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The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder
Gilder, Richard Watson (1844-1909)
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THE NEW DAY
PRELUDE
1.
PART I
2.
PART II
3.
PART III
4.
PART IV
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AFTER-SONG
THE CELESTIAL PASSION
LYRICS
TWO WORLDS AND OTHER POEMS
THE GREAT REMEMBRANCE AND OTHER POEMS
IN PALESTINE AND OTHER POEMS
POEMS
“IN THE HIGHTS”
THE FIRE DIVINE
IN HELENA'S GARDEN
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The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder
“WHEN TO SLEEP I MUST”
When
to sleep I must
Where my fathers sleep;
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When fulfilled the trust,
And the mourners weep;
When, tho' free from rust,
Sword hath lost its worth—
Let me bring to earth
No dishonored dust.
The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder