A Victorian Anthology, 1837-1895: Selections Illustrating the Editor's Critical Review of British Poetry in the Reign of Victoria, Volume 1Edmund Clarence Stedman |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 5
... thee forth Or ask thee why thou tarriest ? Is thy flock Anywhere near ? Hamad . I have no flock : I kill Nothing that breathes , that stirs , that feels the air , The sun , the dew . Why should the beauti- ful ( And thou art beautiful ) ...
... thee forth Or ask thee why thou tarriest ? Is thy flock Anywhere near ? Hamad . I have no flock : I kill Nothing that breathes , that stirs , that feels the air , The sun , the dew . Why should the beauti- ful ( And thou art beautiful ) ...
Page 6
... thee wealth from wax And honey . There is one who fears the gods And the gods love - that one " What one ) ( He blush'd , nor said " Has promis'd this , and may do more . Thou hast not many moons to wait until The bees have done their ...
... thee wealth from wax And honey . There is one who fears the gods And the gods love - that one " What one ) ( He blush'd , nor said " Has promis'd this , and may do more . Thou hast not many moons to wait until The bees have done their ...
Page 8
... thee agen , My little flowerless cyclamen ; To touch the hand , almost to press , That cheer'd thee in thy loneliness . What could thy careful guardian find Of thee in form , of me in mind , What is there in us rich or rare , To make us ...
... thee agen , My little flowerless cyclamen ; To touch the hand , almost to press , That cheer'd thee in thy loneliness . What could thy careful guardian find Of thee in form , of me in mind , What is there in us rich or rare , To make us ...
Page 13
... thee , singing song for song . ON THE DEATH OF M. D'OSSOLI AND HIS WIFE MARGARET FULLER OVER his millions Death has lawful power , But over thee , brave D'Ossoli ! none , none . After a longer struggle , in a fight Worthy of Italy , to ...
... thee , singing song for song . ON THE DEATH OF M. D'OSSOLI AND HIS WIFE MARGARET FULLER OVER his millions Death has lawful power , But over thee , brave D'Ossoli ! none , none . After a longer struggle , in a fight Worthy of Italy , to ...
Page 43
... thee too sacred are For daylight's common beam : I can but know thee as my star , My angel and my dream ; When stars are in the quiet skies , Then most I pine for thee ; Bend on me then thy tender eyes , As stars look on the sea ! NOTE ...
... thee too sacred are For daylight's common beam : I can but know thee as my star , My angel and my dream ; When stars are in the quiet skies , Then most I pine for thee ; Bend on me then thy tender eyes , As stars look on the sea ! NOTE ...
Contents
63 | |
73 | |
79 | |
90 | |
96 | |
102 | |
108 | |
111 | |
118 | |
125 | |
150 | |
156 | |
162 | |
168 | |
173 | |
182 | |
188 | |
198 | |
204 | |
211 | |
220 | |
226 | |
239 | |
246 | |
252 | |
269 | |
272 | |
292 | |
301 | |
303 | |
309 | |
315 | |
334 | |
336 | |
343 | |
364 | |
370 | |
391 | |
397 | |
414 | |
415 | |
465 | |
471 | |
491 | |
571 | |
577 | |
590 | |
591 | |
592 | |
598 | |
604 | |
610 | |
615 | |
628 | |
633 | |
651 | |
658 | |
665 | |
671 | |
690 | |
691 | |
694 | |
698 | |
704 | |
706 | |
713 | |
714 | |
715 | |
717 | |
719 | |
720 | |
721 | |
722 | |
723 | |
727 | |
728 | |
729 | |
730 | |
731 | |
732 | |
733 | |
734 | |
735 | |
736 | |
737 | |
738 | |
739 | |
743 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
art thou beauty beneath bird blow Bouillabaisse breast breath bright brow cheek cloud cold Danny Deever dark Dark Rosaleen dead dear death deep doth dream earth evermore eyes face fair fear feet flowers Glenkindie glory gold golden grave gray green hair hand hast hath head hear heard heart heaven hour Judas Iscariot king kiss Lamb of God land leaves light lips live look look'd Lord lov'd Love's moon morn neath never night o'er Omar Khayyám pale Palie Poems poet Pygmalion Rapparees rose round seem'd shadow shine shore sigh silent sing sleep smile snow soft song sorrow soul stars strong sweet tears thee Theocritus thine things thou art thought tree Trinity College turn'd vex'd voice Vrom waves weary weep wild wind wings word
Popular passages
Page 201 - HALF a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ' Forward the Light Brigade ! Charge for the guns !
Page 201 - Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die, Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
Page 347 - for Aix is in sight!" "How they'll greet us!" and all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could save Aix from her fate, With his nostrils like pits, full of blood to the brim, And with circles of red for his eye-sockets
Page 174 - I came to Jesus as I was, Weary and worn and sad ; I found in Him a resting-place, And He has made me glad. 2 I heard the voice of Jesus say Behold I freely give The living water; thirsty one, Stoop down and drink, and live.
Page 118 - O men with Sisters dear ! O men with Mothers and Wives! It is not linen you're wearing out, But human creatures' lives! Stitch - stitch - stitch, In poverty, hunger, and dirt, Sewing at once with a double thread, A Shroud as well as a Shirt.
Page 172 - tis not in grief to harm me, While Thy love is left to me : Oh, 'twere not in joy to charm me, Were that joy unmixed with Thee. 3 Take, my soul, thy full salvation ; Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care ; Joy to find in every station Something still to do or bear...
Page 57 - Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home — Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene, — one step enough for me. I was not ever thus, nor pray'd that Thou Shouldst lead me on. I loved to choose and see my path, but now Lead Thou me on!
Page 132 - Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life ; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.
Page 27 - A thousand spurs are striking deep, a thousand spears in rest, A thousand knights are pressing close behind the snow-white crest; And in they burst, and on they rushed, while, like a guiding star, Amidst the thickest carnage blazed the helmet of Navarre.
Page 153 - MAY I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence : live In pulses stirred to generosity, In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn For miserable aims that end with self. In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars, And with their mild persistence urge man's search To vaster issues.