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Poems by Coventry Patmore

with an introduction by Basil Champneys
Patmore, Coventry Kersey Dighton (1823-1896)

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THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE
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BOOK I
  
THE PROLOGUE
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CANTO I The Cathedral Close
  
PRELUDES
  
THE CATHEDRAL CLOSE
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CANTO II Mary and Mildred
  
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MARY AND MILDRED
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CANTO III Honoria
  
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HONORIA
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CANTO IV The Morning Call
  
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THE MORNING CALL
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CANTO V The Uiolets
  
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THE VIOLETS
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CANTO VI The Dean
  
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THE DEAN
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CANTO VII Aetna and the Moon
  
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ÆTNA AND THE MOON
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CANTO VIII Sarum Plain
  
PRELUDES
  
SARUM PLAIN
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CANTO IX Sahara
  
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SAHARA
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CANTO X Going to Church
  
PRELUDES
  
GOING TO CHURCH
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CANTO XI The Dance
  
PRELUDES
  
THE DANCE
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CANTO XII The Abdication
  
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THE ABDICATION
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BOOK II
  
THE PROLOGUE
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CANTO I Accepted
  
PRELUDES
  
ACCEPTED
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CANTO II The Course of True Love
  
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THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE
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CANTO III The County Ball
  
PRELUDES
  
THE COUNTY BALL
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CANTO IV Love in Idleness
  
PRELUDES
  
LOVE IN IDLENESS
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CANTO V The Queen's Room
  
PRELUDES
  
THE QUEEN'S ROOM
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CANTO VI The Love-Letters
  
PRELUDES
  
THE LOVE-LETTERS
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CANTO VII The Revulsion
  
PRELUDES
  
THE REVULSION
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CANTO VIII The Koh-i-noor
  
PRELUDES
  
THE KOH-I-NOOR
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CANTO IX The Friends
  
PRELUDES
  
THE FRIENDS
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CANTO X The Epitaph
  
PRELUDES
  
THE EPITAPH
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CANTO XI The Wedding
  
PRELUDES
  
THE WEDDING
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CANTO XII Husband and Wife
  
PRELUDES
  
HUSBAND AND WIFE
  
THE EPILOGUE
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THE VICTORIES OF LOVE
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BOOK I
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I FROM FREDERICK GRAHAM
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II FROM MRS. GRAHAM
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III FROM FREDERICK
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IV FROM FREDERICK
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V FROM FREDERICK
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VI FROM MRS. GRAHAM
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VII FROM FREDERICK
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VIII FROM FREDERICK
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IX FROM FREDERICK
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X FROM FREDERICK
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XI FROM MRS. GRAHAM
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XII FROM FREDERICK
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XIII FROM LADY CLITHEROE TO MARY CHURCHILL
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XIV FROM JANE TO HER MOTHER
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XV FROM FREDERICK
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XVI FROM JANE TO MRS. GRAHAM
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XVII FROM FELIX TO HONORIA
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XVIII FROM FREDERICK
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XIX FROM JANE
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BOOK II
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I FROM JANE TO HER MOTHER
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II FROM LADY CLITHEROE TO MARY CHURCHILL
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III FROM JANE TO MRS. GRAHAM
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IV FROM FREDERICK TO MRS. GRAHAM
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V FROM MRS. GRAHAM
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VI FROM JANE TO MRS. GRAHAM
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VII FROM JANE TO FREDERICK
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VIII FROM JANE TO FREDERICK
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IX FROM LADY CLITHEROE TO MRS. GRAHAM
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X FROM FREDERICK TO HONORIA
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XI FROM MARY CHURCHILL TO THE DEAN
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XII FROM FELIX TO HONORIA
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XIII FROM LADY CLITHEROE TO EMILY GRAHAM
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THE WEDDING SERMON
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THE UNKNOWN EROS
  
PROEM
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BOOK I
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I SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY
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II WIND AND WAVE
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III WINTER
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IV BEATA
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V THE DAY AFTER TO-MORROW
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VI TRISTITIA
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VII THE AZALEA
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VIII DEPARTURE
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IX EURYDICE
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X THE TOYS
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XI TIRED MEMORY
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XII MAGNA EST VERITAS
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XIII 1867
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XIV ‘IF I WERE DEAD’
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XV PEACE
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XVI A FAREWELL
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XVII 1880–85
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XVIII THE TWO DESERTS
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XIX CREST AND GULF
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XX ‘LET BE!’
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XXI ‘FAINT YET PURSUING’
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XXII VICTORY IN DEFEAT
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XXIII REMEMBERED GRACE
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XXIV VESICA PISCIS
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BOOK II
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I TO THE UNKNOWN EROS
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II THE CONTRACT
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III ARBOR VITÆ
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IV THE STANDARDS
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V SPONSA DEI
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VI LEGEM TUAM DILEXI
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VII TO THE BODY
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VIII ‘SING US ONE OF THE SONGS OF SION’
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IX DELICIÆ SAPIENTIÆ DE AMORE
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X THE CRY AT MIDNIGHT
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XI AURAS OF DELIGHT
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XII EROS AND PSYCHE
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XIII DE NATURA DEORUM
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XIV PSYCHE'S DISCONTENT
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XV PAIN
  
XVI PROPHETS WHO CANNOT SING
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XVII THE CHILD'S PURCHASE
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XVIII DEAD LANGUAGE
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AMELIA, TAMERTON CHURCH-TOWER, ETC.
  
AMELIA
  
L'ALLEGRO
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TAMERTON CHURCH-TOWER; OR, FIRST LOVE
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THE YEW-BERRY
  
THE RIVER
  
THE FALCON
  
THE WOODMAN'S DAUGHTER
  
THE STORM
  
THE BARREN SHORE
  
OLYMPUS
  
THE ROSY BOSOM'D HOURS
  
THE AFTER-GLOW
  
THE GIRL OF ALL PERIODS
  
NIGHT AND SLEEP
  
A LONDON FÊTE
  
THE CIRCLES
  
A DREAM
  
THE YEAR
  
EROS
  
MA BELLE
  
REGINA CŒLI
  
KING COPHETUA THE FIRST
  
THE OPEN SECRET
  
THE THREE WITNESSES
  
VENUS AND DEATH
  
THE KISS
  
MIGNONNE
  
ALEXANDER AND LYCON
  
SEMELE
  
A RETROSPECT

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Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore

1823-1896
George Bell and Sons
London
1906
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