Though fancy and the might of rhyme,
That turneth like the tide,
Have borne me many a musing time,
Beloved, from thy side,
Ah yet, I pray thee, deem not, Sweet,
Those hours were given in vain;
Within these covers to thy feet
I bring them back again.
CONTENTS:
I.
POEMS.
Among the Millet[1]
April[2]
An October Sunset[5]
The Frogs[6]
An Impression[9]
Spring on the River[10]
Why do ye call the Poet lonely[11]
Heat[12]
Among the Timothy[14]
Freedom[18]
Morning on the Lièvres[21]
In October[23]
Lament of the Winds[24]
Ballade of Summer's Sleep[25]
Winter[27]
Winter Hues Recalled[30]
Storm[34]
Midnight[37]
Song of the Stream-Drops[38]
Between the Rapids[40]
New Year's Eve[43]
Unrest [45]
Song[46]
One Day[47]
Sleep[48]
Three Flower Petals[50]
Passion[51]
A Ballade of Waiting[52]
Before Sleep[53]
A Song[56]
What Do Poets Want With Gold[58]
The King's Sabbath[60]
The Little Handmaiden[61]
Abu Midjan[64]
The Weaver[67]
The Three Pilgrims[69]
The Coming of Winter[73]
Easter Eve[74]
The Organist[82]
The Monk[87]
The Child's Music Lesson[103]
An Athenian Reverie[105]
II.
SONNETS.
Love-Doubt[123]
Perfect Love[124]
Love-Wonder[125]
Comfort[126]
Despondency[127]
Outlook[128]
Gentleness[129]
A Prayer[130]
Music[131]
Knowledge[132]
Sight[133]
An Old Lesson from the Fields[134]
Winter-Thought[135]
Deeds[136]
Aspiration[137]
The Poets[138]
The Truth[139]
The Martyrs[140]
A Night of Storm[141]
At the Railway Station[142]
A Forecast[143]
In November[144]
The City[145]
Midsummer Night[146]
The Loons[147]
March[148]
Solitude[149]
The Maples[150]
The Dog[151]