| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | January 11 | | Bayard Taylor | | By Craven Langstroth Betts (1853–1941) |
| | (Born Jan. 11, 1825)
HERE find the poet’s scrip,—his ready pen, | |
| The staff of service on his pilgrim round, | |
| Now laid aside; for he in sleep is bound, | |
| No more to wander through the ways of men; | |
| But these his furnishings, ingathered when | 5 |
| He traveled all Arcadia’s laurelled ground, | |
| The cheer and nurture of his journey found, | |
| He hath bequeathed them to the world again. | |
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| Herein note Love, his crust of daily bread, | |
| Romance, his flask of wine, and Reverie sweet, | 10 |
| The rich-chased missal brought from Orient clime; | |
| Here also Hope, his belt, and from his head | |
| His scallop-shell of Fancy; from his feet | |
| The rythmic sandals of his passion, Rhyme! | | | | |
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