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Think Of It Not, Sweet One
Think Of It Not, Sweet One
THINK not of it, sweet one, so;--Give
it not a tear;
Sigh thou mayst, and bid it go
Any---anywhere.
To ****
To ****
Hadst thou liv'd in days of old,
O what wonders had been told
Of thy lively countenance,
And thy humid eyes that dance
In…
The Gadfly
The Gadfly
1.
All gentle folks who owe a grudge
To any living thing
Open your ears and stay your t[r]udge
Whilst I in dudgeon sin…
The Eve Of Saint Mark. A Fragment
The Eve Of Saint Mark. A Fragment
Upon a Sabbath-day it fell;
Twice holy was the Sabbath-bell
That call'd the folk to evening prayer;
The…
Teignmouth
Teignmouth
I.
Here all the summer could I stay,
For there's Bishop's teign
And King's teign
And Coomb at the clear Teign …
The Day Is Gone, And All Its Sweets Are Gone
The Day Is Gone, And All Its Sweets Are Gone
The day is gone, and all its sweets are gone!
Sweet voice, sweet lips, soft hand, and softer breast,
…
Stanzas To Miss Wylie
Stanzas To Miss Wylie
1.
O come Georgiana! the rose is full blown,
The riches of Flora are lavishly strown,
The air is all softness, and …
Staffa
Staffa
Not Aladdin magian
Ever such a work began;
Not the wizard of the Dee
Ever such a dream could see;
Not St. John, in…
Sonnet: When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be
Sonnet: When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be
When I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain,
Before high…
Spenserian Stanza. Written At The Close Of Canto II, Book V, Of
Spenserian Stanza. Written At The Close Of Canto II, Book V, Of
In after-time, a sage of mickle lore
Yclep'd Typographus, the Giant took,
And did…
Sonnet: After Dark Vapors Have Oppress'd Our Plains
Sonnet: After Dark Vapors Have Oppress'd Our Plains
After dark vapors have oppress'd our plains
For a long dreary season, comes a day
Born of the…
Sonnet: Before He Went
Sonnet: Before He Went
BEFORE he went to feed with owls and bats
Nebuchadnezzar had an ugly dream,
Worse than an Hus'if's when she thinks her cre…
Sonnet. Written In Disgust Of Vulgar Superstition
Sonnet. Written In Disgust Of Vulgar Superstition
The church bells toll a melancholy round,
Calling the people to some other prayers,
Some other …
Sonnet. Written On A Blank Space At The End Of Chaucer's Tale Of 'The Floure
Sonnet. Written On A Blank Space At The End Of Chaucer's Tale Of 'The Floure
And The Lefe'
This pleasant tale is like a little copse:
The honied …
Sonnet. Why Did I Laugh Tonight?
Sonnet. Why Did I Laugh Tonight?
Why did I laugh to-night? No voice will tell
No God, no Demon of severe response,
Deigns to reply from Heaven or…
Sonnet. To A Lady Seen For A Few Moments At Vauxhall
Sonnet. To A Lady Seen For A Few Moments At Vauxhall
Time's sea hath been five years at its slow ebb,
Long hours have to and fro let creep the sand,
Sonnet. The Day Is Gone
Sonnet. The Day Is Gone
The day is gone, and all its sweets are gone!
Sweet voice, sweet lips, soft hand, and softer breast,
Warm breath, light w…
Sonnet. On Peace
Sonnet. On Peace
O PEACE! and dost thou with thy presence bless
The dwellings of this war-surrounded Isle;
Soothing with placid brow our late dis…
Sonnet. A Dream, After Reading Dante's Episode Of Paulo And Francesca
Sonnet. A Dream, After Reading Dante's Episode Of Paulo And Francesca
As Hermes once took to his feathers light,
When lulled Argus, baffled, swooned and …
Sonnet. On A Picture Of Leander
Sonnet. On A Picture Of Leander
Come hither all sweet Maidens soberly
Down looking aye, and with a chasten'd light
Hid in the fringes of your eye…
Sonnet XVII. Happy Is England
Sonnet XVII. Happy Is England
Happy is England! I could be content
To see no other verdure than its own;
To feel no other breezes than are blown …
Sonnet XV. On The Grasshopper And Cricket
Sonnet XV. On The Grasshopper And Cricket
The poetry of earth is never dead:
When all the birds are faint with the hot sun,
And hide in cooling t…
Sonnet XIII. Addressed To Haydon
Sonnet XIII. Addressed To Haydon
High-mindedness, a jealousy for good,
A loving-kindness for the great man's fame,
Dwells here and there with peo…
Sonnet XIV. Addressed To The Same (Haydon)
Sonnet XIV. Addressed To The Same (Haydon)
Great spirits now on earth are sojourning;
He of the cloud, the cataract, the lake,
Who on Helvellyn's…