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The Poetical Works of Aubrey De Vere

De Vere, Aubrey (1814-1902)

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VOL. I. THE SEARCH AFTER PROSERPINE
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RECOLLECTIONS OF GREECE,
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KING HENRY THE SECOND AT THE TOMB OF KING ARTHUR,
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SONNETS.
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
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SONNETS.
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THE YEAR OF SORROW AND OTHER POEMS.
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SONNETS WRITTEN IN TRAVEL.
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I. GIOTTO'S CAMPANILE AT FLORENCE.
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II. OLD PICTURES AT FLORENCE.
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III. ON A PICTURE BY COREGGIO AT PARMA.
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IV. COREGGIO'S CUPOLAS AT PARMA.
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V. TO ITALY.
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VI. GENOA.
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VII. A PICTURE BY ANDREA DEL SARTO, IN THE CATHEDRAL OF PISA.
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VIII. THE RENAISSANCE, AND SAVONAROLA.—1.
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IX. THE RENAISSANCE, AND SAVONAROLA.—2.
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X. FRESCOES BY MASACCIO, AT FLORENCE.
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XI. SAINTS BY PIETRO PERUGINO.
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XII. PICTURE OF A SAINT.
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XIII. A NIGHT ON THE GENOESE RIVIERA.
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XIV. BOCCACCIO AND CERTALDO.
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XV. THE CAMPO SANTO AT PISA.—1.
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XVI. THE CAMPO SANTO AT PISA.—2.
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XVII. TASSO'S HOUSE AT SORRENTO.
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XVIII. CASTELAMARE.
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XIX. A MORNING AT SALERNO.
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XX. TO NAPLES.
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XXI. THE SIBYL'S CAVE AT CUMA.
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XXII. THE RUINS OF CORNELIA'S HOUSE AT BAIA.
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XXIII. VENICE BY DAY.
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XXIV. VENICE IN THE EVENING.
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XXV. LEONARDO'S ‘LAST SUPPER’ AT MILAN.
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XXVI. THE CHURCH OF ST. AMBROSE AT MILAN.
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XXVII. THE STATUE OF ST. CARLO BORROMEO AT ARONA.
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XXVIII. THE MILANESE SCHOOL.
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XXIX. THE CATHEDRAL OF MILAN.
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XXX. BYZANTINE MOSAICS AT RAVENNA.
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XXXI. TO A MOUNTAIN IN SWITZERLAND.—1.
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XXXII. TO A MOUNTAIN IN SWITZERLAND.—2.
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XXXIII. TO A MOUNTAIN IN SWITZERLAND.—3.
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XXXIV. THE CHAPEL OF TELL ON THE LAKE LUCERNE.
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XXXV. THE LAKE OF LUCERNE.
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XXXVII. THE MOUNTAIN MUSE.
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XXXVIII. THE BLUE GENTIAN.
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XXXIX. THE MOUNTAIN LANGUAGE.
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XL. A TYROLESE VILLAGE.
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MISCELLANEOUS SONNETS.
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VOL. II.
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VOL. III.
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VOL. IV.
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VOL. V.
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VOL. VI. LEGENDS AND RECORDS OF THE CHURCH AND THE EMPIRE

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‘But thou, O Muse, our heavenly mate,
Unclogged art thou by fleshly weight!
Ascend, upbearing my desire
Among the mountains high and higher!
Leap from the glen upon the forest;
Leap from the forest on the snow:
And while from snow to cloud thou soarest
Send back thy song below!’
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