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A girl refuses to marry her childhood friend because of his uncalloused hands and city job. But when a fire breaks out and a small child is trapped she is forced to change her mind.
When a young woman says that she would like to gain knowledge and train for something, her fiance tells her he likes her the way she is. She defers to his wishes, but a tragedy two years later makes her bitterly regret her decision.
The legend of Hervar, who changed her name to Hereward so that she could masquerade as a man and become a Viking. From the age of nineteen she sailed as a warrior, but when she unearthed her father's sword from his grave she doomed herself to terrible sorrow.
(p. 8, 41)
Restlessnessi"Could I wander out in all the ships of the sea-",Marjorie Pryor,
single work poetry
(p. 14)
Gay Pani"Dear Pan, oh, hush your piping!",C. McEwen,
single work poetry
(p. 15)