The Deluge, and Other Poems
THE DELUGE
AND OTHER POEMS
JOHN PRESLAND
AUTHOR OF MANIN AND THE DEFENCE OF VENICE MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, ETC.
LONDON CHATTO & WINDUS 1911
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CONTENTS
The Sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were fair. — Genesis vi. 2.
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
The Seeker after Truth His Wife His Mother Chorus
SCENE I
John Presland
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THE DELUGE
SONNETS
TO J. F. W.
TO ANDREW CHATTO
NOVEMBER
TO A ROBIN IN DECEMBER
A JANUARY MORNING
FEBRUARY
TO APRIL
TO APRIL
TO DANIEL MANIN
TO THE LEADERS OF BOTH PARTIES
CONSOLATION
TAPESTRY
WISDOM AND YOUTH
A VILLA ON THE BAY OF NAPLES
A SONG
THE BALLAD OF A SEA-NYMPH
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
A COURTLY MADRIGAL
IN ARCADIA
A BALLAD OF KING RICHARD
IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW