University Press:
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
Transcriber Notes:
Obvious misspellings were corrected. Uncertain or antiquated spellings or ancient words were not corrected.
Errors in punctuation and inconsistent hyphenation were not corrected unless otherwise noted.
CONTENTS.
| INTRODUCTION. | Page | |
| To A. Bronson Alcott, a Letter by F. B. Sanborn | [5-10] | |
An Essay on the Sonnet | [11-35] | |
Sonnets of Illustration | [21-35] | |
| I. | Love in Spring | [21] |
| II. | The Maiden in April | [22] |
| III. | The Estrangement | [23] |
| IV. | Love in Time | [24] |
| V. | To those of Noble Heart | [24] |
| VI. | The Ocean a blessed God | [27] |
| VII. | The Nightingale | [28] |
| VIII. | The Fair Saint | [29] |
| IX. | Love a Poor Palmer | [30] |
| X. | Love against Love | [31] |
| XI. | Death | [32] |
| XII. | Ah, Sweet Content! | [34] |
| XIII. | The Poet’s Immortality | [34] |
PART FIRST. | ||
| Proem | [39] | |
| Domestic Sonnets and Canzonets | [41-8] | |
PART SECOND. | ||
| Sonnets of Character | [94-145] | |
| A Prophetic Ode | [146-149] | |