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Waring
Waring
Mr. Alfred Domett, C.M.G., author of
Ranolf and Amohia, ``full of descriptions of
New Zealand scenery.]
I.
I.
What's becom…
Up at a Villa--Down in the City
Up at a Villa--Down in the City
Had I but plenty of money, money enough and to spare,
The house for me, no doubt, were a house in the city-square;
Ah, su…
Two In The Campagna
Two In The Campagna
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I wonder do you feel to-day
As I have felt since, hand in hand,
We sat down on the grass, to stray
In spirit better …
Up At A Villa--- Down In The City
Up At A Villa--- Down In The City
AS DISTINGUISHED BY AN ITALIAN PERSON OF QUALITY.)
I.
Had I but plenty of money, money enough and to spare,
The…
To Edward Fitzgerald
To Edward Fitzgerald
I chanced upon a new book yesterday;
I opened it, and, where my finger lay
'Twixt page and uncut page, these words I read -
…
Thus the Mayne glideth
Thus the Mayne glideth
THUS the Mayne glideth
Where my Love abideth;
Sleep 's no softer: it proceeds
On through lawns, on through meads,
…
The Wanderers
The Wanderers
OVER the sea our galleys went,
With cleaving prows in order brave
To a speeding wind and a bounding wave--
A gallant armament:
Through The Metidja To Abd-El-Kadr
Through The Metidja To Abd-El-Kadr
Abd-el-Kadr was an Arab Chief of Algiers who resisted the French in .]
I.
As I ride, as I ride,
With a full he…
The Patriot
The Patriot
AN OLD STORY.
I.
It was roses, roses, all the way,
With myrtle mixed in my path like mad:
The house-roofs seemed to heave and…
The Statue and the Bust
The Statue and the Bust
There's a palace in Florence, the world knows well,
And a statue watches it from the square,
And this story of both do our townsm…
The Lost Leader
The Lost Leader
I.
Just for a handful of silver he left us,
Just for a riband to stick in his coat---
Found the one gift of which fortune bereft …
The Laboratory-Ancien Régime
The Laboratory-Ancien Régime
I.
Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,
May gaze thro' these faint smokes curling whitely,
As thou pliest thy t…
The Italian In England
The Italian In England
That second time they hunted me
From hill to plain, from shore to sea,
And Austria, hounding far and wide
Her blood-hounds…
The Guardian-Angel
The Guardian-Angel
A PICTURE AT FANO.
I.
Dear and great Angel, wouldst thou only leave
That child, when thou hast done with him, for me!
…
The Flight Of The Duchess
The Flight Of The Duchess
I.
You're my friend:
I was the man the Duke spoke to;
I helped the Duchess to cast off his yoke, too;
So here's…
The Dtatue And The Bust
The Dtatue And The Bust
There's a palace in Florence, the world knows well,
And a statue watches it from the square,
And this story of both do our townsm…
The Bishop Orders His Tomb At Saint Praxed's Church
The Bishop Orders His Tomb At Saint Praxed's Church
Vanity, saith the preacher, vanity!
Draw round my bed: is Anselm keeping back?
Nephews -- sons mine -…
The Boy And the Angel
The Boy And the Angel
Morning, evening, noon and night,
``Praise God!; sang Theocrite.
Then to his poor trade he turned,
Whereby the daily meal w…
Summum Bonum
Summum Bonum
All the breath and the bloom of the year in the bag of one bee:
All the wonder and wealth of the mine in the heart of one gem:
In the core o…
Song
Song
I.
Nay but you, who do not love her,
Is she not pure gold, my mistress?
Holds earth aught---speak truth---above her?
Aught like this…
Rabbi Ben Ezra
Rabbi Ben Ezra
Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be,
The last of life, for which the first was made:
Our times are in His hand
W…
Saul
Saul
I.
Said Abner, ``At last thou art come! Ere I tell, ere thou speak,
``Kiss my cheek, wish me well!'' Then I wished it, and did kiss his cheek.
Prospice
Prospice
Fear death?---to feel the fog in my throat,
The mist in my face,
When the snows begin, and the blasts denote
I am nearing the place,
Popularity
Popularity
I.
Stand still, true poet that you are!
I know you; let me try and draw you.
Some night you'll fail us: when afar
You rise, re…