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Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth

At Evening

At Evening

Let me now sleep, let me not think, let me
Not ache with inconsistent tenderness.
It was untenable delight; we are free--
Separ…

646
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence

The Ocean's Song

The Ocean's Song
We walked amongst the ruins famed in story
Of Rozel-Tower,
And saw the boundless waters stretch in glory
And heave in power.

273
Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth

A Style Of Loving

A Style Of Loving

Light now restricts itself
To the top half of trees;
The angled sun
Slants honey-coloured rays
That lessen to t…

887
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence

Letter

Letter
You can see it already: chalks and ochers;
Country crossed with a thousand furrow-lines;
Ground-level rooftops hidden by the shrubbery;
Sp…

242
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence

The Genesis of the Butterfly

The Genesis of the Butterfly
The dawn is smiling on the dew that covers
The tearful roses; lo, the little lovers
That kiss the buds, and all the flutteri…

322
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence

Boaz Asleep

Boaz Asleep
Boaz, overcome with weariness, by torchlight
made his pallet on the threshing floor
where all day he had worked, and now he slept
amo…

262
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence

Beneath their solemn beauty is a mystery infinite:

Beneath their solemn beauty is a mystery infinite:
If winter hue them like a pall, or if the summer night
Fantasy them starre brede.

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Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

While Gazing on the Moon's Light

While Gazing on the Moon's Light
While gazing on the moon's light,
A moment from her smile I turn'd,
To look at orbs that, more bright,
In lone a…

199
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

Wreath the Bowl

Wreath the Bowl
Wreath the bowl
With flowers of soul,
The brightest Wit can find us,
We'll take a flight
Towards heaven to-night,

199
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

Whene'er I See Those Smiling Eyes

Whene'er I See Those Smiling Eyes
Whene'er I see those smiling eyes,
So full of hope, and joy, and light,
As if no cloud could ever rise,
To dim …

215
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

When First I Met Thee

When First I Met Thee
When first I met thee, warm and young,
There shone such truth about thee,
And on thy lip such promise hung,
I did not dare …

184
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

What the Bee Is To the Floweret

What the Bee Is To the Floweret
What the bee is to the floweret,
When he looks for honey-dew,
Through the leaves that close embower it,
That, my …

167
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

We May Roam Through This World

We May Roam Through This World
We may roam through this world, like a child at a feast,
Who but sips of a sweet, and then flies to the rest;
And, when pl…

196
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

Twas One of Those Dreams

Twas One of Those Dreams
'TWAS one of those dreams, that by music are brought,
Like a bright summer haze, o'er the poet's warm thought --
When, lost in t…

196
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

To Ladies' Eyes

To Ladies' Eyes
To Ladies' eyes a round, boy,
We can't refuse, we can't refuse;
Though bright eyes so abound, boy,
'Tis hard to choose, 'tis hard…

197
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

Tis Sweet to Think

Tis Sweet to Think
Tis sweet to think that, where'er we rove,
We are sure to find something blissful and dear,
And that, when we're far from the lips tha…

175
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

Though the Last Glimpse of Erin With Sorrow I See

Though the Last Glimpse of Erin With Sorrow I See
Though the last glimpse of Erin with sorrow I see,
Yet wherever thou art shall seem Erin to me;
In exil…

163
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

They Know Not My Heart

They Know Not My Heart
They know not my heart, who believe there can be
One stain of this earth in its feelings for thee;
Who think, while I see thee in …

179
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

This Life Is All Chequer'd With Pleasures and Woes

This Life Is All Chequer'd With Pleasures and Woes
This life is all chequer'd with pleasures and woes,
That chase one another like waves of the deep --
E…

199
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

Thee, Thee, Only Thee

Thee, Thee, Only Thee
The dawning of morn, the daylight's sinking,
The night's long hours still find me thinking
Of thee, thee, only thee.
When f…

204
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

The Wine-Cup is Circling

The Wine-Cup is Circling
The wine-cup is circling in Almhin's hall,
And its Chief, 'mid his heroes reclining,
Looks up, with a sigh to the trophied wall,…

192
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

The Song of O'Ruark, Prince of Breffni

The Song of O'Ruark, Prince of Breffni
The valley lay smiling before me,
Where lately I left her behind;
Yet I trembled, and something hung o'er me,

195
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

The Time I've Lost In Wooing

The Time I've Lost In Wooing
The time I've lost in wooing,
In watching and pursuing
The light that lies
In woman's eyes,
Has been my hear…

308
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore

The Parallel

The Parallel
Yes, sad one of Sion, if closely resembling,
In shame and in sorrow, thy wither'd-up heart --
If drinking deep, deep, of the same "cup of tr…

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