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The Poetical Works of Aubrey De Vere
De Vere, Aubrey (1814-1902)
I.
VOL. I. THE SEARCH AFTER PROSERPINE
II.
VOL. II.
III.
VOL. III.
[dedication]
[section]
ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
I.
ACT I.
II.
ACT II.
III.
ACT III.
I.
Scene I.—The Road to Rhagæ near the Caspian Gates.
II.
Scene II.—At Rhagæ.
III.
Scene III.—Rhagæ.
IV.
Scene IV.—The Persian Camp.
V.
Scene V.—The Southern Shore of the Caspian.
VI.
Scene VI.—The mountains in Aria.
VII.
Scene VII.—Alexander's Tent on the Jaxartes.
VIII.
Scene VIII.—On the Jaxartes.
IX.
Scene IX.—A Hill close to the Jaxartes.
X.
Scene X.—Susa. The Cypress Cemetery.
IV.
ACT IV.
V.
ACT V.
[section]
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
IV.
VOL. IV.
V.
VOL. V.
VI.
VOL. VI. LEGENDS AND RECORDS OF THE CHURCH AND THE EMPIRE
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The Poetical Works of Aubrey De Vere
DEATH.
Why
shrink from Death? In ancient days, we know,
The slave was raised to freedom by a blow:—
Man's prison-house, not man, the hand of Death lays low.
The Poetical Works of Aubrey De Vere