Poet
Robert Louis Stevenson
About The Sheltered Garden Ground
ABOUT the sheltered garden ground
About The Sheltered Garden Ground
ABOUT the sheltered garden ground
A Child's Garden Of Verses
For the long nights you lay awake
Ad Magistrum Ludi
NOW in the sky
Ad Magistrum Ludi
NOW in the sky
Ad Martialem
GO(D) knows, my Martial, if we two could be
Ad Martialem
GO(D) knows, my Martial, if we two could be
Ad Nepotem
O NEPOS, twice my neigh(b)our (since at home
Ad Nepotem
O NEPOS, twice my neigh(b)our (since at home
Ad Olum
CALL me not rebel, though { here at every word
Ad Olum
CALL me not rebel, though { here at every word
Ad Piscatorem
FOR these are sacred fishes all
Ad Piscatorem
FOR these are sacred fishes all
Ad Quintilianum
O CHIEF director of the growing race,
Ad Quintilianum
O CHIEF director of the growing race,
Ad Se Ipsum
DEAR sir, good-morrow! Five years back,
Ad Se Ipsum
DEAR sir, good-morrow! Five years back,
After Reading "Antony And Cleopatra"
As when the hunt by holt and field
After Reading "Antony And Cleopatra"
AS when the hunt by holt and field
A Good Boy
I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day,
A Good Boy
I woke before the morning, I was happy all the day,
A Good Play
We built a ship upon the stairs
A Good Play
We built a ship upon the stairs
Air Of Diabelli's
CALL it to mind, O my love.
Air Of Diabelli's
Call it to mind, O my love.
An English Breeze
UP with the sun, the breeze arose,
An English Breeze
UP with the sun, the breeze arose,
Apologetic Postscript Of A Year Later
If you see this song, my dear,
Apologetic Postscript Of A Year Later
IF you see this song, my dear,
Armies in the Fire
The lamps now glitter down the street;
Armies In The Fire
The lamps now glitter down the street;
As In Their Flight The Birds Of Song
As in their flight the birds of song
As In Their Flight The Birds Of Song
AS in their flight the birds of song
As One Who Having Wandered All Night Long
As one who having wandered all night long
As One Who Having Wandered All Night Long
AS one who having wandered all night long
A Thought
It is very nice to think
A Thought
It is very nice to think
At Last She Comes
At last she comes, O never more
At Last She Comes
AT last she comes, O never more
At the Sea-Side
When I was down beside the sea
At The Sea-Side
When I was down beside the sea
Auntie's Skirts
Whenever Auntie moves around,
Auntie's Skirts
Whenever Auntie moves around,
Autumn Fires
In the other gardens
Autumn Fires
In the other gardens
A Valentine's Song
MOTLEY I count the only wear
A Valentine's Song
MOTLEY I count the only wear
Away With Funeral Music
Away with funeral music - set
Away With Funeral Music
AWAY with funeral music - set
Bed in Summer
In winter I get up at night
Bed In Summer
In winter I get up at night
Before This Little Gift Was Come
Before this little gift was come
Before This Little Gift Was Come
BEFORE this little gift was come
Behold, As Goblins Dark Of Mien
BEHOLD, as goblins dark of mien
Behold, As Goblins Dark Of Mien
BEHOLD, as goblins dark of mien
Block City
What are you able to build with your blocks?
Block City
What are you able to build with your blocks?
Christmas At Sea
The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand;
Come From The Daisied Meadows
HOME from the daisied meadows, where you linger yet -
Come From The Daisied Meadows
Home from the daisied meadows, where you linger yet -
Come, Here Is Adieu To The City
Come, here is adieu to the city
Come, Here Is Adieu To The City
COME, here is adieu to the city
Come, My Beloved, Hear From Me
Come, my beloved, hear from me
Come, My Beloved, Hear From Me
COME, my beloved, hear from me
Consolation
Though he, that ever kind and true,
Death, To The Dead For Evermore
Death, to the dead for evermore
Death, To The Dead For Evermore
DEATH, to the dead for evermore
De Coenatione Micae
Look round: You see a little supper room;
De Coenatione Micae
LOOK round: You see a little supper room;
Dedication
MY first gift and my last, to you
Dedication--
My first gift and my last, to you
Dedicatory Poem For "Underwoods"
TO her, for I must still regard her
Dedicatory Poem For "Underwoods"
To her, for I must still regard her
De Erotio Puella
This girl was sweeter than the song of swans,
De Erotio Puella
THIS girl was sweeter than the song of swans,
De Hortis Julii Martialis
My Martial owns a garden, famed to please,
De Hortis Julii Martialis
MY Martial owns a garden, famed to please,
De Ligurra
You fear, Ligurra - above all, you long -
De Ligurra
YOU fear, Ligurra - above all, you long -
De M. Antonio
Now Antoninus, in a smiling age,
De M. Antonio
NOW Antoninus, in a smiling age,
Duddingstone
WITH caws and chirrupings, the woods
Duddingstone
WITH caws and chirrupings, the woods
Early In The Morning I Hear On Your Piano
EARLY in the morning I hear on your piano
Early In The Morning I Hear On Your Piano
EARLY in the morning I hear on your piano
Envoy For "A Child's Garden Of Verses"
Whether upon the garden seat
Envoy For "A Child's Garden Of Verses"
WHETHER upon the garden seat
Epitaphium Erotii
HERE lies Erotion, whom at six years old
Epitaphium Erotii
Here lies Erotion, whom at six years old
Escape at Bedtime
The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out
Escape At Bedtime
The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out
Fair Isle At Sea
FAIR Isle at Sea - thy lovely name
Fair Isle At Sea
FAIR Isle at Sea - thy lovely name
Fairy Bread
Come up here, O dusty feet!
Fairy Bread
Come up here, O dusty feet!
Farewell
FAREWELL, and when forth
Farewell-
Farewell, and when forth
Farewell to the Farm
The coach is at the door at last;
Farewell To The Farm
The coach is at the door at last;
Fear Not, Dear Friend, But Freely Live Your Days
FEAR not, dear friend, but freely live your days
Fear Not, Dear Friend, But Freely Live Your Days
FEAR not, dear friend, but freely live your days
Fifteen Men On The Dead Man's Chest
Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest —
Fixed Is The Doom
FIXED is the doom; and to the last of years
Fixed Is The Doom
FIXED is the doom; and to the last of years
Flower God, God Of The Spring
FLOWER god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful,
Flower God, God Of The Spring
FLOWER god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful,
Foreign Children
Little Indian, Sioux, or Crow,
Foreign Children
Little Indian, Sioux, or Crow,
Foreign Lands
Up into the cherry tree
Foreign Lands
Up into the cherry tree
For Richmond's Garden Wall
WHEN Thomas set this tablet here,
For Richmond's Garden Wall
WHEN Thomas set this tablet here,
Frag1
About my fields, in the broad sun
Frag1
About my fields, in the broad sun
frag2
Tall as a guardsman, pale as the east at dawn,
Frag2
Tall as a guardsman, pale as the east at dawn,
fragments--
About my fields, in the broad sun
Fragments
About my fields, in the broad sun
From a Railway Carriage
Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
From A Railway Carriage
Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
God Gave To Me A Child In Part
God gave to me a child in part,
God Gave To Me A Child In Part
GOD gave to me a child in part,
Go, Little Book - The Ancient Phrase
GO, little book - the ancient phrase
Go, Little Book - The Ancient Phrase
GO, little book - the ancient phrase
Good and Bad Children
Children, you are very little,
Good And Bad Children
Children, you are very little,
Good-Night
Then the bright lamp is carried in,
Good-Night
Then the bright lamp is carried in,
Had I The Power That Have The Will
Had I the power that have the will,
Had I The Power That Have The Will
HAD I the power that have the will,
Hail! Childish Slave Of Social Rules
HAIL! Childish slaves of social rules
Hail! Childish Slave Of Social Rules
HAIL! Childish slaves of social rules
Hail, Guest, And Enter Freely!
HAIL, guest, and enter freely! All you see
Hail, Guest, And Enter Freely!
Hail, guest, and enter freely! All you see
Happy Thought
The world is so full of a number of things,
Happy Thought
The world is so full of a number of things,
Heather Ale: A Galloway Legend
From the bonny bells of heather
Henry James
Who comes to-night? We open the doors in vain.
Henry James
Who comes to-night? We open the doors in vain.
Historical Associations
Dear Uncle Jim. this garden ground
Historical Associations
Dear Uncle Jim. this garden ground
Home, My Little Children, Hear Are Songs For You
COME, my little children, here are songs for you;
Home, My Little Children, Hear Are Songs For You
COME, my little children, here are songs for you;
I Am Like One That For Long Days Had Sate
I AM like one that for long days had sate,
I Am Like One That For Long Days Had Sate
I AM like one that for long days had sate,
I Do Not Fear To Own Me Kin
I DO not fear to own me kin
I Do Not Fear To Own Me Kin
I DO not fear to own me kin
I Dreamed Of Forest Alleys fair
I.
I Dreamed Of Forest Alleys Fair
I.
If This Were Faith
God, if this were enough,
If This Were Faith
God, if this were enough,
I Know Not How, But As I Count
I KNOW not how, but as I count
I Know Not How, But As I Count
I KNOW not how, but as I count
I Love To Be Warm By The Red Fireside
I love to be warm by the red fireside,
I Love To Be Warm By The Red Fireside
I LOVE to be warm by the red fireside,
In Charidemum
YOU, Charidemus, who my cradle swung,
In Charidemum
YOU, Charidemus, who my cradle swung,
In Lupum
BEYOND the gates thou gav'st a field to till;
In Lupum
BEYOND the gates thou gav'st a field to till;
In Maximum
WOULDST thou be free? I think it not, indeed;
In Maximum
WOULDST thou be free? I think it not, indeed;
I Now, O Friend, Whom Noiselessly The Snows
I NOW, O friend, whom noiselessly the snows
I Now, O Friend, Whom Noiselessly The Snows
I NOW, O friend, whom noiselessly the snows
In Port
Last, to the chamber where I lie
In Port
Last, to the chamber where I lie
In The Green And Gallant Spring
IN the green and gallant Spring,
In The Green And Gallant Spring
IN the green and gallant Spring,
In the Highlands
In the highlands, in the country places,
In The Highlands
IN the highlands, in the country places,
In The States
With half a heart I wander here
In The States
With half a heart I wander here
It Blows A Snowing Gale
It blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year;
It Blows A Snowing Gale
IT blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year;
It's Forth Across The Roaring Foam
IT'S forth across the roaring foam, and on towards the west,
It's Forth Across The Roaring Foam
IT'S forth across the roaring foam, and on towards the west,
I Who All The Winter Through
I WHO all the winter through
I Who All The Winter Through
I who all the winter through
I, Whom Apollo Somtime Visited
I, WHOM Apollo sometime visited,
I, Whom Apollo Somtime Visited
I, WHOM Apollo sometime visited,
I Will Make You Brooches
I will make you brooches and toys for your delight
Katherine
We see you as we see a face
Katherine
We see you as we see a face
Keepsake Mill
Over the borders, a sin without pardon,
Keepsake Mill
Over the borders, a sin without pardon,
Know You The River Near To Grez
KNOW you the river near to Grez,
Know You The River Near To Grez
KNOW you the river near to Grez,
Late, O Miller
LATE, O miller,
Late, O Miller
LATE, O miller,
Let Love Go, If Go She Will
LET love go, if go she will.
Let Love Go, If Go She Will
LET love go, if go she will.
Light As The Linnet On My Way I Start
LIGHT as the linnet on my way I start,
Light As The Linnet On My Way I Start
LIGHT as the linnet on my way I start,
Lo! In Thine Honest Eyes I Read
LO! in thine honest eyes I read
Lo! In Thine Honest Eyes I Read
Lo! in thine honest eyes I read
Long Time I Lay In Little Ease
LONG TIME I LAY IN LITTLE EASE
Long Time I Lay In Little Ease
LONG TIME I LAY IN LITTLE EASE
Lo, Now, My Guest
LO, now, my guest, if aught amiss were said,
Lo, Now, My Guest
Lo, now, my guest, if aught amiss were said,
Looking Forward
When I am grown to man's estate
Looking Forward
When I am grown to man's estate
Looking-Glass River
Smooth it glides upon its travel,
Looking-Glass River
Smooth it glides upon its travel,
Loud And Low In The Chimney
LOUD and low in the chimney
Loud And Low In The Chimney
LOUD and low in the chimney
Love's Vicissitudes
AS Love and Hope together
Love's Vicissitudes
As Love and Hope together
Love, What Is Love
Love - what is love? A great and aching heart;
Love, What Is Love
LOVE - what is love? A great and aching heart;
Man Sails The Deep Awhile
MAN sails the deep awhile;
Man Sails The Deep Awhile
MAN sails the deep awhile;
Marching Song
Bring the comb and play upon it!
Marching Song
Bring the comb and play upon it!
Men Are Heaven's Piers
MEN are Heaven's piers; they evermore
Men Are Heaven's Piers
MEN are Heaven's piers; they evermore
Mine Eyes Were Swift To Know Thee
Mine eyes were swift to know thee, and my heart
Mine Eyes Were Swift To Know Thee
MINE eyes were swift to know thee, and my heart
Music At The Villa Marina
FOR some abiding central source of power,
Music At The Villa Marina
FOR some abiding central source of power,
My Bed is a Boat
My bed is like a little boat;
My Bed Is A Boat
My bed is like a little boat;
My Body, Which My Dungeon Is
My body which my dungeon is,
My Heart, When First The Black-Bird Sings
My heart, when first the blackbird sings,
My Heart, When First The Black-Bird Sings
MY heart, when first the blackbird sings,
My House, I Say
My house, I say. But hark to the sunny doves
My Kingdom
Down by a shining water well
My Kingdom
Down by a shining water well
My Love Was Warm
My love was warm; for that I crossed
My Love Was Warm
MY love was warm; for that I crossed
My Shadow
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
My Shadow
From Child's Garden of Verses
My Ship and I
O it's I that am the captain of a tidy little ship,
My Ship And I
O it's I that am the captain of a tidy little ship,
My Treasures
These nuts, that I keep in the back of the nest,
My Treasures
These nuts, that I keep in the back of the nest,
My Wife
Trusty, dusky, vivid, true,
Ne Sit Ancillae Tibi Amor Pudor
THERE'S just a twinkle in your eye
Ne Sit Ancillae Tibi Amor Pudor
THERE'S just a twinkle in your eye
Nest Eggs
Birds all the summer day
Nest Eggs
Birds all the summer day
Night and Day
When the golden day is done,
Night And Day
When the golden day is done,
Now Bare To The Beholder's Eye
NOW bare to the beholder's eye
Now Bare To The Beholder's Eye
NOW bare to the beholder's eye
Now When The Number Of My Years
NOW when the number of my years
Now When The Number Of My Years
NOW when the number of my years
O Dull Cold Northern Sky
O DULL cold northern sky,
O Dull Cold Northern Sky-
O DULL cold northern sky,
On Now, Although The Year Be Done
ON now, although the year be done,
On Now, Although The Year Be Done
ON now, although the year be done,
Over The Land Is April
OVER the land is April,
Over The Land Is April
OVER the land is April,
Picture-Books in Winter
Summer fading, winter comes--
Picture-Books In Winter
Summer fading, winter comes--
Pirate Story
Three of us afloat in the meadow by the swing,
Pirate Story
Three of us afloat in the meadow by the swing,
Prayer
I ASK good things that I detest,
Prayer-
I ask good things that I detest,
Prelude
BY sunny market-place and street
Prelude-
BY sunny market-place and street
Rain
The rain is raining all around,
Rain
The rain is raining all around,
Requiem
Under the wide and starry sky
Requiem
Under the wide and starry sky
Romance
I WILL make you brooches and toys for your delight
Shadow March
All around the house is the jet-black night;
Shadow March
All around the house is the jet-black night;
Since Thou Hast Given Me This Good Hope, O God
SINCE thou hast given me this good hope, O God,
Since Thou Hast Given Me This Good Hope, O God
SINCE thou hast given me this good hope, O God,
Since Years Ago For Evermore
Since years ago for evermore
Since Years Ago For Evermore
SINCE years ago for evermore
Singing
Of speckled eggs the birdie sings
Singing
Of speckled eggs the birdie sings
Small Is The Trust When Love Is Green
SMALL is the trust when love is green
Small Is The Trust When Love Is Green
SMALL is the trust when love is green
So Live, So Love, So Use That Fragile Hour
SO live, so love, so use that fragile hour,
So Live, So Love, So Use That Fragile Hour
SO live, so love, so use that fragile hour,
Sonet Vi
As in the hostel by the bridge I sate,
Sonet VI
As in the hostel by the bridge I sate,
Sonnet I
NOR judge me light, tho' light at times I seem,
Sonnet I
NOR judge me light, tho' light at times I seem,
Sonnet Ii
So shall this book wax like unto a well,
Sonnet II-
So shall this book wax like unto a well,
Sonnet Iii
I have a hoard of treasure in my breast;
Sonnet III--
I have a hoard of treasure in my breast;
Sonnet V
Not undelightful, friend, our rustic ease
Sonnet V
Not undelightful, friend, our rustic ease
Sonnet Vii
The strong man's hand, the snow-cool head of age,
Sonnet VII
The strong man's hand, the snow-cool head of age,
Sonnet Viii
As Daniel, bird-alone, in that far land,
Sonnet VIII---
As Daniel, bird-alone, in that far land,
Soon Our Friends Perish
SOON our friends perish,
Soon Our Friends Perish
SOON our friends perish,
Spring Carol
When loud by landside streamlets gush,
Spring Carol
WHEN loud by landside streamlets gush,
Spring Song
THE air was full of sun and birds,
Spring Song-
The air was full of sun and birds,
Still I Love To Rhyme
STILL I love to rhyme, and still more, rhyming, to wander
Still I Love To Rhyme
STILL I love to rhyme, and still more, rhyming, to wander
St. Martin's Summer
AS swallows turning backward
St. Martin's Summer
AS swallows turning backward
Stout Marches Lead To Certain Ends
STOUT marches lead to certain ends,
Stout Marches Lead To Certain Ends
Stout marches lead to certain ends,
Strange Are The Ways Of Men
STRANGE are the ways of men,
Strange Are The Ways Of Men
STRANGE are the ways of men,
Summer Sun
Great is the sun, and wide he goes
Summer Sun
Great is the sun, and wide he goes
Swallows Travel To And Fro
SWALLOWS travel to and fro,
Swallows Travel To And Fro
SWALLOWS travel to and fro,
System
Every night my prayers I say,
System
Every night my prayers I say,
Tales Of Arabia
YES, friend, I own these tales of Arabia
Tales Of Arabia
YES, friend, I own these tales of Arabia
Tempest Tossed And Sore Afflicted
TEMPEST tossed and sore afflicted, sin defiled and care oppressed,
Tempest Tossed And Sore Afflicted
TEMPEST tossed and sore afflicted, sin defiled and care oppressed,
The Angler Rose, He Took His Rod
THE angler rose, he took his rod,
The Angler Rose, He Took His Rod
The angler rose, he took his rod,
The Bour-Tree Den
CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride,
The Bour-Tree Den
CLINKUM-CLANK in the rain they ride,
The Celestial Surgeon
IF I have faltered more or less
The Clock's Clear Voice Into The Clearer Air
THE cock's clear voice into the clearer air
The Clock's Clear Voice Into The Clearer Air
THE cock's clear voice into the clearer air
The Cow
The friendly cow all red and white,
The Cow
The friendly cow all red and white,
The Dumb Soldier
When the grass was closely mown,
The Dumb Soldier
When the grass was closely mown,
The Far-Farers
THE broad sun,
The Far-Farers
THE broad sun,
The Feast Of Famine
Marquesan Manners
The Flowers
All the names I know from nurse:
The Flowers
All the names I know from nurse:
The Gardener
The gardener does not love to talk,
The Gardener
The gardener does not love to talk,
The Hayloft
Through all the pleasant meadow-side
The Hayloft
Through all the pleasant meadow-side
The Lamplighter
My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky.
The Lamplighter
My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky.
The Land of Counterpane
When I was sick and lay a-bed,
The Land Of Counterpane
When I was sick and lay a-bed,
The Land of Nod
From breakfast on through all the day
The Land Of Nod
From breakfast on through all the day
The Land of Story-Books
At evening when the lamp is lit,
The Land Of Story-Books
At evening when the lamp is lit,
The Light Keeper
The brilliant kernel of the night,
The Little Land
When at home alone I sit
The Little Land
When at home alone I sit
The Mirror Speaks
Where the bells peal far at sea
The Moon
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
The Moon
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
The Old Chimaeras. Old Recipts
THE old Chimaeras, old receipts
The Old Chimaeras. Old Recipts
THE old Chimaeras, old receipts
The Piper
AGAIN I hear you piping, for I know the tune so well, -
The Piper-
AGAIN I hear you piping, for I know the tune so well, -
The Relic Taken, What Avails The Shrine?
THE relic taken, what avails the shrine?
The Relic Taken, What Avails The Shrine?
THE relic taken, what avails the shrine?
There Was An Old Man Of The Cape
There was an old man of the Cape
The Sick Child
CHILD.
The Spaewife
OH, I wad like to ken—to the beggar-wife says I—
The Summer Sun Shone Round Me
THE summer sun shone round me,
The Summer Sun Shone Round Me
THE summer sun shone round me,
The Sun Travels
The sun is not a-bed, when I
The Sun Travels
The sun is not a-bed, when I
The Swing
How do you like to go up in a swing,
The Swing
How do you like to go up in a swing,
The Unseen Playmate
When children are playing alone on the green,
The Unseen Playmate
When children are playing alone on the green,
The Vagabond
Give to me the life I love,
The Vagabond
Give to me the life I love,
The Vanquished Knight
I HAVE left all upon the shameful field,
The Vanquished Knight
I HAVE left all upon the shameful field,
The Wind
I saw you toss the kites on high
The Wind
I saw you toss the kites on high
The Wind Blew Shrill And Smart
THE wind blew shrill and smart,
The Wind Blew Shrill And Smart
THE wind blew shrill and smart,
The Wind Is Without There And Howls In The Trees
THE wind is without there and howls in the trees,
The Wind Is Without There And Howls In The Trees
THE wind is without there and howls in the trees,
This Gloomy Northern Day
THIS gloomy northern day,
This Gloomy Northern Day
THIS gloomy northern day,
Though Deep Indifference Should Drowse
THOUGH deep indifference should drowse
Though Deep Indifference Should Drowse
THOUGH deep indifference should drowse
Thou Strainest Through The Mountain Fern
THOU strainest through the mountain fern,
Thou Strainest Through The Mountain Fern
THOU strainest through the mountain fern,
Time to Rise
A birdie with a yellow bill
Time To Rise
A birdie with a yellow bill
To Alison Cunningham, From Her Boy
For the long nights you lay awake
To All That Love The Far And Blue
TO all that love the far and blue:
To All That Love The Far And Blue
TO all that love the far and blue:
To any Reader
As from the house your mother sees
To Any Reader
As from the house your mother sees
To Auntie
"Chief of our aunts"--not only I,
To Auntie
"Chief of our aunts"--not only I,
To Charles Baxter
OUR Johnie's deid. The mair's the pity!
To Charles Baxter
OUR Johnie's deid. The mair's the pity!
To Friends At Home
TO friends at home, the lone, the admired, the lost
To Friends At Home
TO friends at home, the lone, the admired, the lost
To Madame Garschine
WHAT is the face, the fairest face, till Care,
To Madame Garschine
WHAT is the face, the fairest face, till Care,
To Marcus
YOU have been far, and I
To Marcus
YOU have been far, and I
To Mesdames Zassetsky And Garschine
THE wind may blaw the lee-gang way
To Mesdames Zassetsky And Garschine
THE wind may blaw the lee-gang way
To Minnie
The red room with the giant bed
To Minnie
The red room with the giant bed
To Miss Cornish
THEY tell me, lady, that to-day
To Miss Cornish
THEY tell me, lady, that to-day
To Mrs. Macmarland
IN Schnee der Alpen - so it runs
To Mrs. Macmarland
In Schnee der Alpen - so it runs
To Mrs. Will. H. Low.
Even in the bluest noonday of July,
To My Mother
You too, my mother, read my rhymes
To My Mother
You too, my mother, read my rhymes
To My Name-Child
1
To My Name-Child
1
To N. V. De G. S.
THE UNFATHOMABLE sea, and time, and tears,
To Ottilie
YOU remember, I suppose,
To Ottilie
YOU remember, I suppose,
To Rosabelle
WHEN my young lady has grown great and staid,
To Rosabelle
WHEN my young lady has grown great and staid,
To Sydney
NOT thine where marble-still and white
To Sydney-
NOT thine where marble-still and white
To The Commissioners Of Northern Lights
I SEND to you, commissioners,
To The Commissioners Of Northern Lights
I SEND to you, commissioners,
To the Muse
Resign the rhapsody, the dream,
To The Muse
Resign the rhapsody, the dream,
To What Shall I Compare Her?
TO what shall I compare her,
To What Shall I Compare Her?
TO what shall I compare her,
To Will H. Low
Youth now flees on feathered foot
To Willie and Henrietta
If two may read aright
To Willie And Henrietta
If two may read aright
Travel
I should like to rise and go
Travel
I should like to rise and go
Underwoods: Epigram
Of all my verse, like not a single line;
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COME to me, all ye that labour; I will give your spirits rest;
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COME to me, all ye that labour; I will give your spirits rest;
Voluntary
HERE in the quiet eve
Voluntary
HERE in the quiet eve
Wedding Prayer
Lord, behold our family here assembled.
What Man May Learn, What Man May Do
WHAT man may learn, what man may do,
What Man May Learn, What Man May Do
WHAT man may learn, what man may do,
When The Sun Come After Rain
WHEN the sun comes after rain
When The Sun Come After Rain
WHEN the sun comes after rain
Where Go the Boats?
Dark brown is the river,
Where Go The Boats?
Dark brown is the river,
Whole Duty Of Children
A child should always say what's true
Whole Duty Of Children
A child should always say what's true
Windy Nights
Whenever the moon and stars are set,
Windy Nights
Whenever the moon and stars are set,
Winter-Time
Late lies the wintry sun a-bed,
Winter-Time
Late lies the wintry sun a-bed,
You Looked So Tempting In The Pew
YOU looked so tempting in the pew,
You Looked So Tempting In The Pew
YOU looked so tempting in the pew,
Young Night-Thought
All night long and every night,
Young Night-Thought
All night long and every night,
Youth And Love
To the heart of youth the world is a highwayside.
Read Robert Louis Stevenson every morning.
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