CONTENTS

JUVENILE POEMS.
Page
On my Mother’s Birthday. Written at the age of eight1
A Prayer. Written at the age of nineib.
Address to the Deity. Written at the age of elevenib.
Shakspeare. Written at the age of eleven2
To my Brother and Sister in the country. Written at the age of elevenib.
Sonnet to my Mother. Written at the age of twelveib.
Sonnet. Written at the age of thirteen3
Rural Walks. Written at the age of thirteenib.
Sonnet. Written at the age of thirteenib.
England and Spain; or, Valour and Patriotism. Written at the age of fourteen4
 
THE DOMESTIC AFFECTIONS, &c.
The Silver Locks. Addressed to an Ancient Friend10
To my Mother11
To my Younger Brother. On his Return from Spain, after the fatal Retreat under Sir John Moore and the battle of Corunnaib.
To my Eldest Brother, with the British army in Portugal12
Lines written in the Memoirs of Elizabeth Smithib.
The Ruin and its Flowers13
Christmas Carol14
The Domestic Affections15
To Mr Edwards, the Harper of Conway19
Epitaph on Mr W——, a celebrated Mineralogist20
Epitaph on the Hammer of the aforesaid Mineralogistib.
Prologue to The Poor Gentleman. As intended to be performed by the Officers of the 34th Regiment at Clonmel21
 
THE RESTORATION OF THE WORKS OF ART TO ITALY22
 
MODERN GREECE28
Critical Annotations42
 
TRANSLATIONS FROM CAMOENS
AND OTHER POETS.
Sonnet 7043
Sonnet 282 From Psalm 137ib.
Part of Eclogue 1544
Sonnet 27144
Sonnet 186ib.
Sonnet 10844
Sonnet 23 To a Lady who died at Sea45
Sonnet 19ib.
“Que estranho caso de amor!”ib.
Sonnet 58ib.
Sonnet 178ib.
Sonnet 8046
Sonnet 239 From Psalm 137ib.
Sonnet 128ib.
“Polomeu apartamento”ib.
Sonnet 20547
Sonnet 133ib.
Sonnet 181ib.
Sonnet 278ib.
“Mi nueve y dulce querella”ib.
 
Metastasio.—“Dunque si sfoga in pianto”ib.
— “Al furor d’avversa Sorte”48
— “Quella onda che ruina”ib.
—“Leggiadra rosa, le cui pure foglie”ib.
—“Che speri, instabil Dea, di sassi e spine”ib.
—“Parlagli d’un periglio”ib.
—“Sprezza il furor del vento”ib.
—“Sol può dir che sia contento”ib.
—“Ah! frenate le piante imbelle!”49
Vincenzo da Filicaja.—“Italia! Italia! O tu cui diè la sorte”ib.
Pastorini.—“Genova mia! se con asciutto ciglio”ib.
Lope de Vega.—“Estese el cortesano”ib.
Francisco Manuel.—On ascending a Hill leading to a Conventib.
Della Casa.—Venice50
Il Marchese Cornelio Bentivoglio.—“L’anima bella, che dal vero Eliso”ib.
Quevedo.—Rome buried in her own Ruinsib.
El conde Juan de Tarsis.—“Tu, que la dulce vida en tiernas anos”ib.
Torquato Tasso.—“Negli anni acerbi tuoi, purpurea rosa”ib.
Bernardo Tasso.—“Quest’ ombra che giammai non vide il sole”51
Petrarch.—“Chi vuol veder quantunque può natura”ib.
— “Se lamentar augelli, o verdi fronde”ib.
Pietro Bembo.—“O Muerte! que sueles ser”ib.
Francesco Lorenzini.—“O Zefiretto, che movendo vai”ib.
Gesner.—Morning Song52
German Song.—“Mädchen, lernet Amor kennen”ib.
Chaulieu.—“Grotte, d’où sort ce clair ruisseau”ib.
Garcilaso de Vega.—“Coyed de vuestra alegre primavera”52
Lorenzo de Medici.—Violets53
Pindemonte.—On the Hebe of Canovaib.
 
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
Lines written in a Hermitage on the Sea-shore54
Dirge of a Childib.
Invocation55
To the Memory of General Sir E—D P—K—Mib.
To the Memory of Sir H—Y E—LL—S, who fell in the battle of Waterloo56
Guerilla Song. Founded on the story related of the Spanish patriot Minaib.
The Aged Indian,ib.
Evening amongst the Alps57
Dirge of the Highland Chief in “Waverley”ib.
The Crusaders’ War-Song58
The Death of Clanronaldib.
To the Eye59
The Hero’s Death,ib.
Stanzas on the Death of the Princess Charlotteib.
 
WALLACE’S INVOCATION TO BRUCE.63
Advertisement by the Author, &c.ib.
 
TALES AND HISTORIC SCENES.
The Abencerrage67
The Widow of Crescentius85
The Last Banquet of Antony and Cleopatra93
Alaric in Italy95
The Wife of Asdrubal97
Heliodorus in the Temple98
Night-scene in Genoa. From Sismondi’s “Républiques Italiennes”99
The Troubadour and Richard Cœur-de-Lion101
The Death of Conradin103
Critical Annotations105
 
THE SCEPTIC106
Critical Annotations113
 
SUPERSTITION AND REVELATION114
 
ITALIAN LITERATURE.
The Basvigliana of Monti118
The Alcestis of Alfieri121
Il Conte di Carmagnola. A tragedy. By Alessandro Manzoni125
Caius Gracchus. A tragedy. By Monti133
 
PATRIOTIC EFFUSIONS OF THE ITALIAN POETS.
Vincenzo da Filicaja138
Carlo Maria Maggiib.
Alessandro Marchettiib.
Alessandro Pegolottiib.
Francesco Maria de Conti.—The Shore of Africaib.
——
Jeu-d’Esprit on the word “Barb”139
The Fever-Dreamib.
 
DARTMOOR141
 
WELSH MELODIES.
The Harp of Wales. Introductory stanzas145
Druid Chorus on the Landing of the Romansib.
The Green Isles of Ocean146
The Sea-Song of Gafranib.
The Hirlas Hornib.
The Hall of Cynddylan147
The Lament of Llywarch Henib.
Grufydd’s Feast148
The Cambrian in Americaib.
Taliesin’s Prophecyib.
Owen Glyndwr’s War-Song149
Prince Madoc’s Farewellib.
Caswallon’s Triumph150
Howel’s Songib.
The Mountain Firesib.
Eryri Wen151
Chant of the Bards before their Massacre by Edward I.ib.
The Dying Bard’s Prophecy152
The Fair Isle. For the melody called the “Welsh Ground”ib.
The Rock of Cader Idrisib.
 
THE VESPERS OF PALERMO153
Critical Annotations186
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Stanzas to the Memory of George the Third187
 
TALES AND HISTORIC SCENES.
The Maremma191
A Tale of the Secret Tribunal194
The Caravan in the Deserts210
Marius amongst the Ruins of Carthage212
A Tale of the Fourteenth Century. A Fragment213
Belshazzar’s Feast219
The Last Constantine221
Annotations on the Last Constantine234
The League of the Alps; or, the Meeting of the Field of Grütliib.
 
SONGS OF THE CID.
The Cid’s Departure into Exile238
The Cid’s Deathbedib.
The Cid’s Funeral Procession239
The Cid’s Rising241
 
GREEK SONGS.
The Storm of Delphi241
The Bowl of Liberty242
The Voice of Scio243
The Spartans’ Marchib.
The Urn and Sword244
The Myrtle Boughib.
 
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
On a Flower from the Field of Grütli244
On a Leaf from the Tomb of Virgil245
The Chieftain’s Sonib.
A Fragmentib.
England’s Dead246
The Meeting of the Bards. Written for an Eisteddvod, or meeting of Welsh Bards, held in London, May 22, 1822246
The Voice of Spring247
Elysium249
The Funeral Genius. An Ancient Statue250
The Tombs of Platæa251
The View from Castriib.
The Festal Hour252
Song of the Battle of Morgarten253
Ode on the Defeat of King Sebastian of Portugal and his army in Africa. Translated from the Spanish of Herrera254
 
SEBASTIAN OF PORTUGAL256
 
THE SIEGE OF VALENCIA262
Advertisement by the Author,ib.
Critical Annotations292
 
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
Song. Founded on an Arabian Anecdote293
Alp-Horn Song. Translated from the German of Tieck294
The Cross of the Southib.
The Sleeper of Marathon295
To Miss F. A. L. on her Birthdayib.
Written on the First Leaf of the Album of the Sameib.
To the Same, on the Death of her Mother296
From the Spanish of Garcilaso de la Vegaib.
From the Italian of Sannazaroib.
Appearance of the Spirit of the Cape to Vasco de Gama. Translated from Camoens297
A Dirge298
 
TRANSLATIONS FROM HORACE
To Venus298
To his Attendantib.
To Delius299
To the Fountain of Bandusiaib.
To Faunusib.
 
DE CHATILLON; OR, THE CRUSADERS300
Critical Annotations315
 
THE FOREST SANCTUARY316
Critical Annotations336
 
LAYS OF MANY LANDS.
Moorish Bridal-Song338
The Bird’s Releaseib.
The Sword of the Tomb. A Northern Legend339
Valkyriur Song340
The Cavern of the Three Tells. A Swiss Tradition341
Swiss Song. On the Anniversary of an Ancient Battle342
The Messenger Bird343
Answer to The Messenger Bird, by an American Quaker Ladynote, ib.
The Stranger in Louisianaib.
The Isle of Founts. An Indian Tradition344
The Bended Bow345
He never smiled again346
Cœur-de-Lion at the Bier of his Fatherib.
The Vassal’s Lament for the Fallen Tree347
The Wild Huntsman348
Brandenburg Harvest-Song. From the German of La Motte Fouqué348
The Shade of Theseus. An Ancient Greek Tradition349
Ancient Greek Song of Exileib.
Greek Funeral Chant, or Myriologueib.
Greek Parting Song351
The Suliote Mother352
The Farewell to the Dead353
 
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
I go, Sweet Friends!354
Angel Visitsib.
Ivy Song. Written on receiving some Ivy-leaves gathered from the ruined Castle of Rheinfels, on the Rhineib.
To one of the Author’s children on his Birthday355
On a Similar Occasionib.
Christ Stilling the Tempestib.
Epitaph over the Grave of Two Brothers356
Monumental Inscriptionib.
The Sound of the Seaib.
The Child and Dove. Suggested by Chantrey’s statue of Lady Louisa Russell357
A Dirgeib.
Scene in a Dalecarlian Mineib.
English Soldier’s Song of Memory. To the air of “Am Rhein! Am Rhein!”358
Haunted Groundib.
The Child of the Forests. Written after reading the Memoirs of John Hunter359
Stanzas to the Memory of * * *360
The Vaudois Valleysib.
Song of the Spanish Wanderer361
The Contadina. Written for a Pictureib.
Troubadour Songib.
The Treasures of the Deepib.
Bring Flowers362
The Crusader’s Return363
Thekla’s Song; or, the Voice of a Spirit. From the German of Schiller364
The Revellersib.
The Conqueror’s Sleep365
Our Lady’s Wellib.
The Parting of Summer366
The Songs of our Fathersib.
The World in the Open Air367
Kindred Heartsib.
The Traveller at the Source of the Nile368
Casabianca369
The Dial of Flowersib.
Our Daily Paths370
The Cross in the Wilderness371
Last Rites372
The Hebrew Motherib.
The Wreck373
The Trumpet374
Evening Prayer at a Girls’ Schoolib.
The Hour of Death375
The Lost Pleiadib.
The Cliffs of Dover376
The Graves of Martyrsib.
The Hour of Prayer377
The Voice of Home to the Prodigalib.
The Wakening378
The Breeze from Shoreib.
The Dying Improvisatore379
Music of Yesterdayib.
The Forsaken Hearth380
The Dreamerib.
The Wings of the Dove381
Psyche borne by Zephyrs to the Island of Pleasure382
The Boon of Memoryib.
Dramatic scene between Bronwylfa and Rhyllon383
 
RECORDS OF WOMAN.
Arabella Stuart385
The Bride of the Greek Isle388
The Bride’s Farewell389
The Switzer’s Wife391
Properzia Rossi392
Gertrude; or, Fidelity till Death394
Imeldaib.
Edith. A Tale of the Woods396
The Indian City398
The Peasant Girl of the Rhone401
Indian Woman’s Death-Song402
Joan of Arc in Rheims403
Pauline404
Juana405
The American Forest Girl406
Costanza407
Madeline. A Domestic Tale408
The Queen of Prussia’s Tomb409
The Memorial Pillar410
The Grave of a Poetess411
 
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
The Homes of England412
The Sicilian Captiveib.
Ivan the Czar413
Carolan’s Prophecy414
The Lady of the Castle. From the “Portrait Gallery,” an unfinished poem416
The Mourner for the Barmecides417
The Spanish Chapel418
The Kaiser’s Feast419
Tasso and his Sister420
Ulla; or, The Adjuration421
To Wordsworth422
A Monarch’s Death-bed423
To the Memory of Heberib.
The Adopted Childib.
Invocation424
Körner and his Sisterib.
The Death-Day of Körner425
An Hour of Romance427
A Voyager’s Dream of Landib.
The Effigies428
The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England429
The Spirit’s Mysteriesib.
The Departed430
The Palm-Treeib.
The Child’s Last Sleep. Suggested by a Monument of Chantrey’s431
The Sunbeamib.
Breathings of Spring432
The Illuminated Cityib.
The Spells of Home433
Roman Girl’s Songib.
The Distant Ship434
The Birds of Passageib.
The Graves of a Household435
Mozart’s Requiemib.
The Image in Lava436
Christmas Carol437
A Father Reading the Bibleib.
The Meeting of the Brothersib.
The Last Wish438
Fairy Favours439
Critical Annotations440
 
SONGS OF THE AFFECTIONS.
A Spirit’s Return442
The Lady of Provence446
The Coronation of Inez de Castro448
Italian Girl’s Hymn to the Virgin449
To a Departed Spiritib.
The Chamois Hunter’s Love450
The Indian with his Dead Childib.
Song of Emigration451
The King of Arragon’s Lament for his Brother452
The Return453
The Vaudois Wifeib.
The Guerilla Leader’s Vow454
Thekla at her Lover’s Grave455
The Sisters of Scioib.
Bernardo del Carpio456
The Tomb of Madame Langhans457
The Exile’s Dirgeib.
The Dreaming Child458
The Charmed Pictureib.
Parting Words459
The Message to the Deadib.
The Two Homes460
The Soldier’s Death-bed461
The Image in the Heartib.
The Land of Dreams462
Woman on the Field of Battleib.
The Deserted House463
The Stranger’s Heart464
To a Remembered Pictureib.
Come Home465
The Fountain of Oblivionib.
 
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
The Bridal-Day466
The Ancestral Song467
The Magic Glass468
Corinne at the Capitol469
The Ruinib.
The Minster470
The Song of Night471
The Storm-Painter in his Dungeonib.
The Two Voices472
The Parting Ship473
The Last Tree of the Forestib.
The Streams474
The Voice of the Wind475
The Vigil of Arms476
The Heart of Bruce in Melrose Abbeyib.
Nature’s Farewell477
The Beings of the Mindib.
The Lyre’s Lament478
Tasso’s Coronation479
The Better Landib.
The Wounded Eagle480
Sadness and Mirthib.
The Nightingale’s Death-Song481
The Diverib.
The Requiem of Genius482
Triumphant Music483
Second-Sightib.
The Sea-Bird flying inland484
The Sleeperib.
The Mirror in the Deserted Hallib.
To the Daughter of Bernard Barton, the Quaker Poet485
The Star of the Mineib.
Washington’s Statue. Sent from England to Americaib.
A Thought of Home at Sea486
To the Memory of a Sister-in-Lawib.
To an Orphanib.
Hymn by the Sickbed of a Mother487
Where is the Sea? Song of the Greek Islander in Exileib.
To my own Portraitib.
No More488
Passing Away489
The Anglerib.
Death and the Warrior490
Song. For an air by Hummelib.
To the Memory of Lord Charles Murray, son of the Duke of Atholl, who died in the cause and lamented by the people of Greeceib.
The Broken Chain491
The Shadow of a Flowerib.
Lines to a Butterfly resting on a Skullib.
The Bell at Sea492
The Subterranean Streamib.
The Silent Multitude493
The Antique Sepulchreib.
Evening Song of the Tyrolese Peasants494
The Memory of the Deadib.
He walked with God495
The Rod of Aaronib.
The Voice of Godib.
The Fountain of Marah496
The Penitent’s Offeringib.
The Sculptured Childrenib.
Woman and Fame497
A Thought of the Future498
The Voice of Musicib.
The Angel’s Greeting499
A Farewell to Walesib.
Impromptu Lines addressed to Miss F. A. L. on receiving from her some Flowers when confined by illnessib.
A Parting Song500
We return no moreib.
To a Wandering Female Singer501
Lights and Shadesib.
The Palmerib.
The Child’s First Grief502
To the New-Bornib.
The Death-Song of Alcestisib.
The Home of Love503
Books and Flowers504
For a Picture of St Cecilia attended by Angels505
The Brigand Leader and his Wife. Suggested by a picture of Eastlake’s506
The Child’s Return from the Woodlands506
The Faith of Love507
The Sister’s Dream,ib.
A Farewell to Abbotsford508
O’Connor’s Childib.
The Prayer for Life509
The Welcome to Deathib.
The Victor510
Lines written for the Album at Rosannaib.
The Voice of the Waves. Written near the scene of a recent Shipwreck511
The Haunted Houseib.
The Shepherd-Poet of the Alps512
To the Mountain-Winds514
The Procession515
The Broken Luteib.
The Burial in the Desert516
To a Picture of the Madonna517
A Thought of the Rose518
Dreams of Heavenib.
The Wish 519
Written after visiting a Tomb near Woodstock, in the county of Kilkennyib.
Epitaph520
Prologue to the Tragedy of Fiescoib.
To Giulio Regondi, the Boy Guitaristib.
O ye Hours!ib.
The Freed Bird521
Marguerite of Franceib.
The Wanderer523
The Last Words of the Last Wasp of Scotlandib.
To Caroline524
The Flower of the Desertib.
Critical Annotationsib.
 
HYMNS FOR CHILDHOOD.
Introductory Verses528
The Rainbow529
The Sunib.
The Riversib.
The Stars530
The Oceanib.
The Thunder-storm531
The Birdsib.
The Skylark. Child’s Morning Hymn532
The Nightingale. Child’s Evening Hymnib.
The Northern Spring533
Paraphrase of Psalm 148ib.
 
NATIONAL LYRICS, AND SONGS FOR MUSIC.
 
NATIONAL LYRICS.
The Themes of Song534
Rhine Song of the German Soldiers after Victory. To the air of “Am Rhein! Am Rhein!”ib.
A Song of Delos535
Ancient Greek Chant of Victory536
Naples. A Song of the Syrenib.
The Fall of D’Assas. A Ballad of France537
The Burial of William the Conquerorib.
 
SONGS OF A GUARDIAN SPIRIT.
Near thee! still near thee!538
Oh! Droop thou notib.
 
SONGS OF SPAIN.
Ancient Battle-Song539
The Zegri Maidib.
The Rio Verde Songib.
Seek by the Silvery Darro540
Spanish Evening Hymnib.
Bird that art Singing on Ebro’s Side!ib.
Moorish Gathering-Songib.
The Song of Mina’s Soldiers541
Mother! Oh, sing me to restib.
There are Sounds in the Dark Roncesvallesib.
 
SONGS FOR SUMMER HOURS.
And I too in Arcadia541
The Wandering Wind542
Ye are not miss’d, fair Flowers!ib.
The Willow Songib.
Leave me not yet543
The Orange Boughib.
The Stream set Freeib.
The Summer’s Callib.
Oh! Skylark, for thy Wing!544
 
SONGS OF CAPTIVITY.
Introduction545
The Brother’s Dirgeib.
The Alpine Hornib.
O ye Voices!ib.
I Dream of all things Free546
Far o’er the Seaib.
The Invocationib.
The Song of Hopeib.
 
MISCELLANEOUS LYRICS.
The Call to Battle547
Mignon’s Song. Translated from Goetheib.
The Sisters. A Ballad548
The Last Song of Sappho549
Dirgeib.
A Song of the Rose550
Night-Blowing Flowers551
The Wanderer and the Night-Flowersib.
Echo-Songib.
The Muffled Drum552
The Swan and the Skylarkib.
The Curfew-Song of England553
Genius Singing to Love554
Music at a Deathbedib.
Marshal Schwerin’s Grave555
The Fallen Lime-Treeib.
The Bird at Sea556
The Dying Girl and Flowersib.
The Ivy-Song557
The Music of St Patrick’sib.
Keene; or, Lament of an Irish Mother over her Son Far Away558
The Lyre and Flower559
Sister! since I met thee lastib.
The Lonely Birdib.
Dirge at Seaib.
Pilgrim’s Song to the Evening Star560
The Meeting of the Shipsib.
Come Awayib.
Fair Helen of Kirkconnel561
Music from Shoreib.
Look on me with thy cloudless eyes561
If thou hast crush’d a flower562
Brightly hast thou fledib.
The Bed of Heathib.
Fairy Songib.
What Woke the Buried Sound563
Sing to me, Gondolier!ib.
Look on me thus no moreib.
O’er the far blue Mountainsib.
O thou Breeze of Spring!ib.
Come to me, Dreams of Heaven!564
Good-Nightib.
Let her Departib.
How can that Love so deep, so lone565
Water-Lilies. A Fairy Songib.
The Broken Flowerib.
I would we had not met againib.
Fairies’ Recallib.
The Rock beside the Sea566
O ye Voices gone!ib.
By a Mountain-Stream at restib.
Is there some Spirit sighingib.
The Name of England567
Old Norway. A Mountain War-songib.
Come to me, Gentle Sleep!ib.
 
SCENES AND HYMNS OF LIFE.
Preface568
The English Martyrs. A scene of the days of Queen Maryib.
Flowers and Music in a Room of Sickness572
Cathedral Hymn574
Wood Walk and Hymn576
Prayer of the Lonely Student577
The Traveller’s Evening Song579
Burial of an Emigrant’s Child in the Forestsib.
Easter-Day in a Mountain Churchyard581
The Child Reading the Bible583
A Poet’s Dying Hymnib.
The Funeral-Day of Sir Walter Scott585
The Prayer in the Wilderness586
Prisoners’ Evening Service. A Scene of the French Revolution587
Hymn of the Vaudois Mountaineers in times of Persecution588
Prayer at Sea after Victory589
The Indian’s Revenge. Scene in the life of a Moravian Missionary590
Evening Song of the Weary592
The Day of Flowersib.
Hymn of the Traveller’s Household on his Return—in the Olden Time594
The Painter’s Last Work595
A Prayer of Affection596
Mother’s Litany by the Sick-bed of a Childib.
Night-Hymn at Sea. The words written for a melody by Felton597
 
SONNETS.
 
FEMALE CHARACTERS OF SCRIPTURE.
Invocationib.
Invocation continuedib.
The Song of Miriam598
Ruth598
The Vigil of Rizpahib.
The Reply of the Shunamite Womanib.
The Annunciationib.
The Song of the Virgin599
The Penitent anointing Christ’s Feetib.
Mary at the Feet of Christib.
The Sisters of Bethany after the Death of Lazarusib.
The Memorial of Mary599
The Women of Jerusalem at the Crossib.
Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre600
Mary Magdalene bearing Tidings of the Resurrectionib.
 
SONNETS, DEVOTIONAL AND MEMORIAL.
The Sacred Harp600
To a Family Bibleib.
Repose of a Holy Family. From an old Italian Pictureib.
Picture of the Infant Christ with Flowers601
On a Remembered Picture of Christ—an Ecce Homo by Leonardo da Vinciib.
The Children whom Jesus Blessedib.
Mountain Sanctuariesib.
The Lilies of the Fieldib.
The Birds of the Air602
The Raising of the Widow’s Sonib.
The Olive Treeib.
The Darkness of the Crucifixionib.
Places of Worshipib.
Old Church in an English Park603
A Church in North Walesib.
Louise Scheplerib.
To the Sameib.
 
MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.
The Two Monuments604
The Cottage Girlib.
The Battle-Field605
A Penitent’s Returnib.
A Thought of Paradise606
Let us Departib.
On a Picture of Christ Bearing the Cross—painted by Velasquez607
Communings with Thoughtib.
The Water-Lily608
The Song of Penitence. Unfinished609
Troubadour Songib.
The English Boyib.
To the Blue Anemone610
 
SCENES AND PASSAGES FROM GOETHE.
Scenes from “Tasso”611
Scenes from “Iphigenia.” A Fragment616
 
RECORDS OF THE SPRING OF 1834.
A Vernal Thought617
To the Skyib.
On Records of Immature Geniusib.
On Watching the Flight of a Skylark618
A Thought of the Seaib.
Distant Sound of the Sea at Eveningib.
The River Clwyd in North Walesib.
Orchard-Blossoms619
To a Distant Sceneib.
A Remembrance of Grasmereib.
Thoughts connected with Treesib.
The Sameib.
On Reading Paul and Virginia in Childhood620
A Thought at Sunsetib.
Images of Patriarchal Lifeib.
Attraction of the Eastib.
To an Aged Friend620
A Happy Hour621
Foliageib.
A Prayerib.
Prayer continuedib.
Memorial of a Conversation622
 
RECORDS OF THE AUTUMN OF 1834.
The Return to Poetry622
To Silvio Pellico, on Reading his “Prigione”ib.
To the Same releasedib.
On a Scene in the Dargle623
On the Datura Arboreaib.
On Reading Coleridge’s Epitaphib.
Design and Performanceib.
Hope of Future Communion with Natureib.
Dreams of the Dead624
The Poetry of the Psalmsib.
Despondency and Aspirationib.
The Huguenot’s Farewell626
Antique Greek Lament627
 
THOUGHTS DURING SICKNESS.
Intellectual Powers627
Sickness like Nightib.
On Retzsch’s Design of the Angel of Deathib.
Remembrance of Natureib.
Flight of the Spiritib.
Flowersib.
Recovery629
Sabbath Sonnet. Composed by Mrs Hemans a few days before her deathib.
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Appendix630
Index642
Index to first lines647