Transcriber’s Notes
Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. All other spelling and punctuation remains unchanged.
This book was prepared from the author’s own copy which contained a number of corrections in the author’s hand. These have been implemented and the changes are (the original word is in brackets after):
TO OMAR KHAYYAM
The cypresses like robes funereal ([funeral]) wear,THE MINISTERS OF LAW
And thee shall alien ([aliend]) Dominations rend.****REMEMBERED LIGHT
Till the twilight shivered with (the deleted) outcry of eldritch ([eldrich]) voicesTHE HASHISH-EATER;
Whose lightless length would mete ([meet]) the gyre of moons—
Beyond the world, upon ([beyond]) that fleeing wind,SATAN UNREPENTANT
Lost from those ([lost] deleted) archangelic thrones that star,
In wasted worlds, were purer (pure) melody.
And in (in added) new deeps Apocalyptic sunsALEXANDRINES
Knowing the vacillant leaves that tremble, [flame], (no comma) and fall,IN COCAIGNE
shone ([shown]) the steadfast stars of your love. As a ship that has wanderedTHE LITANY OF THE SEVEN KISSES
I kiss thine eyelids, and liken them to the purple-veinèd ([veined]) flowersA PHANTASY
mysterious wings of seraphim, sent to fulfill ([fill]) ineffable errands,THE SHADOWS
There were many shadows in the palace of Augusthes ([Agusthes]). About