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The Poetical Works of Reginald Heber

Heber, Reginald (1783-1826)

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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
  
TO LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR ROWLAND HILL, K.B.
  
LINES SPOKEN IN THE THEATRE, OXFORD, ON LORD GRENVILLE'S INSTALLATION AS CHANCELLOR.
  
EPITAPH ON A YOUNG NAVAL OFFICER,
  
FRAGMENT ON ALCHEMY.
  
IMITATION OF A SONG,
  
HONOUR ITS OWN REWARD.
  
TRANSLATION OF A FRAGMENT OF A DANISH SONG.
  
TRANSLATION OF AN INSCRIPTION ON A MONUMENT,
  
VERSIFICATION OF THE SPEECH OF GEOORGIN TO BEYUN, (FROM THE SHAH NAMEH.)
  
FROM THE MOALLAKAH OF HARETH.
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THE BOKE OF THE PURPLE FAUCON.
  
A FRAGMENT.
  
TRANSLATION OF AN ODE OF KLOPSTOCK'S.
  
SONG TO A SCOTCH AIR.
  
THE RISING OF THE SUN.
  
SONG TO A WELCH AIR.
  
INSCRIPTION
  
TIMOUR'S COUNCILS.
  
THE SPRING JOURNEY.
  
HAPPINESS.
  
ON HEAVENLY AND EARTHLY HOPE.
  
MAN'S PILGRIMAGE.
  
SONG TO A WELCH AIR.
  
CAROL FOR MAY-DAY.
  
TO ---.
  
BOW-MEETING SONG.
  
FAREWELL.
  
PARODY OF LISTON'S “BEAUTIFUL MAID.”
  
TRANSLATION OF AN INSCRIPTION RECENTLY DISCOVERED IN SAMOS.
  
THE OUTWARD-BOUND SHIP.
  
BOW-MEETING SONG.
  
TO CHAUNCEY HARE TOWNSHEND,
  
BOW-MEETING SONG.
  
ON CROSSING THE RANGE OF HIGH LAND BETWEEN STONE AND MARKET DRAYTON, JAN. 4, 1820.
  
BALLAD.
  
SYMPATHY.
  
LINES WRITTEN TO A MARCH COMPOSED IN IMITATION OF A MILITARY BAND.
  
THE WELL OF OBLIVION.
  
THE ORACLE.
  
TO A WELCH AIR, “CODIAD YR HYDOD.”
  
THE GROUND SWELL.
  
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN.
  
BOW-MEETING SONG.
  
FROM THE GULISTAN.
  
FROM THE GULISTAN.
  
FROM THE GULISTAN.
  
IMITATION OF AN ODE BY KOODRUT.
  
TRANSLATION OF A SONNET, BY THE LATE NAWAB OF OUDE, ASUF UD DOWLA.
  
LINES ADDRESSED TO MRS. HEBER.
  
AN EVENING WALK IN BENGAL.

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CAROL FOR MAY-DAY.

Queen of fresh flowers,
Whom vernal stars obey,
Bring thy warm showers,
Bring thy genial ray.
In nature's greenest livery drest,
Descend on earth's expectant breast,
To earth and Heaven a welcome guest,
Thou merry month of May!
Mark how we meet thee
At dawn of dewy day!
Hark! how we greet thee
With our roundelay!
While all the goodly things that be
In earth, and air, and ample sea,
Are waking up to welcome thee,
Thou merry month of May!
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Flocks on the mountains,
And birds upon their spray,
Tree, turf, and fountains,
All hold holyday;
And love, the life of living things,
Love waves his torch, love claps his wings,
And loud and wide thy praises sings,
Thou merry month of May!
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