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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By William HamiltonHayne

1265 The Yule Log

OUT of the mighty Yule log came

The crooning of the lithe wood-flame,—

A single bar of music fraught

With cheerful yet half pensive thought,—

A thought elusive: out of reach,

Yet trembling on the verge of speech.