Poems

Another Tis a moon-tinted primrose, with a well Of trembling dew; in its soft atmosphere, A tiny whirlwind of sweet smells, doth swell A lady bird; […]

Ballad Of Human Life WHEN we were girl and boy together, We toss’d about the flowers And wreath’d the blushing hours Into a posy green and […]

Dream-Pedlary If there were dreams to sell, What would you buy? Some cost a passing bell; Some a light sigh, That shakes from Life’s fresh crown […]

From “Torrismond” – In A Garden By Moonlight Veronica. COME then, a song; a winding gentle song, To lead me into sleep. Let it be low […]

If Thou Wilt Ease Thine Heart IF thou wilt ease thine heart Of love, and all its smart,– Then sleep, dear, sleep! And not a sorrow […]

Let Dew The Flowers Fill LET dew the flowers fill; No need of fell despair, Though to the grave you bear One still of soul–but now […]

Lines Written in a Blank Leaf of the ‘Prometheus Unbound’ Write it in gold – a Spirit of the sun, An Intellect ablaze with heavenly thoughts, […]

Old Adam, the Carrion Crow Old Adam, the carrion crow, The old crow of Cairo; He sat in the shower, and let it flow Under his […]

Poor Old Pilgrim Misery ( Song ) Act I, scene 1, lines 141-60 Poor old pilgrim Misery, Beneath the silent moon he sate, A-listening to the […]

Song How many times do I love thee, dear? Tell me how many thoughts there be In the atmosphere Of a new-fall’n year, Whose white and […]