The complete poems of S. Weir Mitchell

Mitchell, S. Weir (1829-1914)

DRAMATIC POEMS

A DECANTER OF MADEIRA, AGED 86, TO GEORGE BANCROFT, AGED 86

THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF PAIN

A PRAYER, AFTER SANTIAGO

BOOKS AND THE MAN

ON THE RETURN OF THE CONFEDERATE FLAGS BY CONGRESS

REMARKS OF DR. S. WEIR MITCHELL AT THE DINNER IN HONOR OF WILLIAM H. WELCH, 2 APRIL, 1910.

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TO ABRAHAM JACOBI, M.D.

IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM HENRY DRUMMOND

ODE ON A LYCIAN TOMB

VESPERAL

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Fair Nature, coyest of all maids that hold
Reluctant mysteries from their lovers dear,
Shall on victorious quests divinely smile
And tell her secrets to your listening ear.

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