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DEDICATION. TO S. M. D. v
EARLIER POEMS.
THE THREE SHIPS, 3
MAUD AND MADGE, 6
A MOTHER’S QUESTION, 8
OVER THE WALL, 9
OUTGROWN, 11
A SONG FOR TWO, 14
A PICTURE, 15
HYMN TO LIFE, 16
THE CHIMNEY SWALLOW, 18
HEIRSHIP, 20
HILDA, SPINNING, 22
HEREAFTER, 25
WITHOUT AND WITHIN, 27
VASHTI’S SCROLL, 29
WHAT MY FRIEND SAID TO ME, 37
HYMN. For the Dedication of a Cemetery, 38
YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY, 39
LYRIC. For the Dedication of a Music-Hall, 41
WHAT I LOST, 43
ONCE! 45
CATHARINE, 47
THE NAME, 48
UNDER THE PALM-TREES, 49
NIGHT AND MORNING, 51
AGNES, 53
“INTO THY HANDS,” 55
IDLE WORDS, 56
THE SPARROW TO THE SKYLARK, 58
THE BELL OF ST. PAUL’S, 60
DECEMBER 26, 1910.
A Ballad of Major Anderson, 62
FROM BATON ROUGE, 66
IN THE WILDERNESS, 68
CHARLEY OF MALVERN HILL, 70
SUPPLICAMUS, 73
THE LAST OF SIX, 75
THE DRUMMER BOY’S BURIAL, 79
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE, 82
OUR FLAGS AT THE CAPITOL, 84
MY MOCKING-BIRD, 86
COMING HOME, 88
WAKENING EARLY, 90
BLEST, 92
HELEN, 94
“PRO PATRIA.”
THE DEAD CENTURY, 97
THE RIVER OTTER, 106
PAST AND PRESENT, 109
VERMONT, 114
GETTYSBURG. 1863-1889. 126
“NO MORE THE THUNDER OF CANNON,” 133
GRANT, 135
FRIAR ANSELMO, AND OTHER POEMS.
FRIAR ANSELMO, 141
THE KING’S ROSEBUD, 146
SOMEWHERE, 147
PERADVENTURE, 148
RENA. A Legend of Brussels, 150
A SECRET, 159
THIS DAY, 161
“CHRISTUS!” 163
THE KISS, 167
WHAT SHE THOUGHT, 168
WHAT NEED? 170
TWO, 172
UNANSWERED, 175
THE CLAY TO THE ROSE, 178
AT THE LAST, 180
TO THE “BOUQUET CLUB,” 181
EVENTIDE, 182
MY LOVERS, 184
THE LEGEND OF THE ORGAN-BUILDER, 186
BUTTERFLY AND BABY BLUE, 190
KING IVAN’S OATH, 192
AT DAWN, 199
IN MEMORIAM, 201
WEAVING THE WEB, 203
THE “CHRISTUS” OF OBERAMMERGAU, 205
RABBI BENAIAH, 206
A CHILD’S THOUGHT, 209
“GOD KNOWS,” 211
THE MOUNTAIN ROAD, 213
ENTERING IN, 215
A FLOWER FOR THE DEAD, 217
THOU KNOWEST, 219
WINTER, 220
FIVE, 221
UNSOLVED, 223
QUIETNESS, 226
THE DIFFERENCE, 227
MY BIRTHDAY, 229
A RED ROSE, 231
TWENTY-ONE, 233
SINGING IN THE DARK, 235
THOMAS MOORE, 236
A LAST WORD, 238
SONNETS.
THE SONNET. I. To a Critic. 241
" " II. To a Poet. 241
AT REST, 243
TOO WIDE! 244
MERCÉDÈS, 245
GRASS-GROWN, 246
TO ZÜLMA, I., II., 247
SLEEP, 249
IN KING’S CHAPEL, 250
TO-DAY, 251
F. A. F., 252
DAY AND NIGHT, I., II., 253
THY NAME, 255
RESURGAMUS, 256
AT THE TOMB, 257
THREE DAYS, I., II., III., 258
DARKNESS, 260
SILENCE, 261
SANCTIFIED, 262
A MESSAGE, 263
WHEN LESSER LOVES, 264
GEORGE ELIOT, 265
KNOWING, 266
A THOUGHT, 267
TO-MORROW, I., II., 268
“O EARTH! ART THOU NOT WEARY?” 270
ALEXANDER, 271
THE PLACE, I., II., III., 272
TO A GODDESS, 274
O. W. H., 275
GIFTS FOR THE KING, 276
RECOGNITION, I., II., 277
SHAKESPEARE, 279
TO E. C. S., 280
A CHRISTMAS SONNET, 281
POVERTY, 282
SURPRISES, I., II., 283
C. H. R., 285
A NEW BEATITUDE, 286
COMPENSATION, I., II., 287
QUESTIONINGS, 289
REMEMBRANCE, 290
IN THE HIGH TOWER, 291
AFTERNOON SONGS.
FOUR O’CLOCKS, 295
A DREAM OF SONGS UNSUNG, 296
QUESTIONING A ROSE, 304
THE FALLOW FIELD, 306
OUT AND IN, 309
HER FLOWERS, 310
THREE LADDIES, 312
SUMMER, 314
THORNLESS ROSES, 315
TREASURE-SHIPS, 316
CHOOSING, 318
NOT MINE, 320
THE CHAMBER OF SILENCE, 322
THREE ROSES, 325
FOUR LETTERS, 326
VALDEMAR, 328
JUBILATE! 338
EASTER LILIES, 339
“O, WIND THAT BLOWS OUT OF THE WEST,” 340
A SUMMER SONG, 342
THE URN, 344
THE PARSON’S DAUGHTER, 345
MARCH FOURTH, 1881-1882, 348
ROY, 350
THE PAINTER’S PRAYER, 351
FROM EXILE, 354
A MOTHER-SONG, 358
EASTER MORNING, 359
SEALED ORDERS, 363
AN ANNIVERSARY, 365
MARTHA, 367
THE HOUR, 368
THE CLOSED GATE, 369
CONTENT, 371
MY WONDERLAND, 373
THE GUEST, 375
AN OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN, 377
DISCONTENT, 380
THE DOVES AT MENDON, 383
A LATE ROSE, 386
PERIWINKLE, 387
AFTERNOON, 389
THE LADY OF THE PROW, 392
THOU AND I, 395
LATER POEMS.
THE LEGEND OF THE BABOUSHKA.
A Christmas Ballad, 399
DAYBREAK. An Easter Poem, 405
THE APPLE-TREE, 411
THE COMFORTER, 413
SANTA-CLAUS, 415
THE ARMORER’S ERRAND, 417
FORESHADOWINGS, 423
WON, 425
BAPTISM OF FIRE, 427
AT THE FEAST, 429
OVER AND OVER, 430
A LISTENING BIRD, 432
THE FIRST FIRE, 433
MIDNIGHT CHIMES, 436
MY LADY SLEEP, 438
THE KING’S TOUCH, 440
“BY DIVERS PATHS,” 442
THE BLIND BIRD’S NEST, 444
TWO PATHS, 446
ST. JOHN’S EVE, 447
A LITTLE SONG, 449
THE PRINCES’ CHAMBER, 450
WONDERLAND, 453
IN A GALLERY, 455
IN MARBLE PRAYER, 457
NOCTURNE, 459
COME WHAT MAY, 460
NUREMBERG, 462
A MATER DOLOROSA, 464
AFTER LONG WAITING, 470