Poems

Song Tho’ veiled in spires of myrtle-wreath, Love is a sword that cuts its sheath, And thro’ the clefts, itself has made, We spy the flashes […]

Sonnet To the River Otter Dear native Brook! wild Streamlet of the West! How many various-fated years have past, What happy and what mournful hours, since […]

The Aeolian Harp My pensive SARA ! thy soft cheek reclined Thus on mine arm, most soothing sweet it is To sit beside our Cot, our […]

The Blossing Of The Solitary Date-Tree Beneath the blaze of a tropical sun the mountain peaks are the Thrones of Frost, through the absence of objects […]

The Dungeon And this place our forefathers made for man ! This is the process of our Love and Wisdom, To each poor brother who offends […]

The Exchange We pledged our hearts, my love and I, I in my arms the maiden clasping; I could not tell the reason why, But, O, […]

The Faded Flower Ungrateful he, who pluck’d thee from thy stalk, Poor faded flow’ret! on his careless way; Inhal’d awhile thy odours on his walk, Then […]

The Garden Of Boccaccio [exerpt] Of late, in one of those most weary hours, When life seems emptied of all genial powers, A dready mood, which […]

The Good, Great Man “How seldom, friend! a good great man inherits Honour or wealth with all his worth and pains! It sounds like stories from […]

The Improvisatore Scene–A spacious drawing-room, with music-room adjoining. Katharine. What are the words ? Eliza. Ask our friend, the Improvisatore ; here he comes. Kate has […]