Poems

Hypochondriacus By myself walking, To myself talking, When as I ruminate On my untoward fate, Scarcely seem I Alone sufficiently, Black thoughts continually Crowding my privacy; […]

Incorrect Speaking Incorrectness in your speech Carefully avoid, my Anna; Study well the sense of each Sentence, lest in any manner It misrepresent the truth; Veracity’s […]

Lines ON THE CELEBRATED PICTURE BY LEONARDO DA VINCI, CALLED THE VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS While young John runs to greet The greater Infant’s feet, The […]

Lines Addressed From London, To Sara And S.T.C. At Bristol, In The Summer Of 179 Was it so hard a thing? I did but ask A […]

Lines Addressed To Lieut. R.W.H. Hardy, R.N. ON THE PERUSAL OF HIS VOLUME OF TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF MEXICO. ‘Tis pleasant, lolling in our elbow-chair, […]

Lines Suggested By A Sight Of Waltham Cross Time-mouldering crosses, gemmed with imagery Of costliest work and Gothic tracery, Point still the spot, to hallowed Wedlock […]

Living Without God In The World Mystery of God! thou brave & beauteous world! Made fair with light, & shade, & stars, & flowers; Made fearful […]

Love, Death, And Reputation A FABLE Once on a time, Love, Death, and Reputation, Three travellers, a tour together went; And, after many a long perambulation, […]

Memory “For gold could Memory be bought, What treasures would she not be worth? If from afar she could be brought, I’d travel for her through […]

Moderation In Diet The drunkard’s sin, excess in wine, Which reason drowns, and health destroys, As yet no failing is of thine, Dear Jim; strong drink’s […]