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The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder

Gilder, Richard Watson (1844-1909)

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THE CELESTIAL PASSION

TWO WORLDS AND OTHER POEMS

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THE GREAT REMEMBRANCE AND OTHER POEMS

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A WEEK'S CALENDAR

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II—A NEW SOUL

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III—“KEEP PURE THY SOUL”

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IV—“THY MIND IS LIKE A CRYSTAL BROOK”

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V—“ONE DEED MAY MAR A LIFE”

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VI—THE UNKNOWN

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VII—IRREVOCABLE

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IN PALESTINE AND OTHER POEMS

“IN THE HIGHTS”

THE FIRE DIVINE

IN HELENA'S GARDEN

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VII—IRREVOCABLE

Would the gods might give
Another field for human strife;
Man must live one life

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Ere he learns to live.
—Ah, friend, in thy deep grave,
What now can change, what now can save?