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Poems, Dialogues in Verse and Epigrams

By Walter Savage Landor: Edited with notes by Charles G. Crump
Landor, Walter Savage (1775-1864)

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FIRST VOLUME DRAMATIC SCENES.
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COUNT JULIAN.
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FIRST ACT
 1. 
FIRST SCENE.
 2. 
SECOND SCENE.
 3. 
THIRD SCENE.
 4. 
FOURTH SCENE.
 5. 
FIFTH SCENE.
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SECOND ACT
 1. 
FIRST SCENE.
 2. 
SECOND SCENE.
 3. 
THIRD SCENE.
 4. 
FOURTH SCENE.
 5. 
FIFTH SCENE.
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THIRD ACT
 1. 
FIRST SCENE.
 2. 
SECOND SCENE.
 3. 
THIRD SCENE.
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FOURTH ACT
 1. 
FIRST SCENE.
 2. 
SECOND SCENE.
 3. 
THIRD SCENE.
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FIFTH ACT
 1. 
FIRST SCENE.
 2. 
SECOND SCENE.
 3. 
THIRD SCENE.
 4. 
FOURTH SCENE.
 5. 
FIFTH SCENE.
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IPPOLITO DI ESTE.
 1. 
[FIRST PART.]
 2. 
SECOND PART.
  
THE SHADES OF AGAMEMNON AND IPHIGENEIA.
  
THE DEATH OF CLYTEMNESTRA.
  
THE MADNESS OF ORESTES.
  
THE PRAYER OF ORESTES.
  
THE PRIESTESS OF APOLLO.
  
WALTER TYRREL AND WILLIAM RUFUS.
  
THE PARENTS OF LUTHER.
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ANDREA OF HUNGARY, GIOVANNA OF NAPLES, AND FRA RUPERT: A TRILOGY.
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ANDREA OF HUNGARY.
  
PROLOGUE.
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ACT I.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
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ACT II.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
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.
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ACT IV.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
 V. 
SCENE V.
 VI. 
SCENE VI.
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ACT V.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
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GIOVANNA OF NAPLES.
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ACT I.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE. II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
 V. 
SCENE V.
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ACT II.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
 V. 
SCENE V.
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ACT III.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
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ACT IV.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
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ACT V.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
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FRA RUPERT.
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ACT I.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
 V. 
SCENE V.
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ACT II.
 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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ACT III
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
 V. 
SCENE V.
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ACT IV.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
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ACT V.
 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 SIEGE OF ANCONA.
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ACT I.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
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ACT II.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
 V. 
SCENE V.
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ACT III.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
 V. 
SCENE V.
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ACT IV.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
  
[section]
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
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ACT V.
 I. 
SCENE I.
 II. 
SCENE II.
 III. 
SCENE III.
 IV. 
SCENE IV.
 V. 
SCENE V.
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ANTONY AND OCTAVIUS.
 1. 
SCENE THE FIRST.
 2. 
SCENE THE SECOND.
 3. 
SCENE THE THIRD.
 4. 
SCENE THE FOURTH.
 5. 
SCENE THE FIFTH.
 6. 
SCENE THE SIXTH.
 7. 
SCENE THE SEVENTH.
 8. 
SCENE THE EIGHTH.
 9. 
SCENE THE NINTH.
 10. 
SCENE THE TENTH.
 11. 
SCENE THE ELEVENTH.
 12. 
SCENE THE TWELFTH.
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SECOND VOLUME POEMS AND EPIGRAMS.
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GEBIR.
 I. 
FIRST BOOK.
 2. 
SECOND BOOK.
 3. 
THIRD BOOK.
 4. 
FOURTH BOOK.
 5. 
FIFTH BOOK.
 6. 
SIXTH BOOK.
 7. 
SEVENTH BOOK.
  
FROM THE PHOCÆANS.
  
CHRYSAOR.
  
REGENERATION.
  
TO CORINTH.
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POEMS AND EPIGRAMS CHIEFLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF 1846.
  
[O friends! who have accompanied thus far]
 I. 
I.
 II. 
II.
 III. 
III. WITH PETRARCA'S SONNETS.
 IV. 
IV.
 V. 
V. TWELFTH-NIGHT.
 VI. 
VI.
 VII. 
VII.
 VIII. 
VIII.
 IX. 
IX.
 X. 
X.
 XI. 
XI.
 XII. 
XII.
 XIII. 
XIII.
 XIV. 
XIV.
 XV. 
XV.
 XVI. 
XVI.
 XVII. 
XVII.
 XVIII. 
XVIII.
 XIX. 
XIX.
 XX. 
XX.
 XXI. 
XXI.
 XXII. 
XXII.
 XXIII. 
XXIII.
 XXIV. 
XXIV.
 XXV. 
XXV.
 XXVI. 
XXVI.
 XXVII. 
XXVII.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII.
 XXIX. 
XXIX.
 XXX. 
XXX.
 XXXI. 
XXXI.
 XXXII. 
XXXII.
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII.
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV.
 XXXV. 
XXXV.
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI.
 XXXVII. 
XXXVII.
 XXXVIII. 
XXXVIII.
 XXXIX. 
XXXIX.
 XL. 
XL.
 XLI. 
XLI.
 XLII. 
XLII. IANTHE'S LETTER.
 XLIII. 
XLIII.
 XLIV. 
XLIV.
 XLV. 
XLV.
 XLVI. 
XLVI.
 XLVII. 
XLVII.
 XLVIII. 
XLVIII.
 XLIX. 
XLIX.
 L. 
L.
 LI. 
LI.
 LII. 
LII.
 LIII. 
LIII.
 LIV. 
LIV.
 LV. 
LV. TO LOVE.
 LVI. 
LVI.
 LVII. 
LVII.
 LVIII. 
LVIII.
 LIX. 
LIX.
 LX. 
LX.
 LXI. 
LXI.
 LXII. 
LXII.
 LXIII. 
LXIII.
 LXIV. 
LXIV.
 LXV. 
LXV.
 LXVI. 
LXVI.
 LXVII. 
LXVII.
 LXVIII. 
LXVIII.
 LXIX. 
LXIX.
 LXX. 
LXX. THE PROGRESS OF EVENING.
 LXXI. 
LXXI.
 LXXII. 
LXXII.
 LXXIII. 
LXXIII.
 LXXIV. 
LXXIV. WRITTEN IN WALES.
 LXXV. 
LXXV.
 LXXVI. 
LXXVI.
 LXXVII. 
LXXVII.
 LXXVIII. 
LXXVIII. FOR AN URN IN THORESBY PARK.
 LXXIX. 
LXXIX. ON READING IN A NEWSPAPER THE DEATH OF A MOTHER AND THREE CHILDREN.
 LXXX. 
LXXX.
 LXXXI. 
LXXXI.
 LXXXII. 
LXXXII. ON A POET IN A WELSH CHURCHYARD.
 LXXXIII. 
LXXXIII.
 LXXXIV. 
LXXXIV.
 LXXXV. 
LXXXV.
 LXXXVI. 
LXXXVI.
 LXXXVII. 
LXXXVII.
 LXXXVIII. 
LXXXVIII.
 LXXXIX. 
LXXXIX.
 XC. 
XC.
 XCI. 
XCI.
 XCII. 
XCII.
 XCIII. 
XCIII.
 XCIV. 
XCIV.
 XCV. 
XCV.
 XCVI. 
XCVI.
 XCVII. 
XCVII.
 XCVIII. 
XCVIII.
 XCIX. 
XCIX.
 C. 
C.
 CI. 
CI.
 CII. 
CII.
 CIII. 
CIII.
 CIV. 
CIV.
 CV. 
CV.
 CVI. 
CVI. ON RECEIVING A BOOK TO WRITE IN.
 CVII. 
CVII. A SEA-SHELL SPEAKS.
 CVIII. 
CVIII.
 CIX. 
CIX.
 CX. 
CX. ON RECEIVING A PORTRAIT.
 CXI. 
CXI.
 CXII. 
CXII. SENT TO A LADY WITH FLOWERS.
 CXIII. 
CXIII.
 CXIV. 
CXIV. ON HAIR FALLING OFF AFTER AN ILLNESS.
 CXV. 
CXV.
 CXVI. 
CXVI. FAREWELL TO ITALY.
 CXVII. 
CXVII.
 CXVIII. 
CXVIII. TO ONE WHO SAID SHE SHOULD LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
 CXIX. 
CXIX. ON AN ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.
 CXX. 
CXX. ON SHAKESPEARE.
 CXXI. 
CXXI.
 CXXII. 
CXXII.
 CXXIII. 
CXXIII.
 CXXIV. 
CXXIV.
 CXXV. 
CXXV. TO LADY CALDWELL.
 CXXVI. 
CXXVI.
 CXXVII. 
CXXVII.
 CXXVIII. 
CXXVIII. CHRISTMAS HOLLY.
 CXXIX. 
CXXIX.
 CXXX. 
CXXX.
 CXXXI. 
CXXXI. FOR THE ALBUM OF THE DUCHESS DE GUICHE.
 CXXXII. 
CXXXII.
 CXXXIII. 
CXXXIII. LINES TO A DRAGON-FLY.
 CXXXIV. 
CXXXIV.
 CXXXV. 
CXXXV.
 CXXXVI. 
CXXXVI.
 CXXXVII. 
CXXXVII.
 CXXXVIII. 
CXXXVIII. TO A SPANIEL.
 CXXXIX. 
CXXXIX.
 CXL. 
CXL. ON SEEING A HAIR OF LUCRETIA BORGIA.
 CXLI. 
CXLI. ON MIGNIONETTE.
 CXLII. 
CXLII.
 CXLIII. 
CXLIII. WRITTEN ON THE RHINE.
 CXLIV. 
CXLIV. MALVOLIO.
 CXLV. 
CXLV. WITH AN ALBUM.
 CXLVI. 
CXLVI.
 CXLVII. 
CXLVII. WRITTEN AT MR RAWSON'S, WAS-WATER LAKE.
 CXLVIII. 
CXLVIII.
 CXLIX. 
CXLIX.
 CL. 
CL.
 CLI. 
CLI.
 CLII. 
CLII.
 CLIII. 
CLIII. ON THE DECEASE OF MRS ROSENHAGEN.
 CLIV. 
CLIV.
 CLV. 
CLV.
 CLVI. 
CLVI.
 CLVII. 
CLVII.
 CLVIII. 
CLVIII.
 CLIX. 
CLIX. THE DEAD MARTEN.
 CLX. 
CLX.
 CLXI. 
CLXI.
 CLXII. 
CLXII.
 CLXIII. 
CLXIII.
 CLXIV. 
CLXIV.
 CLXV. 
CLXV. ON RECEIVING A MONTHLY ROSE.
 CLXVI. 
CLXVI.
 CLXVII. 
CLXVII.
 CLXVIII. 
CLXVIII. TO A LADY ON COMING OF AGE.
 CLXIX. 
CLXIX.
 CLXX. 
CLXX.
 CLXXI. 
CLXXI.
 CLXXII. 
CLXXII. ON A QUAKER'S TANKARD.
 CLXXIII. 
CLXXIII. INVOCATION TO THE MUSE.
 CLXXIV. 
CLXXIV. EPITHALAMIUM.
 CLXXV. 
CLXXV.
 CLXXVI. 
CLXXVI.
 CLXXVII. 
CLXXVII. OLD STYLE.
 CLXXVIII. 
CLXXVIII. SUGGESTED BY HORACE.
 CLXXIX. 
CLXXIX.
 CLXXX. 
CLXXX.
 CLXXXI. 
CLXXXI. COTTAGE LEFT FOR LONDON.
 CLXXXII. 
CLXXXII.
 CLXXXIII. 
CLXXXIII.
 CLXXXIV. 
CLXXXIV.
 CLXXXV. 
CLXXXV. FLOWERS SENT IN BAY-LEAVES.
 CLXXXVI. 
CLXXXVI.
 CLXXXVII. 
CLXXXVII.
 CLXXXVIII. 
CLXXXVIII.
 CLXXXIX. 
CLXXXIX.
 CXC. 
CXC.
 CXCI. 
CXCI.
 CXCII. 
CXCII.
 CXCIII. 
CXCIII.
 CXCIV. 
CXCIV.
 CXCV. 
CXCV. A MASK ON A RING.
 CXCVI. 
CXCVI.
 CXCVII. 
CXCVII.
 CXCVIII. 
CXCVIII.
 CXCIX. 
CXCIX. TO JULIUS HARE, WITH “PERICLES AND ASPASIA.”
 CC. 
CC. TO SOUTHEY.
 CCI. 
CCI. LINES ON THE DEATH OF CHARLES LAMB.
 CCII. 
CCII. TO ANDREW JACKSON.
 CCIII. 
CCIII. TO WORDSWORTH.
 CCIV. 
CCIV. TO THE COMTESSE DE MOLANDE, ABOUT TO MARRY THE DUC DE LUXEMBOURG.
 CCV. 
CCV. TO THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON.
 CCVI. 
CCVI.
 CCVII. 
CCVII. TO LADY CHARLES BEAUCLERK.
 CCVIII. 
CCVIII. TO MY DAUGHTER.
 CCIX. 
CCIX. TO ANDREW CROSSE.
 CCX. 
CCX. TO A LADY.
 CCXI. 
CCXI. TO CZARTORYSKI, ATTENDING ON FOOT THE FUNERAL OF THE POET MENINCIVICZ.
 CCXII. 
CCXII. TO MY DAUGHTER IN ITALY, AT CHRISTMAS.
 CCXIII. 
CCXIII. TO MISS ISABELLA PERCY.
 CCXIV. 
CCXIV. TO CHARLES DICKENS.
 CCXV. 
CCXV. TO SOUTHEY, 1833.
 CCXVI. 
CCXVI. TO BARRY CORNWALL.
 CCXVII. 
CCXVII. TO MAJOR-GENERAL W. NAPIER.
 CCXVIII. 
CCXVIII. TO MATHEW AND WOLFF.
 CCXIX. 
CCXIX. TO JOHN KENYON.
 CCXX. 
CCXX. TO ROBERT BROWNING.
 CCXXI. 
CCXXI. TO THE SISTER OF ELIA.
 CCXXII. 
CCXXII. TO JOSEPH ABLETT.
 CCXXIII. 
CCXXIII. TO EMMA ISOLA.
 CCXXIV. 
CCXXIV. TO A PAINTER.
 CCXXV. 
CCXXV. FOR AN EPITAPH AT FIESOLE.
 CCXXVI. 
CCXXVI. TO A BRIDE, FEB. 17, 1846.
 CCXXVII. 
CCXXVII. TO JOHN FORSTER.
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POEMS FROM PERICLES AND ASPASIA AND OTHER PROSE WORKS.
  
PERICLES TO ASPASIA.
  
SOCRATES TO ASPASIA.
  
ASPASIA TO SOCRATES.
  
CORINNA TO TANAGRA.
  
FROM MIMNERMUS.
  
HEGEMON TO PRAXINOE.
  
FROM MYRTIS.
  
TO EROS.
  
THE DEATH OF ARTEMIDORA.
  
ALETHEIA TO PHRAORTES.
  
TO ARDALIA.
  
WAR.
  
CUPID TEARING A ROSE-BUD.
  
A FAUN TO ERIOPIS.
  
CLEONE TO ASPASIA.
  
THE IAMBICS OF HEPHÆSTION.
  
TO PERILLA.
  
FROM ALCAEUS.
  
ON AGE.
  
ODE TO MILETUS.
  
ERINNA TO LOVE.
  
SAPPHO TO HESPERUS.
  
TO HESPERUS.
  
TO PYRRHA.
  
TO MY CHILD CARLINO.
  
INVOCATION TO SLEEP.
  
POET AND LADY.
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FROM THE LAST FRUIT OFF AN OLD TREE.
  
[I strove with none; for none was worth my strife]
 I. 
I. ON CATULLUS.
 II. 
II.
 III. 
III.
 IV. 
IV.
 V. 
V.
 VI. 
VI.
 VII. 
VII.
 VIII. 
VIII. YOUNG.
 IX. 
IX.
 X. 
X.
 XI. 
XI. TO AN OLD MULBERRY TREE.
 XII. 
XII.
 XIII. 
XIII. THE DUKE OF YORK'S STATUE.
 XIV. 
XIV.
 XV. 
XV.
 XVI. 
XVI.
 XVII. 
XVII.
 XVIII. 
XVIII. THE DEATH OF MADAME ROLAND.
 XIX. 
XIX.
 XX. 
XX. ROSE AYLMER'S HAIR, GIVEN BY HER SISTER.
 XXI. 
XXI. THE ONE GRAVE.
 XXII. 
XXII.
 XXIII. 
XXIII.
 XXIV. 
XXIV. ON SOUTHEY'S BIRTHDAY, NOV. 4.
 XXV. 
XXV.
 XXVI. 
XXVI.
 XXVII. 
XXVII.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII. TO A CHILD.
 XXIX. 
XXIX.
 XXX. 
XXX.
 XXXI. 
XXXI. NIL ADMIRARI, ETC.
 XXXII. 
XXXII. JUNE '51.
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII. TO THE COUNTESS DE MOLANDÈ.
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV. YOUTH.
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VARIOUS.
 XXXV. 
XXXV.
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI. LOSS OF MEMORY.
 XXXVII. 
XXXVII. TO THE NIGHTINGALE.
 XXXVIII. 
XXXVIII. ROLAND.
 XXXIX. 
XXXIX. CORDAY.
 XL. 
XL. JANE OF ARC.
 XLI. 
XLI. ON THE STATUE OF EBENEZER ELLIOTT BY NEVILLE BURNARD, ORDERED BY THE WORKING MEN OF SHEFFIELD.
 XLII. 
XLII. ODE TO SICILY.
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XLIII. GONFALIONIERI.
 I. 
I.
 II. 
II.
 III. 
III.
 IV. 
IV.
 XLIV. 
XLIV. TO FRANCIS HARE, BURIED AT PALERMO, ON THE INSURRECTION OF SICILY AND NAPLES.
 XLV. 
XLV. TO SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO, ON THE MASSACRE AT MILAN.
 XLVI. 
XLVI.
 XLVII. 
XLVII. DANTE.
 XLVIII. 
XLVIII.
 XLIX. 
XLIX.
 L. 
L. ON THE SLAUGHTER OF THE BROTHERS BANDIERI, BETRAYED TO THE KING OF NAPLES.
 LI. 
LI. TO YOUTH.
 LII. 
LII. TO AGE.
 LIII. 
LIII. TYRANNICIDE.
 LIV. 
LIV. ON THE APPROACH OF A SISTER'S DEATH.
 LV. 
LV. ON SWIFT JOINING AVON NEAR RUGBY.
 LVI. 
LVI.
 LVII. 
LVII. SHAKESPEARE AND MILTON.
 LVIII. 
LVIII. TO MIDSUMMER DAY.
 LIX. 
LIX. TO SHELLEY.
 LX. 
LX. WRITTEN AT HURSTMONCEAUX.
 LXI. 
LXI.
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EPISTLES.
 LXII. 
LXII. TO THE AUTHOR OF “FESTUS.”
 LXIII. 
LXIII. TO A FRIEND'S REMONSTRANCE.
 LXIV. 
LXIV. TO THE REVEREND CUTHBERT SOUTHEY.
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FROM DRY STICKS.
 I. 
I. ON LAW.
 II. 
II. MACAULAY'S PEERAGE.
 III. 
III. PLAYS.
 IV. 
IV. TO A CYCLAMEN.
 V. 
V. TO THE CYCLAMEN.
 VI. 
VI. HEART'S-EASE.
 VII. 
VII. HOW TO READ ME.
 VIII. 
VIII. APOLOGY FOR GEBIR.
 IX. 
IX. DEATH OF THE DAY.
 X. 
X. ON SOUTHEY'S DEATH.
 XI. 
XI. GORE-HOUSE LEFT FOR PARIS.
 XII. 
XII. THE THREE ROSES.
 XIII. 
XIII. THE LAST GIFT.
 XIV. 
XIV. LA PENSIEROSA.
 XV. 
XV. THE FIG-TREES OF GHERARDESCA.
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HEROIC IDYLS, WITH ADDITIONAL POEMS.
 I. 
I. A FRIEND TO THEOCRITOS IN EGYPT.
 II. 
II. PAN.
 III. 
III. MEMORY.
 IV. 
IV. TO THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH.
 V. 
V.
 VI. 
VI. ABERTAWY.
 VII. 
VII.
 VIII. 
VIII.
 IX. 
IX. A FOREIGN RULER.
 X. 
X.
 XI. 
XI.
 XII. 
XII.
 XIII. 
XIII.
 XIV. 
XIV.
 XV. 
XV.
 XVI. 
XVI.
 XVII. 
XVII. TO SIR RODERICK MURCHISON.
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FROM THE HELLENICS.
  
[Come back, ye wandering Muses, come back home]
  
THRASYMEDES AND EUNÖE.
  
ICARIOS AND ERIGONÈ.
  
THE CHILDREN OF VENUS.
  
THE HAMADRYAD.
  
ACON AND RHODOPE; OR, INCONSTANCY.
  
CATILLUS AND SALIA.
  
ENALLOS AND CYMODAMEIA.
  
PAN AND PITYS.
  
LEONTION, ON TERNISSA'S DEATH (EPICUROS ALSO DEPARTED).
  
CORYTHOS.
  
CORYTHOS.
  
PELEUS AND THETIS.
  
THE ESPOUSALS OF POLYXENA.
  
DEATH OF PARIS AND ŒNONE.
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HOMER, LAERTES, AGATHA.
 1. 
FIRST DAY.
 2. 
SECOND DAY.
 3. 
THIRD DAY.

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CLXVIII. TO A LADY ON COMING OF AGE.

Fear not my frequent verse may raise
To your clear brow the vulgar gaze.
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Another I reserve in store
For day yet happier; then no more.
Believe (youth's happy creed!) believe
That never can bright morns deceive;
That brighter must arise for you
Than ever the proud sun rode through.
It has been said, on wedlock-land
Some paths are thorny, more are sand.
I hope the coming spring may show
How little they who say it, know.
Meanwhile with tranquil breast survey
The trophies of the present day.
When twenty years their course have run,
Anxious we wait the following one.
Lo! Fortune in full pomp descends
Surrounded by her host of friends,
And Beauty moves, in passing by,
With loftier port and steadier eye.
Alas, alas! when these are flown,
Shall there be nothing quite your own?
Not Beauty from her stores can give
The mighty charm that makes us live,
Nor shieldless Fortune overcome
The shadows that besiege the tomb.
You, better guarded, may be sure
Your name for ages will endure,
While all the powerful, all the proud,
All that excite the clamorous crowd,
With truncheon or with diadem,
Shall lie one mingled mass with them.
Chide you our praises? You alone
Can doubt of glories fairly won.
Genius, altho' he seldom decks
Where beauty does the softer sex,
Approaches you with accents bland,
Attunes your voice, directs your hand.
And soon will fix upon your brow
A crown as bright as Love does now.
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