John Greenleaf Whittier 
Songs of Labor, and Other Poems [PDF ebook] 

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. So haply these, my simple lays Of homely toil, may serve to show The orchard bloom and tasselled maize That skirt and gladden duty’s ways, The unsung beauty hid life’s common things below‘