The Home: Its Work and Influence (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Home: Its Work and InfluenceTwo CallingsII hear a deep voice through uneasy dreaming,A deep, soft, tender, soul-beguiling voice;A lulling voice that bids the dreams remain.That calms my restlessness and dulls my pain.That thrills and fills and holds me till in seemingThere is no other sound on earth - no choice."Home!" says the deep voice, "Home!" and softlyBrings me a sense of safety unsurpassed;So old! so old! The piles above the wave -The shelter of the stone-blocked, shadowy cave -Security of sun-kissed treetops swinging -Safety and Home at last!"Home" says the sweet voice, and warm Comfort rises,Holding my soul with velvet-fingered hands;Comfort of leafy lair and lapping fur,About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.