At the Making of Man
At the Making of Man First all the host of Raphael In liveries of gold, Lifted the chorus on whose rhythm The spinning spheres are rolled,– […]
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Behind the Arras I like the old house tolerably well, Where I must dwell Like a familiar gnome; And yet I never shall feel quite at […]
READ MOREBy the Aurelian Wall
By the Aurelian Wall In Memory of John Keats By the Aurelian Wall, Where the long shadows of the centuries fall From Caius Cestius’ tomb, A […]
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Daises Over the shoulders and slopes of the dune I saw the white daisies go down to the sea, A host in the sunshine, an army […]
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Earth Voices I I heard the spring wind whisper Above the brushwood fire, “The world is made forever Of transport and desire. “I am the breath […]
READ MOREGarden Shadows
Garden Shadows When the dawn winds whisper To the standing corn, And the rose of morning From the dark is born, All my shadowy garden Seems […]
READ MOREHem and Haw
Hem and Haw Hem and Haw were the sons of sin, Created to shally and shirk; Hem lay ’round and Haw looked on While God did […]
READ MOREI Loved Thee, Atthis, in the Long Ago
I Loved Thee, Atthis, in the Long Ago (Sappho XXIII) I loved thee, Atthis, in the long ago, When the great oleanders were in flower In […]
READ MOREIf Death be Good
If Death be Good (Sappho LXXIV) If death be good, Why do the gods not die? If life be ill, Why do the gods still live? […]
READ MORELord of my Heart’s Elation
Lord of my Heart’s Elation Lord of my heart’s elation, Spirit of things unseen, Be thou my aspiration Consuming and serene! Bear up, bear out, bear […]
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