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Collected poems of Herman Melville

Melville, Herman (1819-1891)

JOHN MARR AND OTHER SAILORS

WEEDS AND WILDINGS WITH A ROSE OR TWO

MARQUIS DE GRANDVIN

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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS

THE WISE VIRGINS TO MADAM MIRROR

THE NEW ANCIENT OF DAYS

THY AIM, THY AIM?

THE OLD SHIPMASTER AND HIS CRAZY BARN

Camoens In The Hospital

MONTAIGNE AND HIS KITTEN

FALSTAFF'S LAMENT OVER PRINCE HAL BECOME HENRY V

SHADOW AT THE FEAST

MERRY DITTY OF THE SAD MAN

FRUIT AND FLOWER PAINTER

TIME'S LONG AGO!

IN THE HALL OF MARBLES

GOLD IN THE MOUNTAIN

IN THE JOVIAL AGE OF OLD

A SPIRIT APPEARED TO ME

GIVE ME THE NERVE

IN THE OLD FARM-HOUSE

A BATTLE PICTURE

OLD AGE IN HIS AILING

UNPUBLISHED OR UNCOLLECTED POEMS

POEMS FROM THE NOVELS

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MAD SONG

Stars laugh in the sky:
Oh fugle-fi!
The waves dimple below:
Oh fugle-fo!