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Discipline
Discipline
THROW away Thy rod,
Throw away Thy wrath;
O my God,
Take the gentle path!
For my heart's desire
…
Easter Song
Easter Song
I Got me flowers to straw Thy way,
I got me boughs off many a tree;
But Thou wast up by break of day,
And brought’st Thy swee…
Church Monuments
Church Monuments
While that my soul repairs to her devotion,
Here I intomb my flesh, that it betimes
May take acquaintance of this heap of dust; …
Clasping of Hands
Clasping of Hands
LORD, Thou art mine, and I am Thine,
If mine I am; and Thine much more
Then I or ought or can be mine.
Yet to be Thine …
Affliction (IV)
Affliction (IV)
Broken in pieces all asunder,
Lord, hunt me not,
A thing forgot,
Once a poor creature, now a wonder,
A wonder tor…
Artillery
Artillery
As I one ev'ning sat before my cell,
Me thoughts a star did shoot into my lap.
I rose, and shook my clothes, as knowing well, <…
Affliction (II)
Affliction (II)
Kill me not ev'ry day,
Thou Lord of life, since thy one death for me
Is more than all my deaths can be,
Though I in broke…
Aaron
Aaron
Holiness on the head,
Light and perfection on the breast,
Harmonious bells below, raising the dead
To led them unto life an…
A Dialogue-Anthem
A Dialogue-Anthem
Alas, poor Death! Where is thy glory?
Where is thy famous force, thy ancient sting?
Alas, poor mortal, void of …
A Dialogue
A Dialogue
Man. SWEETEST Saviour, if my soul
Were but worth the having,
Quickly should I then control
Any thought of waving.
Windsor Poetics : Lines Composed On The Occasion Of His Royal Highness The
Windsor Poetics : Lines Composed On The Occasion Of His Royal Highness The
Prince Regent Being Seen Standing Between The Coffins Of Henry VIII And
Charles I, In …
Written Shortly After The Marriage Of Miss Chaworth
Written Shortly After The Marriage Of Miss Chaworth
Hills of Annesley, bleak and barren,
Where my thoughtless childhood stray'd,
How the northern…
Were My Bosom As False as Thou Deem'st It To Be
Were My Bosom As False as Thou Deem'st It To Be
Were my bosom as false as thou deem'st it to be,
I need not have wander'd from far Galilee;
It wa…
When I Roved A Young Highlander
When I Roved A Young Highlander
When I roved a young Highlander o'er the dark heath,
And climb'd thy steep sumrnit, oh Morven of snow!
To gaze on…
Versicles
Versicles
I Read the 'Christabel';
Very well:
I read the Missionary';
Pretty very
I tried at Ilderim ;
Ahem!
We Sate Down And Wept By The Waters
We Sate Down And Wept By The Waters
I.
We sate down and wept by the waters
Of Babel, and thought of the day
When our foe, in the hue of h…
Translation Of The Romaic Song
Translation Of The Romaic Song
I enter thy garden of roses,
Beloved and fair Haidée,
Each morning where Flora reposes,
For surely I see h…
Translation Of The Famous Greek War Song
Translation Of The Famous Greek War Song
Sons of the Greeks, arise!
The glorious hour's gone forth,
And, worthy of such ties,
Display who…
Translation From Horace
Translation From Horace
[Justum et tenacem propositi virum, &c.]
The man of firm and noble soul
No factious clamours can control;
…
Translation Of A Romaic Love Song
Translation Of A Romaic Love Song
Ah! Love was never yet without
The pang, the agony, the doubt,
Which rends my heart with ceaseless sigh,
…
To Woman
To Woman
Woman! experience might have told me,
That all must love thee who behold thee:
Surely experience might have taught
Thy firmest p…
To Thyrza: And Thou Art Dead, As Young And Fair
To Thyrza: And Thou Art Dead, As Young And Fair
And thou art dead, as young and fair
As aught of mortal birth;
And form so soft, and charms so ra…
To Thomas Moore
To Thomas Moore
My boat is on the shore,
And my bark is on the sea;
But, before I go, Tom Moore,
Here's a double health to thee!
…
To Thomas Moore : Written The Evening Before His Visit To Mr. Leigh Hunt In
To Thomas Moore : Written The Evening Before His Visit To Mr. Leigh Hunt In
Horsemonger Lane Gaol, May 19, 1813
Oh you, who in all names can tickle the t…