In Various Moods: Poems and Verses

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In Various Moods: Poems and Verses

by Irving Bacheller

EN·~47 minutes·18 chapters

Chapters

18 total

IN VARIOUS MOODS - Poems And Verses - By Irving Bacheller - Harper & Brothers Publishers New York And London - MCMX

0:08

IN VARIOUS MOODS

0:01

THE SOWERS

2:37

THE NEW WORLD

2:25

FAITH

3:07

BALLAD OF THE SABRE CROSS AND 7

3:25

WHISPERIN' BILL

4:17

THE RED DEW

4:06

THE BABY CORPS

5:37

PICTURE, SOUND AND SONG

1:46
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Description

The collection opens with a reverent tribute to a college campus, painting its hills, halls, and fields with vivid, musical language. The poet’s voice walks through memory‑laden corridors, recalling the labor of students and the quiet strength of the land that sustains them. Each line balances personal affection with a broader meditation on learning, perseverance, and the intertwining of nature and intellect.

Later verses turn toward mythic horizons, invoking ancient gods and heroic archetypes to explore humanity’s restless drive toward discovery. Classical allusions mingle with contemporary reflections on progress, justice, and the search for a single guiding principle that can unite disparate lives. The poems keep a steady rhythm of wonder and contemplation, inviting listeners to linger on the beauty of both the familiar and the extraordinary.

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Language

en

Duration

~47 minutes (45K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive

Release date

Jun 30, 2016

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Irving Bacheller

Irving Bacheller

1859–1950

Best remembered for bringing small-town American life to the page with warmth and humor, this journalist-turned-novelist also helped change the newspaper business by founding one of the first modern syndicates in the United States.

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