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The Critic
The Critic
I HAD a fellow as my guest,
Not knowing he was such a pest,
And gave him just my usual fare;
He ate his fill of what was there…
The Country Schoolmaster
The Country Schoolmaster
I.
A MASTER of a country school
Jump'd up one day from off his stool,
Inspired with firm resolve to try
…
The Consecrated Spot
The Consecrated Spot
WHEN in the dance of the Nymphs, in the moonlight so holy assembled,
Mingle the Graces, down from Olympus in secret descending,
The Convivial Book - Can The Koran From Eternity Be?
The Convivial Book - Can The Koran From Eternity Be?
'Tis worth not a thought!
Can the Koran a creation, then, be?
Of that, I know nought…
The Chosen Cliff
The Chosen Cliff
HERE in silence the lover fondly mused on his loved one;
Gladly he spake to me thus: "Be thou my witness, thou stone!
Yet thou m…
The Bridegroom
The Bridegroom
I SLEPT,--'twas midnight,--in my bosom woke,
As though 'twere day, my love-o'erflowing heart;
To me it seemed like night, …
The Brethren
The Brethren
SLUMBER and Sleep, two brethren ordain'd by the gods to their service,
Were by Prometheus implored, comfort to give to his race;
The Book Of Paradise - The Seven Sleepers
The Book Of Paradise - The Seven Sleepers
Six among the courtiers favour'd
Fly before the Caesar's fury,
Who would as a god be worshipp'd,
…
The Bliss Of Sorrow
The Bliss Of Sorrow
NEVER dry, never dry,
Tears that eternal love sheddeth!
How dreary, how dead doth the world still appear,
Whe…
The Best
The Best
WHEN head and heart are busy, say,
What better can be found?
Who neither loves nor goes astray,
Were better under ground.
Table Song
Table Song
O'ER me--how I cannot say,-
Heav'nly rapture's growing.
Will it help to guide my way
To yon stars all-glowing? …
The Beauteous Flower - Son Of The Imprisioned Count
The Beauteous Flower - Son Of The Imprisioned Count
COUNT.
I KNOW a flower of beauty rare,
Ah, how I hold it dear!
To see…
Swiss Song
Swiss Song
Up in th' mountain
I was a-sitting,
With the bird there
As my guest,
Blithely singing,
Blithely springing,
Spirit Song Over The Waters
Spirit Song Over The Waters
THE soul of man
Resembleth water:
From heaven it cometh,
To heaven it soareth.
And then again
…
Solitude
Solitude
OH ye kindly nymphs, who dwell 'mongst the rocks and the thickets,
Grant unto each whatsoe'er he may in silence desire!
Comfort …
Songs
Songs
SONGS are like painted window-panes!
In darkness wrapp'd the church remains,
If from the market-place we view it;
Thus sees…
She Cannot End
She Cannot End
WHEN unto thee I sent the page all white,
Instead of first thereon inscribing aught,
The space thou doubtless filledst up in sport…
Sicilian Song
Sicilian Song
YE black and roguish eyes,
If ye command.
Each house in ruins lies,
No town can stand.
And …
Rules For Monarchs
Rules For Monarchs
IF men are never their thoughts to employ,
Take care to provide them a life full of joy;
But if to some profit and use thou wo…
Sameness
Sameness
Over all hilltops
is peace
in all the treetops
you feel
barely a breeze;
The birds in the forest have
River Lilies
River Lilies
Saw a boy three lilies white,
Lilies in the river,
Half heart-open to the light,
Full of golden arrows bright,
Each …
Roman Elegies I
Roman Elegies I
Tell me you stones, O speak, you towering palaces!
Streets, say a word! Spirit of this place, are you dumb?
All things are alive …
Rhymed Distichs
Rhymed Distichs
WHO trusts in God,
Fears not His rod.
THIS truth may be by all believed:
Whom God deceives, is well deceived.
Reciprocal Invitation To The Dance
Reciprocal Invitation To The Dance
THE INDIFFERENT.
COME to the dance with me, come with me, fair one!
Dances a feast-day like this may well crow…