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Hours at Naples, and Other Poems

By the Lady E. Stuart Wortley
Stuart-Wortley, Emmeline (1806-1855)
 
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LINES WRITTEN AT NAPLES.
 
LINES ON MORNING.
 
LINES ON A FINE PROSPECT AT NAPLES.
 
QUEEN JOANNA'S RUINED PALACE AT NAPLES.
 
INDIAN SONG OF FESTIVAL.
 
THE SONG OF THE WANDERING TROUBADOUR.
 
THE WANDERER'S RETURN.
 
A MOUNTAINOUS VIEW.
 
A CHINESE LOVE SONG.
 
AN EASTERN NIGHT.
 
REMEMBER ME! REMEMBER ME!
 
ON THE LATE QUEEN OF PRUSSIA.
 
SONG.
 
THE LOVER'S DEBT.
 
MY HEAVENLY COUNTRY.
 
THE OLDEN TIMES.
 
OH! THEY WHOSE LIFE.
 
HOPE.
 
THE FIRST VIOLET.
 
TO THE VIOLET AT NAPLES.
 
THE FELON'S GRAVE.
 
THE GEORGIAN SULTANA.
 
SONG.
 
ON A PICTURE OF THE INFANT SAVIOUR.
 
A MEMORY'S MEMORY.
 
LOVE AND FREEDOM.
 
OH! HOW AT TIMES.
 
SUNSHINE AND MOONLIGHT.
 
SOLITUDE.
 
THE DELIGHTS OF IMAGINATION.
 
THE HAPPY LAND OF DREAMS.
 
DEATH AND INFANCY.
 
SWEET BOWER!
 
WAKING DREAMS.
 
THE MOURNFUL GUEST.
 
THE TWILIGHT TIME.
 
AH, ME! HOW MUCH I PITY THOSE.
 
I TURN TO THEE.
 
THE CHERISHED LOT.
 
THOUGHTS ON OTHER WORLDS.
 
PITY AND LOVE.
 
IF GENTLEST SUFFERANCE.
 
HOPE!
 
THE LOVELY LAND.
 
A SWEET VOICE.
 
FAITHFUL LOVE.
 
THE DEER OF THE FOREST.
 
MINSTREL FAME.
 
ONCE! ONCE!
 
HAUNTS OF MY CHILDHOOD.
 
A FAIR SPOT.
 
COLD WORLD!
 
LIFE'S FIRST GRIEF.
 
I WOULD FORGET!
 
I HAVE ADMIRED THROUGH CIRCLING HOURS.
 
WHEN HEARTS THAT LOVED.
 
SONG.
 
THE WITHERED REED.
 
STRANGE IS THE POWER.
 
ONCE FROM GAY FOLLY'S PATHS.
 
EVENING THOUGHTS.
 
MORNING THOUGHTS.
 
A MORNING WALK.
 
AN EVENING WALK.
 
LINES.
 
SONNET
 
SONNET
 
STANZAS.
 
STANZAS.
 
THE HEART.
 
HOPE, THOU ART GONE.
 
IN THE SWEET SEASONS.
 
MANUEL TO INEZ.
 
THE LOVELY SONG.
 
ART THOU CONTENT?
 
WHY HAVE THEY TOLD ME THIS?
 
THOU TELL'ST ME.
 
LOVE'S SLAVERY.
 
A CHANGEFUL LOT.
 
MANUEL'S COMPLAINT.
 
THE CAPRICE OF SORROW.
 
THE SECRET OF THE SOUL.
 
YEARS FLEET AWAY.
 
SONNET
 
STANZAS.
 
IT SHALL NOT BE.
 
SUMMER.
 
I LOOK FOR THEE.

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I HAVE ADMIRED THROUGH CIRCLING HOURS.

I have admired through circling hours
Thy Soul's fair gifts, thy Mind's rich powers;
But—ever dearest as thou art—
I have adored thy angel heart!
Thy flute-like tones—thy star-bright smiles,
Pure, artless arts—sweet, guileless wiles—
I have indeed admired—approved—
But Oh!—thy meekness 'twas I loved!
Let others bless those smiles so bright,
Those rosy smiles—with deep delight—
Thine eye its loveliest aspect wears
For me when it shines soft through tears!
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Let others hail that voice so sweet,
When it doth joy's light words repeat—
I love it more—I love it most
When in low broken sighs 'tis lost!
Let others share thy gentle mirth,
Thou best and brightest one on earth—
If my heart thy soft sadness shares,
Be theirs thy smiles—thy sunshine theirs!
Theirs be thy playfulness and mirth,
Though these too have their own sweet worth—
Yet let those smiles on others shine—
Be but thy melancholy mine!
But oh! if hallowed sadness—sweet!—
Thou shunn'st, in Youth's bright hours and fleet,
Nor lov'st those deep leaves dark as death,
Dim Cypress leaves 'midst Joy's fair wreath—
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Oh! then be gay—Beloved, be gay—
There yet will come a cloudier day—
When thoughtful shades shall veil that brow—
Put on Joy's happiest aspect now!
And I will stand aloof—and bless,
Who cannot share thy happiness;
Yet while Life's breath to me is given,
Thy Happiness shall be my Heaven!
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