The jelly - the jam and the marmalade, And the cherry-and quince-'preserves' she made! And the sweet-sour pickles of peach and pear, With cinnamon in 'em, and all things rare! And the more we ate was the more to spare, Out to old Aunt Mary's! Ah!
But the air's so appetizin'; and the landscape through the haze Of a crisp and sunny morning of the airly autumn days Is a pictur' that no painter ha… - James Whitcomb Riley
But the air's so appetizin'; and the landscape through the haze Of a crisp and sunny morning of the airly autumn days Is a pictur' that no painter ha…
- James Whitcomb Riley
The ripest peach is highest on the tree - James Whitcomb Riley
The ripest peach is highest on the tree
The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must … - James Whitcomb Riley
The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must …
I cannot say, and I will not say That he is dead. He is just away. With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand, He has wandered into an unknown la… - James Whitcomb Riley
I cannot say, and I will not say That he is dead. He is just away. With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand, He has wandered into an unknown la…
It is no use to grumble and complain; It's just as cheap and easy to rejoice; When God sorts out the weather and sends rain - Why, rain's my choice. - James Whitcomb Riley
It is no use to grumble and complain; It's just as cheap and easy to rejoice; When God sorts out the weather and sends rain - Why, rain's my choice.
I don't know how to tell it--but ef such a thing could be As the angels wantin' boardin', and they'd call around on me-- I'd want to 'ccommodate 'em-… - James Whitcomb Riley
I don't know how to tell it--but ef such a thing could be As the angels wantin' boardin', and they'd call around on me-- I'd want to 'ccommodate 'em-…
O, it sets my heart a clickin' like the tickin' of a clock, when the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock. - James Whitcomb Riley
O, it sets my heart a clickin' like the tickin' of a clock, when the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock.
To make the world a friendly place, one must show it a friendly face. - James Whitcomb Riley
To make the world a friendly place, one must show it a friendly face.
When you awaken some morning and hear that somebody or other has been discovered, you can put it down as a fact that he discovered himself years ago … - James Whitcomb Riley
When you awaken some morning and hear that somebody or other has been discovered, you can put it down as a fact that he discovered himself years ago …
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