BY THE SEA AND OTHER VERSES By H. Lavinia Baily BOSTON RICHARD G. BADGER The Gorham Press 1907 Copyright 1907 by H. Lavinia Baily All Rights Reserved The Gorham Press, Boston CONTENTS [Pg 7] [Pg 7] BY THE SEA AND OTHER VERSES BY THE SEA MYSELF AND YOU There are only myself and you in the world, There are only myself and you; 'Tis clear, then, that I unto you should be kind, And that you unto me should be true. And if I unto you could be always kind, And you unto me could be true, Then the criminal courts might all be adjourned, And the sword would have nothing to do. A few fertile acres are all that I need,— Not more than a hundred or two,—