1861
Some poems, especially in Book I, have been added:—either on better acquaintance;—in deference to critical suggestions;—or unknown to the Editor when first gathering his harvest. For aid in these after-gleanings he is specially indebted to the excellent reprints of rare early verse given us by Dr. Hannah, Dr. Grosart, Mr. Arber, Mr. Bullen, and others,—and (in regard to the additions of 1883) to the advice of that distinguished Friend, by whom the final choice has been so largely guided. The text has also been carefully revised from authoritative sources. It has still seemed best, for many reasons, to retain the original limit by which the selection was confined to those then no longer living. But the editor hopes that, so far as in him lies, a complete and definitive collection of our best Lyrics, to the central year of this fast-closing century, is now offered.
1883-1890-1891
Contents
| [Dedication] | |
| [Preface] | PAGE |
| [Book I.] | [1] |
| [Book II.] | [56] |
| [Book III.] | [133] |
| [Book IV.] | [197] |
| [Notes] | [349] |
| [Index of Writers] | [371] |
| [Index of First Lines] | [375] |
Εἰς τὸν λειμῶνα καθίσας, ἔδρεπεν ἕτερον ἐφ' ἑτέρῳ αἰρόμενος ἄγρευμ' ἀνθέων ἁδομένᾳ ψυχᾷ— —
[Eurip. frag. 754.]
[‘He sat in the meadow and plucked
with glad heart the spoil of the
flowers,gathering them one by one.’]