (verse), 75 Winter (verse), 79, 80 Wisdom, 222 Wit, 18, 19 Worth, Patience, advent, 2; affection, 46; appearance, 207; book learning, 60; date, 37, 197; elusiveness, 60; femininity, 42, 52; fun-loving spirit, 53; impatience, 45, 46; individuality, 41; laughter, love of, 168; love her inspiration, 234; men, attitude toward, 49; message, 224; mission, 284, 285; obscurity, 199; on being investigated, 196; personality, 12, 59, 220, 224; phrases, striking, 40; place, 38; revelation, 226; sarcasm, 49; speech, 39, 56, 104, 149, 150, 153, 164, 189; spinster, 49, 69; substance in her words, 211

X., Dr., 182-195, 204 X., Mrs., 182, 183

Z., Dr., 187-189

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“An Authentic Original Voice in Literature.”—The Atlantic Monthly.

ROBERT FROST The New American Poet

NORTH OF BOSTON

Alice Brown: