With Earth’s whole bulk between us, I,… Of the Far South, remembring with what… Of sacred fellowship my Soul, beguiled By thy wise wonder-dreams, hath grown to… Even from the burthen of its mystery,
How beautiful that earliest burst of lig… Which floodeth from the opening eyes of… When like a fairy palace dew-bedight Bough storying over bough upspreads the… And sweet the melodies which tow’rd the…
With what content the Forest bowers are… And streams of coolness warbling, when t… Crawls scorchingly, at Noon, o’er the o… And browning herbs in the unsheltered le… But sweeter far the gradual degrees
First in the human Form and Face so fai… ’Tis seen, and in all Shapes of animal… Also in Things inanimate if rare: In blending colors next, and sounds agre… Till Thought grow gifted with that inwa…
Rising and setting Suns of Liberty; Mountainous Exploits; and the Wrecks th… By stormy Passion o’er Life’s treachero… Relieved by Shores of green delight, an… And starry Dreams, and the serene pale…
How long shall Splendid Guilt mankind d… See Conqueror after Conqueror furious s… Across the Past! ambitious each to achi… Time’s most unrighteous Victory, and so… Unequalled Sway, and make their Age one…
His Mind alone is Kingly, who (though o… But venerates of present Things or past What he believeth Good; kneeling to non… Save God and Truth! Who, awed not by t… And shadowy Scheme of Life, but anchore…
Alas! I know not why it should be so, But the most rarely mental of Mankind Are seldom prosperous in Life; as thoug… High Heaven, severe in simple good, des… In thus denying to Majesty of mind
Spirit, that lookest from the starry fol… Of truth’s white flock, next to thy Mil… Accept my reverence though but feebly to… And oh! My heart from thy example rare Henceforth its being for worthiest ends…
Worldly Prosperity is often less A proof of having than of wanting sense; And most is thwarted by the noble excess Of Wit, Love, Valor, or Benevolence.— I know a bloodless Thing at whose expen…
Glorious his lot whom Poesie shall name Her first High Priest in this so sunny… Though thereby clothed as with a robe of… With her Creations of the Olden Time Much conversant, and by their bulk subli…
Man were a grinding Niggard, lean and h… Even in his youth, and in his riches poo… Didst Thou ne’er leave thy Blessing at… If not from Thee, whence were there bal… The scornful injuries lowly hearts endur…
There’s a rare Soul of Poesie which may… But concentrated by the chastened Dream Of constant Hearts. Where’er the minist… Of beautiful Nature hath enchanced the… Of some Petrarchian mind, whose story g…
For Outward Show we barter Competence, Family Comfort, Credit, Friendship’s T… And even Love’s own dreamy Eden, whence The beantifullest Flowers of Life arise To breathe a soul-sweet incense to the s…
Hapless is he who meditates the Nine Where Trade is all in all, intent to bu… Enduring Verse! for none will deem divi… His “divine art,” however he be skilled! There Taste, like Beauty by the hectic…
Mine heart is heavy with an ancient Sor… My brain is aching with a clinging Grie… And if I seek to smooth away the furrow It plougheth in my Soul, in the relief And balminess of Song—the cheat is brie…
My country! I am sore at heart for thee… An in mine ear, like a storm-heralding b… A voice against thee gathers warningly! Lo, in what hands seem now thy destinies… Hands grasping all, through party means,…
O liberty, yet build thee an august And best abode in this most virgin clime… The Old World yet, power-trampled to th… Hath never known thee in thy perfect pri… Seeing all Rule which at a given time
As one who o’er Arabian Wilderness Hath toiled a long and Spirit-wearying… And now athirst, desires the gleaming fa… Of some known Spring,—and ’mid the shad… And fiery sand, remembers too, to bless
Fair as the Day!—a genial day serene Of early Summer, when the living air Seems God’s own breath, and Flowers wit… To the warm light, look smiling forth, b… The heapy folds of Nature’s mantle gree…
In sleep with a sweet pang my brain was… And straight, methought, I passed from… Into some World whereon a brighter day Than ours came down, ’mid fairer shades,… With starry fruit; whilst deathless War…
To day we part! Me far away to dwell From this the Scene that saw our innoce… Bloom into beauty! The blue Heaven abov… These Hills and Valleys,—and each rocky… Where Echo hideth;—shall not these some…
Nightly I watch the moon with silvery s… Flaking the city house-tops, till I fee… Thy memory, Rosa, like a presence, stea… Down in her light: for ever in her mien Thy soul’s similitude my soul hath seen!
