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Character of the Happy Warrior
Character of the Happy Warrior
. Who is the happy Warrior? Who is he
That every man in arms should wish to be?
--It is the generous Spirit, who, when brought <…
By the Seaside
By the Seaside
The sun is couched, the sea-fowl gone to rest,
And the wild storm hath somewhere found a nest;
Air slumbers--wave with wave no longer strives, <…
Birth of Love, The
Birth of Love, The
When Love was born of heavenly line,
What dire intrigues disturbed Cythera's joy!
Till Venus cried, "A mother's heart is mine;
None bu…
Animal Tranquility and Decay
Animal Tranquility and Decay
The little hedgerow birds,
That peck along the roads, regard him not.
He travels on, and in his face, his step,
His gait, is…
After-Thought
After-Thought
. I thought of Thee, my partner and my guide,
As being past away.--Vain sympathies!
For, backward, Duddon! as I cast my eyes,
I see what wa…
Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones
I hate that Andrew Jones; he'll breed
His children up to waste and pillage.
I wish the press-gang or the drum
With its tantara sound would c…
A Wren's Nest
A Wren's Nest
AMONG the dwellings framed by birds
In field or forest with nice care,
Is none that with the little Wren's
In snugness may compare.
N…
A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal
A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal
A slumber did my spirit seal
I had no human fears:
She seemed a thing that could not feel
The touch of earthly years.
…
A Poet! He Hath Put his Heart to School
A Poet! He Hath Put his Heart to School
. A poet!--He hath put his heart to school,
Nor dares to move unpropped upon the staff
Which art hath lodged within his…
A Night Thought
A Night Thought
Lo! where the Moon along the sky
Sails with her happy destiny;
Oft is she hid from mortal eye
Or dimly seen,
But when the clouds as…
A Complaint
A Complaint
There is a change--and I am poor;
Your love hath been, nor long ago,
A fountain at my fond heart's door,
Whose only business was to flow;
With Ships the Sea was Sprinkled Far and Nigh,
"With Ships the Sea was Sprinkled Far and Nigh,"
With ships the sea was sprinkled far and nigh,
Like stars in heaven, and joyously it showed;
Some lying fast a…
Three Years She Grew in Sun and Shower,
"Three Years She Grew in Sun and Shower,"
Three years she grew in sun and shower,
Then Nature said, "A lovelier flower
On earth was never sown;
This Chil…
The World Is To Much With Us; Late and Soon
"The World Is To Much With Us; Late and Soon"
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nat…
She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways
"She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways"
She dwelt among the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love:…
Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known
"Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known"
Strange fits of passion have I known:
And I will dare to tell,
But in the lover's ear alone,
What once to me befel…
A Whirl-Blast from Behind the Hill
"A Whirl-Blast from Behind the Hill"
A Whirl-Blast from behind the hill
Rushed o'er the wood with startling sound;
Then--all at once the air was still,
A…
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden d…
Witches Chant (from Macbeth)
Witches Chant (from Macbeth)
Round about the couldron go:
In the poisones entrails throw.
Toad,that under cold stone
Days and nights has thirty-one…
Is ample, and some little might be stored
Is ample, and some little might be stored
Wherewith to cheer him in the winter time."
Thus talking of that Peasant, we approached
Close to the spot where with …
When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes (Sonnet 29)
When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes (Sonnet 29)
When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble d…
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought (Sonnet 30)
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought (Sonnet 30)
When to the sessions of sweet silent thought
I summon up remembrance of things past,
I sigh the …
Twelve O'Clock - Fairy time
Twelve O'Clock - Fairy time
Through the house give glimmering light
By the dead and drowsy fire;
Every elf and fairy sprite
hop as light as bird fr…
To Me, Fair Friend, You Never Can Be Old
To Me, Fair Friend, You Never Can Be Old
To me, fair Friend, you never can be old,
For as you were when first your eye I eyed
Such seems your beauty stil…