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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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XII. PICTURE OF A SAINT.

Dark, infinitely dark, a midnight blue
Those orbs that, resting on the skies, appear
To pierce the veil of Heaven and wander through,
Searching the centre of the starry sphere.
Angels, be sure, unseen are hovering near!
Their fanning plumes with faintest blush imbue
That pearly cheek, a lily else in hue,
And from that brow the auburn tresses clear.
One hand is laid upon her mantled breast
To us an unrevealèd paradise,
Nor bodied in the ascetic Painter's dream:
Hidden it lies in everlasting rest
Beneath those purple robes that earthward stream
Cyphered with star-emblazoned mysteries.
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