To a Persian Boy
The gorgeous blossoms of that magic tree
Beneath whose shade I sat a thousand nights…
Beneath whose shade I sat a thousand nights…
Literature
Santa Filomena
Whene’er a noble deed is wrought,
Whene’er is spoken a noble thought,
Our hearts, in…
Whene’er is spoken a noble thought,
Our hearts, in…
Threnody (Fragments)
The south-wind brings
Life, sunshine, and desire,
And on every mount and meadow
Breathes aromatic…
Life, sunshine, and desire,
And on every mount and meadow
Breathes aromatic…
Retrospect
In your arms was still delight,
Quiet as a street at night;
And thoughts of…
Quiet as a street at night;
And thoughts of…
The Lady’s Yes
“YES!” I answered you last night:
“No!” this morning, sir, I say.
Colors seen by…
“No!” this morning, sir, I say.
Colors seen by…
Who Loves the Rain
Who loves the rain
And loves his home,
And looks on life with quiet eyes,…
And loves his home,
And looks on life with quiet eyes,…
History of a Life
Day dawned;—within a curtained room,
Filled to faintness with perfume,
A lady lay at point…
Filled to faintness with perfume,
A lady lay at point…
“Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears”
And O ye Fountains, Meadows, Hills, and Groves,
Forebode not any severing of our loves!…
Forebode not any severing of our loves!…