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The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder
Gilder, Richard Watson (1844-1909)
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THE NEW DAY
THE CELESTIAL PASSION
LYRICS
1.
PART I
ODE
A SONG OF EARLY SUMMER
A MIDSUMMER SONG
“ON THE WILD ROSE TREE”
“BEYOND ALL BEAUTY IS THE UNKNOWN GRACE”
THE VIOLET
THE YOUNG POET
A SONG OF EARLY AUTUMN
THE BUILDING OF THE CHIMNEY
1.
I
2.
II
3.
III
4.
IV
5.
V
6.
VI
7.
VII
“A WORD SAID IN THE DARK”
A RIDDLE OF LOVERS
THE DARK ROOM
BEFORE SUNRISE
“THE WOODS THAT BRING THE SUNSET NEAR”
SUNSET FROM THE TRAIN
“AFTER SORROW'S NIGHT”
A NOVEMBER CHILD
AT NIGHT
CRADLE SONG
“NINE YEARS”
“BACK FROM THE DARKNESS TO THE LIGHT AGAIN”
2.
PART II
3.
PART III
4.
PART IV
5.
PART V
TWO WORLDS AND OTHER POEMS
THE GREAT REMEMBRANCE AND OTHER POEMS
IN PALESTINE AND OTHER POEMS
POEMS
“IN THE HIGHTS”
THE FIRE DIVINE
IN HELENA'S GARDEN
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The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder
CONTRASTS
Thunder
in the north sky,
Sunshine in the south;
Frowning eyes and forehead
And a smiling mouth.
Maiden in the morning—
Love her? Yes, but fear her!
In the moony shadows—
Nearer, nearer, nearer!
The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder