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The Boy And The Brook. (Armenian Popular Song, From The Prose Version Of
The Boy And The Brook. (Armenian Popular Song, From The Prose Version Of
Alishan)
Down from yon distant mountain height
The brooklet flows throug…
The Broken Oar
The Broken Oar
Once upon Iceland's solitary strand
A poet wandered with his book and pen,
Seeking some final word, some sweet Amen,
Where…
The Black Knight. (From The German Of Uhland)
The Black Knight. (From The German Of Uhland)
'Twas Pentecost, the Feast of Gladness,
When woods and fields put off all sadness,
Thus began the K…
The Bells Of San Blas
The Bells Of San Blas
What say the Bells of San Blas
To the ships that southward pass
From the harbor of Mazatlan?
To them it is nothing …
The Arrow and the Song
The Arrow and the Song
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not fol…
The Artist. (Sonnet I.)
The Artist. (Sonnet I.)
Nothing the greatest artist can conceive
That every marble block doth not confine
Within itself; and only its design
The Angel And The Child. (From Jean Reboul, The Baker Of Nismes)
The Angel And The Child. (From Jean Reboul, The Baker Of Nismes)
An angel with a radiant face,
Above a cradle bent to look,
Seemed his own image …
Thangbrand the Priest
Thangbrand the Priest
Short of stature, large of limb,
Burly face and russet beard,
All the women stared at him,
When in Iceland he appea…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : The Theologian's Tale; The Legend Beautiful
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : The Theologian's Tale; The Legend Beautiful
'Hads't thou stayed, I must have fled!'
That is what the Vision said.
…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Theologian's Tale; Elizabeth
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Theologian's Tale; Elizabeth
'Ah, how short are the days! How soon the night overtakes us!
In the old country the tw…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Sicilian's Tale; The Monk of
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Sicilian's Tale; The Monk of
Casal-Maggiore
Once on a time, some centuries ago,
In the hot sunshine two Fran…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Spanish Jew's Tale; Azrael
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Spanish Jew's Tale; Azrael
King Solomon, before his palace gate
At evening, on the pavement tessellate
Was w…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Prelude
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Prelude
The evening came; the golden vane
A moment in the sunset glanced,
Then darkened, and then gleamed again,…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Musician's Tale; The Mother's Ghost
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. The Musician's Tale; The Mother's Ghost
Svend Dyring he rideth adown the glade;
I myself was young!
There he hat…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude VI.
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude VI.
'Now that is after my own heart,'
The Poet cried; 'one understands
Your swarthy hero Scanderbeg, <…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude IV.
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude IV.
'A pleasant and a winsome tale,'
The Student said, 'though somewhat pale
And quiet in its coloring…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Finale
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Finale
These are the tales those merry guests
Told to each other, well or ill;
Like summer birds that lift their…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude II.
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 3. Interlude II.
Well pleased all listened to the tale,
That drew, the Student said, its pith
And marrow from the a…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Sicilian's Tale; The Bell of Atri
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Sicilian's Tale; The Bell of Atri
At Atri in Abruzzo, a small town
Of ancient Roman date, but scant renown,
…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Student's Second Tale; The Baron of St.
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Student's Second Tale; The Baron of St.
Castine
Baron Castine of St. Castine
Has left his château in the Pyr…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan -
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan -
II.
The jolly skipper paused awhile,
And then again began;
…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan -
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. The Musician's Tale; The Ballad of Carmilhan -
IV.
And now along the horizon's edge
Mountains of cloud uprose,
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Interlude V.
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Interlude V.
Well pleased the audience heard the tale.
The Theologian said: 'Indeed,
To praise you there is litt…
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Prelude
Tales Of A Wayside Inn : Part 2. Prelude
A cold, uninterrupted rain,
That washed each southern window-pane,
And made a river of the road;
…