Poems

Metrical Feet Trochee trips from long to short; From long to long in solemn sort Slow Spondee stalks, strong foot!, yet ill able Ever to come […]

On A Ruined house In A Romantic Country And this reft house is that the which he built, Lamented Jack ! And here his malt he […]

On Donne’s Poetry “With Donne, whose muse on dromedary trots, Wreathe iron pokers into true-love knots ; Rhyme’s sturdy cripple, fancy’s maze and clue, Wit’s forge […]

Phantom All look and likeness caught from earth All accident of kin and birth, Had pass’d away. There was no trace Of aught on that illumined […]

Psyche The butterfly the ancient Grecians made The soul’s fair emblem, and its only name– But of the soul, escaped the slavish trade Of mortal life […]

Reason … Finally, what is Reason ? You have often asked me ; and this is my answer :– Whene’er the mist, that stands ‘twixt God […]

Recollections Of Love I How warm this woodland wild Recess ! Love surely hath been breathing here ; And this sweet bed of heath, my dear […]

Reflections On Having Left A Place Of Retirement Sermoni propriora.–HORACE Low was our pretty Cot : our tallest Rose Peep’d at the chamber-window. We could hear […]

Sea-ward, white gleaming thro’ the busy scud (fragment) Sea-ward, white gleaming thro’ the busy scud With arching Wings, the sea-mew o’er my head Posts on, as […]

Something Childish, But Very Natural If I had but two little wings And were a little feathery bird, To you I’d fly, my dear! But thoughts […]