Chapter I: Preface

_This volume contains "Yolanda of Cyprus," a hitherto unpublished play; many new lyrics; some others that appeared in "Song-Surf," a volume whose publishers failed before it reached the public; and "David," which came out in America in 1904. The author's desire has been to include only his best work._

CONTENTS

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YOLANDA OF CYPRUS 1

LYRICS--DRAMATIC:--

JAEL 91

MARY AT NAZARETH 96

OUTCAST 98

ADELIL 100

THE DYING POET 102

ON THE MOOR 105

HUMAN LOVE 107

O GO NOT OUT 108

CALL TO YOUR MATE, BOB-WHITE 110

TRANSCENDED 112

THE CRY OF EVE 113

THE CHILD GOD GAVE 116

MOTHER-LOVE 118

ASHORE 120

LOVE'S WAY TO CHILDHOOD 122

LISSETTE 123

TEARLESS 125

THE LIGHTHOUSEMAN 126

BY THE INDUS 128

FROM ONE BLIND 130

AT THE FALL OF ROME, A.D. 455 131

PEACELESS LOVE 133

SUNDERED 134

WITH OMAR 135

A JAPANESE MOTHER (IN TIME OF WAR) 144

LYRICS--NON-DRAMATIC:--

SHINTO (MIYAJIMA, JAPAN, 1905) 146

EVOCATION (NIKKO, JAPAN, 1905) 148

THE ATONER 150

INTIMATION 151

IN JULY 152

FROM ABOVE 154

SONGS TO A. H. R.:--

I. THE WORLD'S AND MINE 155

II. LOVE-CALL IN SPRING 156

III. MATING 157

IV. UNTOLD 158

V. LOVE-WATCH 159

VI. AS YOU ARE 160

VII. AT AMALFI 161

VIII. ON THE PACIFIC 163

THE WINDS 165

THE DAY-MOON 167

TO A SINGING WARBLER 169

TO THE SEA 170

THE DEAD GODS 172

AT WINTER'S END 175

APRIL 176

AUGUST GUESTS 177

AUTUMN 178

THE WORLD 179

TO THE DOVE 180

AT TINTERN ABBEY 182

THE VICTORY 184

SEARCHING DEATH'S DARK 185

SERENITY 187

TO THE SPRING WIND 188

THE RAMBLE 189

RETURN 192

THE EMPTY CROSS 194

SUNSET-LOVERS 196

TO A ROSE (IN A HOSPITAL) 198

UNBURTHENED 199

WHERE PEACE IS DUTY 201

WANTON JUNE 202

AUTUMN AT THE BRIDGE 204

SONG 205

TO HER WHO SHALL COME 206

AVOWAL TO THE NIGHTINGALE 208

STORM-EBB 210

SLAVES 212

WAKING 213

FAUN-CALL 214

LINGERING 216

STORM-TWILIGHT 217

WILDNESS 218

BEFORE AUTUMN 219

FULFILMENT 221

TO THE FALLEN LEAVES 223

MAYA (HIROSHIMO, JAPAN, 1905) 224

SPIRIT OF RAIN (MIANOSHITA, JAPAN, 1905) 226

THE NYMPH AND THE GOD 227

A SEA-GHOST 228

LAST SIGHT OF LAND 230

SILENCE 231

DAVID 233

YOLANDA OF CYPRUS

CHARACTERS

RENIER LUSIGNAN _A descendant of the Lusignan kings of Cyprus._
BERENGERE _His wife._
AMAURY _His Son, Commander of Famagouste under the
Venetians._
YOLANDA _The Ward of Berengere, betrothed to Amaury._
CAMARIN _A Baron of Paphos, guest in the Lusignan Castle._
VITTIA PISANI _A Venetian Lady, also a guest._
MORO _A Priest._
HASSAN _Warden of the Castle._
HALIL _His Son, a boy._
TREMITUS _A Physician._
OLYMPIO _A Greek boy, serving Amaury._
ALESSA }
MAGA } _Berengere's Women._
CIVA }
MAURIA }
SMARDA _Slave to Vittia._
PIETRO _In Vittia's pay._

_Priests, acolytes, etc._

TIME--_The sixteenth century._
PLACE--_The island of Cyprus._