HOMEPRIDE
... . The hearth is swept now and the soft lamp lit, The wide world narrows to a smaller space, A calmer, kindlier, more familiar place; And all you cherish is contained in it. Here is the table spread, the restful chair; And linen, snowy, crisp, and set with pride Lustrous and lovely, radiant as a bride Time-honoured symbol of housewifely care Bright as a cloud that rises in the blue, Or as ...