This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...as some full-hearted bride Grasps her new lord with love that cannot fail. Oh! onward in that pilgrimage of power! Forward! Enthusiast of the Truth, and live In the deep love such life can only give, Heedless of sunshine, or if storm-clouds lower. Love, Truth, and Life in triple union stand On Earth--in Heaven--an ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...as some full-hearted bride Grasps her new lord with love that cannot fail. Oh! onward in that pilgrimage of power! Forward! Enthusiast of the Truth, and live In the deep love such life can only give, Heedless of sunshine, or if storm-clouds lower. Love, Truth, and Life in triple union stand On Earth--in Heaven--an Eternal Band. PHILOMEL OME forth, and hear the Nightingale! the wind Scarce stirs a leaf; the moon has light enough To guide our steps; in yonder wood I know Where Philomel by night laments her mate. The sky like armour gleams, sure sign of rough Wild weather ere the morn: so trust the kind And gentle evening that invites you now--We prize God's simplest blessings all too late! Hark! how each mourner strains a throbbing throat, And triumphs in her ecstasy of woe! Now the air rings with long-continued note, And now the trembling cadence whispers low; Faint Echo panting labours through the glade, Such heavenly strains perplex the weary maid. RAIN! RAIN! three-and-twenty days the purple head Of yonder mountain through the rain has frowned Mist-clad, grey-glooming, weird, disheartening; The swollen river overflows its bed; Its waves, once bright, are dismally embrowned, And the green valley weeps like living thing. The deer, with drooping antlers, leave the crest, And browse on soddened herbage at the base; The grouse cower sadly, with bedraggled breast And ruffled plumage, in some sheltered place. All Nature longs for autumn's genial days To shine once more beneath his ripening rays; And I, with ready rifle, rod and gun, Cooped idly here, am pining for the sun. DEFENCE, NOT DEFIANCE did not fly to arms in idle boast, To show fine stalwart forms in fancy dress, To grasp a useless sabre, or to hold A rifle for vain show, in emptiness. We armed--still a...
Read Less
Add this copy of Sonnets and Poems to cart. $120.24, good condition, Sold by Phatpocket Limited rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham Abbey, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Hardcover Edition. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Shows some signs of wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.
