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Middle-Aged
Middle-Aged
‘Tis but a vague, invarious delight
As gold that rains about some buried king.
As the fine flakes,
When tourists frol…
Monumentum Aere, Etc.
Monumentum Aere, Etc.
You say that I take a good deal upon myself;
That I strut in the robes of assumption.
In a few years no one will rememb…
Mauberley
Mauberley
I
Turned from the 'eau-forte
Par Jaquemart'
To the strait head
Of Messalina:
'His true Penelope
Was F…
Meditatio
Meditatio
When I carefully consider the curious habits of dogs
I am compelled to conclude
That man is the superior animal.
When I…
Liu Ch'e
Liu Ch'e
The rustling of the silk is discontinued,
Dust drifts over the court-yard,
There is no sound of foot-fall, and the leaves
Scurry into heap…
Marvoil
Marvoil
A poor clerk I, 'Arnaut the less' they call me,
And because I have small mind to sit
Day long, long day cooped on a stool
A-jumbling …
Les Millwin
Les Millwin
The little Millwins attend the Russian Ballet.
The mauve and greenish souls of the little Millwins
Were seen lying along the upper seats
L'Art
L'Art
Green arsenic smeared on an egg-white cloth,
Crushed strawberries! Come, let us feast our eyes.
Lament of the Frontier Guard
Lament of the Frontier Guard
By the North Gate, the wind blows full of sand,
Lonely from the beginning of time until now!
Trees fall, the grass goes yell…
La Regina Avrillouse
La Regina Avrillouse
Lady of rich allure,
Queen of the spring's embrace,
Your arms are long like boughs of ash,
Mid laugh-broken streams, spirit of…
Ité
Ité
Go, my songs, seek your praise from the young
and from the intolerant,
Move among the lovers of perfection alone.
Seek ever to stand in t…
Invern
Invern
Earth's winter cometh
And I being part of all
And sith the spirit of all moveth in me
I must needs bear earth's winter
Drawn col…
IN DURANCE
IN DURANCE
(1907)
1 am homesick after mine own kind,
Oh I know that there are folk about me, friendly faces,
But I am homesick after mine own kind.…
In Tempore Senectutis
In Tempore Senectutis
When I am old
I will not have you look apart
From me, into the cold,
Friend of my heart,
Nor be sad in your remembrance…
Hugh Selwyn Mauberly (Part I)
Hugh Selwyn Mauberly (Part I)
"Vocat aestus in umbram"
Nemesianus Es. IV.
E. P. Ode pour l'élection de son sépulchre
For three years, o…
Impressions Of Francois-Marie Arouet (De Voltaire)
Impressions Of Francois-Marie Arouet (De Voltaire)
I
Phyllidula and the Spoils of Gouvernet
Where, Lady, are the days
When you could go…
Homage To Sextus Propertius - XII
Homage To Sextus Propertius - XII
Who, who will be the next man to entrust his girl to a friend?
Love interferes with fidelities;
The gods have brought s…
Homage To Sextus Propertius - X
Homage To Sextus Propertius - X
.Light, light of my eyes, at an exceeding late hour I was wandering,
And intoxicated,
and no servant was leading me,
Homage To Sextus Propertius - V
Homage To Sextus Propertius - V
1
Now if ever it is time to cleanse Helicon;
to lead Emathian horses afield,
And to name over the census of my chie…
Homage To Sextus Propertius - VII
Homage To Sextus Propertius - VII
Me happy, night, night full of brightness;
Oh couch made happy by iny long delectations;
How many words talked out with…
Homage To Sextus Propertius - II
Homage To Sextus Propertius - II
I had been seen in the shade, recumbent on cushioned Helicon,
The water dripping from Bellerophon's horse,
Alba, your ki…
Homage To Sextus Propertius - IV
Homage To Sextus Propertius - IV
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION WITH
LYGDAMUS
Tell me the truths which you hear of our constant young lady,
Lygd…
Historion
Historion
No man hath dared to write this thing as yet,
And yet I know, how that the souls of all men great
At times pass athrough us,
And we…
Homage To Quintus Septimus Florentis Christianus
Homage To Quintus Septimus Florentis Christianus
I
(Ex libris Graecæ)
Theodorus will be pleased at my death,
And .someone else will be pleased at t…