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If I walk in Autumn's even While the dead leaves pass, If I look on Spring's soft heaven,-- Something is not there which was Winter's wondrous frost and snow, Summer's clouds, where are they now?
As o'er the cold sepulchral stone Some _name_ arrests the passer-by; Thus, when thou view'st this page alone, May _mine_ attract thy pensive eye!
FROM THE GREEK OF PLATO. Kissing Helena, together With my kiss, my soul beside it Came to my lips, and there I kept it,-- For the poor thing had wandered thither, To follow where the kiss should guide it, Oh, cruel I, to intercept it!
GIVE me women, wine, and snuff Untill I cry out "hold, enough!" You may do so sans objection Till the day of resurrection: For, bless...
I hide myself within my flower, That fading from your Vase, You, unsuspecting, feel for me -- Almost a loneliness.
From all the Jails the Boys and Girls Ecstatically leap -- Beloved only Afternoon That Prison doesn't keep They storm the Earth and stun the...
I would not wish the burning blaze Of fame around a restless world, The thunder and the storm of praise In crowded tumults heard and hurled.
The Sun is gay or stark According to our Deed. If Merry, He is merrier -- If eager for the Dead Or an expended Day...
A little Madness in the Spring Is wholesome even for the King, But God be with the Clown -- Who ponders this tremendous scene --...
Does the Eagle know what is in the pit? Or wilt thou go ask the Mole: Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod? Or Love in a golden bowl?
Undue Significance a starving man attaches To Food -- Far off -- He sighs -- and therefore -- Hopeless -- And therefore -- Good --...
Thou wouldst be loved?--then let thy heart From its present pathway part not; Being everything which now thou art, Be nothing which thou art not. So with the world thy gentle ways, Thy grace, thy more than beauty, Shall be an endless theme of praise.
"Away, away,--your flattering arts May now betray some simpler hearts; And _you_ will _smile_ at their believing, And _they_ shall _weep_ at your deceiving."
I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.
Madonna, wherefore hast thou sent to me Sweet-basil and mignonette? Embleming love and health, which never yet In the same wreath might be. Alas, and they are wet! Is it with thy kisses or thy tears?
I am drunk with the honey wine Of the moon-unfolded eglantine, Which fairies catch in hyacinth bowls.
A great Hope fell You heard no noise The Ruin was within Oh cunning wreck that told no tale And let no Witness in The...
Do People moulder equally, They bury, in the Grave? I do believe a Species As positively live As I, who testify it Deny that I...
FROM THE GREEK OF PLATO. Thou wert the morning star among the living, Ere thy fair light had fled;-- Now, having died, thou art as Hesperus, giving New splendour to the dead.
Summer laid her simple Hat On its boundless Shelf -- Unobserved -- a Ribbon slipt, Snatch it for yourself. Summer laid her supple Glove In...
The Veins of other Flowers The Scarlet Flowers are Till Nature leisure has for Terms As "Branch," and "Jugular." We pass, and she abides. We...
The waters chased him as he fled, Not daring look behind -- A billow whispered in his Ear, "Come home with me, my friend --...
I many times thought Peace had come When Peace was far away -- As Wrecked Men -- deem they sight the Land -- At Centre...
Sacred Goddess, Mother Earth, Thou from whose immortal bosom Gods, and men, and beasts have birth, Leaf and blade, and bud and blossom, Breathe thine influence most divine On thine own child, Proserpine.
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