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The Poetical Works of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

A Complete Edition in Two Volumes
Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen (1840-1922)

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VOL. I
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ESTHER
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XXVIII
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XXX
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XXXII
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XXXVII
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XXXVIII
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XXXIX
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XLI
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XLII
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XLIII
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LVIII
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THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS
  
[dedication]
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I TO ONE IN A HIGH POSITION
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PART I.—TO MANON
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II COMPARING HER TO A FALCON
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III ON HIS FORTUNE IN LOVING HER
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IV IN PRAISE OF HIS FATE
 V. 
V ON THE POWER OF HER BEAUTY
 VI. 
VI DEPRECIATING HER BEAUTY
 VII. 
VII ON HER VANITY
 VIII. 
VIII AS TO HIS CHOICE OF HER
 IX. 
IX ON HER WAYWARDNESS
 X. 
X ON HER FORGIVENESS OF A WRONG
 XI. 
XI ON HER LIGHTHEARTEDNESS
 XII. 
XII ON READING CERTAIN LETTERS
 XIII. 
XIII HE DARES NOT DIE
 XIV. 
XIV HE HAS FALLEN FROM THE HEIGHT OF HIS LOVE
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XV COMPLAINING THAT HE HAD FALLEN AMONG THIEVES
 XVI. 
XVI HE ARGUES WITH HIS LIFE
 XVII. 
XVII JOY'S TREACHERY
 XVIII. 
XVIII HE LAMENTS THAT HIS LOVE IS DEAD
 XIX. 
XIX HE PROTESTS, NOTWITHSTANDING, HIS LOVE
 XIX. 
XX ON FALLING ILL THROUGH GRIEF
 XXI. 
XXI HIS BONDAGE TO MANON IS BROKEN
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PART II.—JULIET
 XXII. 
XXII ON THE NATURE OF LOVE
 XXIII. 
XXIII ASKING FOR HER HEART
 XXIV. 
XXIV THE SAME CONTINUED
 XXV. 
XXV THE SAME CONTINUED
 XXVI. 
XXVI THE SAME—A CHRISTMAS SONNET
 XXVII. 
XXVII ASKING THE FULFILMENT OF HER LOVE
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION
 XXIX. 
XXIX TO HER WHO WOULD COMFORT HIM
 XXX. 
XXX THE RELIGION OF LOVE
 XXXI. 
XXXI TO ONE WHO LOVED HIM
 XXXII. 
XXXII EXHORTING HER TO PATIENCE
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII REMINDING HER OF A PROMISE
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV THE SAME CONTINUED
 XXXV. 
XXXV THE SAME CONTINUED
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI FEAR HAS CAST OUT LOVE
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI TO ONE WHO WOULD “REMAIN FRIENDS”
 XXXVIII. 
XXXVIII TO ONE NOW ESTRANGED
 XXXIX. 
XXXIX FAREWELL TO JULIET
 XL. 
XL THE SAME CONTINUED
 XLI. 
XLI THE SAME CONTINUED
 XLII. 
XLII THE SAME CONTINUED
 XLIII. 
XLIII THE SAME CONTINUED
 XLIV. 
XLIV THE SAME CONTINUED
 XLV. 
XLV THE SAME CONTINUED
 XLVI. 
XLVI THE SAME CONTINUED
 XLVII. 
XLVII THE SAME CONTINUED
 XLVIII. 
XLVIII THE SAME CONTINUED
 XLIX. 
XLIX THE SAME CONTINUED
 L. 
L THE SAME CONTINUED
 LI. 
LI THE SAME CONTINUED
 LII. 
LII THE SAME CONTINUED
 LIII. 
LIII THE SAME CONTINUED
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PART III.—GODS AND FALSE GODS
 LIV. 
LIV HE DESIRES THE IMPOSSIBLE
 LV. 
LV ST. VALENTINE'S DAY
 LVI. 
LVI TO ONE WHOM HE DARED NOT LOVE
 LVII. 
LVII ON A LOST OPPORTUNITY
 LVIII. 
LVIII TO ONE ON HER WASTE OF TIME
 LIX. 
LIX THE HAUNTED HOUSE
 LX. 
LX THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE
 LXI. 
LXI TO ONE EXCUSING HIS POVERTY
 LXII. 
LXII TO ONE WHO WOULD MAKE A CONFESSION
 LXIII. 
LXIII THE PLEASURES OF LOVE
 LXIV. 
LXIV HE APPEALS AGAINST HIS BOND
 LXV. 
LXV TO ONE WHO SPOKE ILL OF HIM
 LXVI. 
LXVI THE THREE AGES OF WOMAN
 LXVII. 
LXVII THE SAME CONTINUED
 LXVIII. 
LXVIII THE SAME CONTINUED
 LXIX. 
LXIX SIBYLLINE BOOKS
 LXX. 
LXX ON READING THE MEMOIRS OF M. D'ARTAGNAN
 LXXI. 
LXXI THE TWO HIGHWAYMEN
 LXXII. 
LXXII FROM THE FRENCH OF ANVERS
 LXXIII. 
LXXIII TO ONE TO WHOM HE HAD BEEN UNJUST
 LXXIV. 
LXXIV THE MOCKERY OF LIFE
 LXXV. 
LXXV THE SAME CONTINUED
 LXXVI. 
LXXVI THE SAME CONTINUED
 LXXVII. 
LXXVII WHO WOULD LIVE AGAIN?
 LXXVIII. 
LXXVIII COLD COMFORT
 LXXIX. 
LXXIX AMOUR OBLIGE
 LXXX. 
LXXX TO ONE UNFORGOTTEN
 LXXXI. 
LXXXI TO ONE WHOM HE HAD LOVED TOO LONG
 LXXXII. 
LXXXII HE WOULD LEAD A BETTER LIFE
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PART IV.—VITA NOVA
 LXXXVIII. 
LXXXIII A DAY IN SUSSEX
 LXXXIV. 
LXXXIV IN ANNIVERSARIO MORTIS
 LXXXV. 
LXXXV THE SAME CONTINUED
 LXXXVI. 
LXXXVI THE SAME CONTINUED
 LXXXXVII. 
LXXXVII THE SAME CONTINUED
 LXXXVIII. 
LXXXVIII THE SAME CONTINUED
 LXXXIX. 
LXXXIX THE LIMIT OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE
 XC. 
XC THE PRIDE OF UNBELIEF
 XCI. 
XCI LAUGHTER AND DEATH
 XCII. 
XCII WRITTEN IN DISTRESS
 XCIII. 
XCIII A DISAPPOINTMENT
 XCIV. 
XCIV A YEAR AGO
 XCV. 
XCV HE IS NOT A POET
 XCVI. 
XCVI ON THE SHORTNESS OF TIME
 XCVII. 
XCVII CHANCLEBURY RING
 XCVIII. 
XCVIII SONNET IN ASSONANCE
 XCIX. 
XCIX YOUTH
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C AGE
 CI. 
CI THE SAME CONTINUED
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CII THE VENUS OF MILO
 CIII. 
CIII WRITTEN AT FLORENCE
 CIV. 
CIV THE SAME CONTINUED
 CV. 
CV PALAZZO PAGANI
 CVI. 
CVI THE SUBLIME
 CVII. 
CVII THE SAME CONTINUED
 CVIII. 
CVIII A FOREST IN BOSNIA
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CIX ROUMELI HISSAR
 CX. 
CX THE OASIS OF SIDI KHALED
 CXI. 
CXI TO THE BEDOUIN ARABS
 CXII. 
CXII GIBRALTAR
 CXIII. 
CXIII TO ONE WITH HIS SONNETS
 CXIV. 
CXIV A LATER DEDICATION
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THE LOVE LYRICS OF PROTEUS
  
SONG.—LOVE ME A LITTLE
  
SONG.—OH FOR A DAY OF SPRING
  
TWENTY DAYS
  
LOVE'S LIKENINGS
  
SONG.—RED, RED GOLD
  
A RHAPSODY
  
SONG.—WHY DO I LOVE?
  
PICTURES ON ENAMEL
  
ADONIS
  
A NOCTURNE
  
SONG.—THE DEATH OF THE ROSE
  
SONG OF THE DESERT LARK
  
SONG.—GLAD BIRD, I DO BEWAIL THEE
  
SONG.—WILT THOU TAKE ME FOR THY SLAVE?
  
SONG.—FOR THEE
  
THE STRICKEN HART
  
SONG.—LILAC AND GOLD AND GREEN
  
SONG.—TO HER WHOSE NAME
  
DEAD JOYS
  
AT A FUNERAL
  
THE BROKEN PITCHER
  
AN UNWRITTEN TRAGEDY
  
REQUIESCIT
  
IN THE NIGHT
  
TO HESTER ON THE STAIR
  
A SUMMER IN TUSCANY
  
SONG.—THEY SHALL NOT KNOW
  
SONG.—IF WE HAD MET
  
SONG.—IF I HAD KNOWN YOU
  
SONG.—BUTTERFLIES
  
SONG.—NOT A WORD
  
SONG.—YOU HAVE LET THE BEAUTY OF THE DAY GO OVER
  
A DREAM
  
LOVE AFTER SORROW
  
THE SOUL'S MUTINY
  
SONG.—THINK NO MORE OF ME
  
SONG.—COME WITH THE SUMMER LEAVES
  
THE EVICTION
  
GOOD-BYE
  
WRITTEN AT SEA
  
A DAY IN THE CASTLE OF ENVY
  
A BALLAD OF THE HEATHER
  
ON THE WAY TO CHURCH
  
GIACINTA
  
THE WANDERER'S RETURN
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FROM THE ARABIC
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I THE CAMEL-RIDER
 II. 
II THE DESOLATE CITY
 III. 
III THE GRIEF OF LOVE
 IV. 
IV A LOVE SECRET
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V
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THE IDLER'S CALENDAR
  
JANUARY
  
FEBRUARY
  
MARCH
  
APRIL
  
MAY
  
JUNE
  
JULY
  
AUGUST
  
SEPTEMBER
  
OCTOBER
  
NOVEMBER
  
DECEMBER
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GRISELDA
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CHAPTER I
 II. 
CHAPTER II
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CHAPTER III
 IV. 
CHAPTER IV
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CHAPTER V
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NATALIA'S RESURRECTION
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II
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III
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IV
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V
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VI
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VII
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VIII
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IX
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X
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XI
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XII
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XIII
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XIV
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XV
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XVI
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XVII
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XVIII
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XIX
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XX
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XXI
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XXII
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XXIII
 XXIV. 
XXIV
 XXV. 
XXV
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XXVI
 XXVII. 
XXVII
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII
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XXIX
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XXX
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XXXI
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A NEW PILGRIMAGE
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I
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II
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III
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IV
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V
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VI
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VII
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VIII
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IX
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X
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XI
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XII
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XIII
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XIV
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XV
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XVI
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XVII
 XVIII. 
XVIII
 XIX. 
XIX
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XX
 XXI. 
XXI
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XXII
 XXIII. 
XXIII
 XXIV. 
XXIV
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XXV
 XXVI. 
XXVI
 XXVII. 
XXVII
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII
 XXIX. 
XXIX
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XXX
 XXXI. 
XXXI
 XXXII. 
XXXII
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV
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XXXV
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI
 XXXVII. 
XXXVII
 XXXVIII. 
XXXVIII
 XXXIX. 
XXXIX
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XL
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IN VINCULIS
  
CONDEMNED
  
AT THE GATE
  
HONOUR DISHONOURED
  
HOW SHALL I BUILD
  
A CONVENT WITHOUT GOD
  
THE TWO VOICES
  
LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY
  
A LESSON IN HUMILITY
  
THE COURT OF PENANCE
  
MITIGATIONS
  
GOD IS MY WITNESS
  
THE DEEDS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
  
A DREAM OF GOOD
  
HER NAME LIBERTY
  
FAREWELL DARK GAOL
  
I WILL SMILE NO MORE
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LATER SONNETS
  
LOVE IS BEST
  
SHE SHALL NOT GUESS
  
ALL WHITE
  
ALL WHITE CONTINUED
  
GRATITUDE
  
O FOR A SOUL
  
TO ONE IN A GARDEN
  
TO ONE IN A HOSTILE CAMP
  
A RELAPSE
  
AN AUTUMN SONNET
  
FRIENDS
  
THE PRE-ADAMITE WORLD
  
A VISION OF FOLLY
  
AMBITION
  
AT THE PARTING OF THE WAYS
  
A WOMAN'S SONNETS
  
NIGHT ON OUR LIVES
  
HOW GREY THE WORLD WAS
  
MOONSTRUCK
  
POUR QUI SAIT ATTENDRE
  
YOUTH AND KNOWLEDGE
  
LE ROI EST MORT. VIVE LE ROI!
  
LOVE RIDES DISGUISED
  
A GLORY GONE
  
A DIGIT OF THE MOON
  
NEW THINGS ARE BEST
  
UNE FEUILLE MORTE
  
THREE PICTURES
  
THREE PICTURES CONTINUED
  
FRIENDSHIP'S BLACK AND WHITE
  
IN MEMORIAM W.M. & E.B.J.
  
TO A DISCIPLE OF WILLIAM MORRIS
  
TO A DEAD JOURNALIST
  
THE ROWFANT CATALOGUE
  
ON A GRAVE IN THE FOREST
  
ALFRED TENNYSON
  
IRELAND'S VENGEANCE
  
A PERFECT SONNET
  
HE MAKES AN END
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LATER LYRICS
  
GHOST OF THE BEAUTIFUL PAST
  
LOVE IS MASTER STILL
  
A CHAUNT IN PRAISE
  
COUPLETS IN PRAISE
  
SONG: LOVE IN THE SUMMER HILLS
  
WHOM THE GODS LOVE
  
WITH ETERNITY STANDING BY
  
MY ONLY TITLE
  
SEA LAVENDER
  
DON JUAN'S GOOD-NIGHT
  
A STORM IN SUMMER
  
JEWELLED OFFERING
  
A WEDDING MARCH
  
A CUCKOO SONG
  
MANY ARE CALLED
  
JACINTHS AND JESSAMINES
  
AN INSCRIPTION
  
ASSASSINS
  
SONG: IF I FORGET THEE
  
TO NIMUE
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PARAPHRASES FROM THE FRENCH
  
QUEEN MARY'S LETTER TO BOTHWELL
  
THE DESERT WIND
  
DEATH IN A BALL-ROOM
  
THE TOAD
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[subsection]
  
QUATRAINS OF LIFE
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VOL. II
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[section]
  
DEDICATION TO GEORGE WYNDHAM
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SUSSEX PASTORALS
  
THE OLD SQUIRE
  
WORTH FOREST
  
“SED NOS QUI VIVIMUS”
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COSAS DE ESPAÑA
  
SANCHO SANCHEZ
  
ACROSS THE PAMPAS
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BODY AND SOUL
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THE GOLDEN ODES OF PRE-ISLAMIC ARABIA
  
IMR EL KÁIS
  
TÁRAFA
  
ZOHÉYR
  
LEBÍD
  
ÁNTARA
  
IBN KOLTHÚM
  
EL HÁRITH
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THE STEALING OF THE MARE
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I
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II
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III
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IV
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V
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VI
 VII. 
VII
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VIII
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POLITICAL POEMS
  
THE WIND AND THE WHIRLWIND
  
THE CANON OF AUGHRIM
  
SATAN ABSOLVED
  
CORONATION ODE
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THREE PLAYS IN RHYMED VERSE
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FAND
 I. 
ACT I
 II. 
ACT II
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ACT III
  
Song—“Away, thou Thief.”
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THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
 I. 
ACT I Governor's Palace at Alexandria
 II. 
ACT II Garden House of the Makawkas at On.
 III. 
ACT III On the banks of the Nile, a landscape open towards the river, a barge with flags flying in the distance.
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THE LITTLE LEFT HAND
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ACT I
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Scene I A large Room scantily furnished.
 II. 
Scene II
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Scene III
 IV. 
Scene IV
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Scene V
 VI. 
Scene VI
 VII. 
Scene VII
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ACT II
 I. 
Scene I A Sitting-room at an Inn with a recess partly screened.
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Scene II
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Scene III
 IV. 
Scene IV
 V. 
Scene V
 VI. 
Scene VI
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ACT III
 I. 
Scene I
 II. 
Scene II
 III. 
Scene III
 IV. 
Scene IV
 V. 
Scene V
 VI. 
Scene VI
 VII. 
Scene VII
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THE WISDOM OF MERLYN

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DEDICATION To Robert, Lord Lytton 1880
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