Project Gutenberg 2007-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 82 Riley, James Whitcomb 1849 1916 Johnson, Benj. F. of Boone Johnson, B. F. Vawter, Will 1871 1941 Vawter, John William Vawter, J. W. (John William) Riley Songs of Friendship Reading ease score: 82.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Al Haines "Riley Songs of Friendship" by James Whitcomb Riley is a collection of poems written in the late 19th century. This work celebrates the themes of camaraderie, nostalgia, and the warmth of friendship through a series of light-hearted and reflective verses. The collection captures the essence of human connections and the joy found in both cherished memories and shared moments. The opening of the collection introduces readers to a whimsical and heartfelt tone, starting with a poem that compares a bookman to a hummingbird, eager to sip the nectar of language and sentiment. Riley expresses profound gratitude to friends whose words and kindness have enriched his life, wishing to weave joyous rhymes from their influence. This sets the stage for the poems that follow, which delve into various aspects of friendship, relationships, and the bittersweet nature of time. Overall, the beginning hints at a treasure trove of verses that will resonate with readers through their themes of warmth and companionship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 199945 179660 2024-10-10T06:54:26.349308 2023-09-10T09:46:57.784368 text/html text/html 170225 2007-10-20T13:48:45 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1600645 2021-01-03T02:51:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1750780 2024-10-10T06:54:39.255738 application/epub+zip 1750113 2024-10-10T06:54:31.745331 application/epub+zip 118585 2024-10-10T06:54:29.427287 application/epub+zip 1865141 2024-10-10T06:54:42.723709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1824299 2024-10-10T06:54:36.495730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203519 2022-09-11T03:56:35.959885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107404 107393 2024-10-10T06:54:24.552309 2023-09-10T09:46:56.460346 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 107209 2021-01-03T02:51:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39693 2021-01-03T02:51:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19664 2024-10-10T06:54:42.868697 application/rdf+xml 11435 2024-10-10T06:54:30.038333 image/jpeg 3002 2024-10-10T06:54:29.740275 image/jpeg 1680998 2024-10-10T06:54:26.548299 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia