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The Poetical Works of Aubrey De Vere

De Vere, Aubrey (1814-1902)

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VOL. I. THE SEARCH AFTER PROSERPINE
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RECOLLECTIONS OF GREECE,
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KING HENRY THE SECOND AT THE TOMB OF KING ARTHUR,
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SONNETS.
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
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SONNETS.
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THE YEAR OF SORROW AND OTHER POEMS.
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SONNETS WRITTEN IN TRAVEL.
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MISCELLANEOUS SONNETS.
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II. ON THE DEATH OF A GOOD KING.
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III. ON THE FALL OF A USURPER.
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IV. POLAND.
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V. TO THE NOBILITY OF ENGLAND, 1848.
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VI. ON A CONVENT.
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VII. A CONVENT SCHOOL IN A CORRUPT CITY.
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IX. TROILUS AND CRESSIDA.—1.
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X. TROILUS AND CRESSIDA.—2.
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XI. ON A PORTRAIT.
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XII. FALSE FRIENDSHIP.
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XIV. THE POETRY OF LIFE.
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XVII. A POET TO A PAINTER.
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XVIII. THE FALL OF BACON.
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XIX. GRACE DIEU.
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XX. TO S. C.
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XXI. FROM PETRARCH.
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XXII. FROM PETRARCH.
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XXIII. FROM PETRARCH.
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XXIV. IN MEMORY OF SIR WILLIAM R. HAMILTON.—1.
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XXV. AFTER READING AGAIN HIS LETTERS.—2.
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XXVI. TRUE AND FALSE LOVE OF FREEDOM. 1860.
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XXVII. NATIONAL APOSTACY.
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TO IRELAND.
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THE BATTLE OF CLONTARF;
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THE BARD ETHELL.
  
THE SISTERS; OR, WEAL IN WOE.
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VOL. II.
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VOL. III.
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VOL. IV.
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VOL. V.
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VOL. VI. LEGENDS AND RECORDS OF THE CHURCH AND THE EMPIRE

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Slow serious phrases, tender words and few
The mother whispered in a voice subdued,
Gently submitting to the wayward mood
Which from her loving watchfulness she knew
Would fade away, and by observance due
Be soon succeeded; no abrupt or rude
Commandment was she forward to intrude;
The instinct of affection, ever true
To loftiest conceptions of the mind,
Prompted such patience and respect for those
Who tho' on earth and to our care consigned
Are yet angelic. Seeing them, she knows
What loveliness might shine in humankind
If still unstained by sin, unworn by woes.
August 28, 1846.
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