Poems

The Princess (The Conclusion) So closed our tale, of which I give you all The random scheme as wildly as it rose: The words are mostly […]

The Princess: A Medley: As thro’ the land As thro’ the land at eve we went, And pluck’d the ripen’d ears, We fell out, my wife […]

The Princess: A Medley: Ask me no more Ask me no more: the moon may draw the sea; The cloud may stoop from heaven and take […]

The Princess: A Medley: Come down, O Maid Come down, O maid, from yonder mountain height: What pleasure lives in height (the shepherd sang) In height […]

The Princess: A Medley: Home they Brought her Warrior Dead Home they brought her warrior dead: She nor swoon’d nor utter’d cry: All her maidens, watching, […]

The Princess: A Medley: Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white; Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk; Nor […]

The Princess: A Medley: O Swallow O Swallow, Swallow, flying, flying South, Fly to her, and fall upon her gilded eaves, And tell her, tell her, […]

The Princess: A Medley: Our Enemies have Fall’n Our enemies have fall’n, have fall’n: the seed, The little seed they laugh’d at in the dark, Has […]

The Princess: A Medley: Tears, Idle Tears Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in […]

The Princess: A Medley: Thy Voice is Heard Thy voice is heard thro’ rolling drums, That beat to battle where he stands; Thy face across his […]