Henry Abbey

thumb Henry Abbey (11 July 1842 – 7 June 1911) was an American writer and poet. Sourced Faciebat Full text at Wikisource As thoughts possess the fashion of the mood      That gave them birth, so every deed we do, Partakes of our inborn disquietude      That spurns the old and reaches toward the new. The noblest works of human art and pride Show that their makers were not satisfied. For, looking down the ladder of our deeds,      The rounds seem slender. All past work appears Unto the doer faulty. The heart bleeds,      And pale Regret turns weltering in tears, To think how poor our best has been, how vain, Beside the excellence we would attain. What do we plant when we plant a tree? Full text at Wikisource What do we plant when we plant a tree?A thousand things that we daily see,We plant the spire that out-towers the crag,We plant the staff for our country's flag;We plant the shade from the hot sun free,We plant all these when we plant the tree. The French Marshal Full text at Wikisource McMahon up the street of Paris came,In triumph from Magenta. Every oneHad heard and praised the fearless marshal’s name,And gloried in the deeds that he had done.Crowds packed the walks, and at each separate glassA face was set to see the hero pass. External links The HarperCollins Reader's Encyclopedia Of American Literature, 2nd Edition Virtual American Biographies Category:Poets from New York (state) Category:1842 births Category:1911 deaths