Chapter I: Preface

The kind reception my first small volume of “Songs in the South” met with, has induced me to include a few of those poems in this more complete volume of early lyrics.

I have to acknowledge the permission to reprint one or two poems which have been previously published in magazines, or as songs.

R. R.

_December, 1882._

CONTENTS.

PAGE

A STAR-DREAM 1

THE DAISY 3

“THOSE DAYS ARE LONG DEPARTED” 4

IN APRIL 6

IN THE WOODS 7

A SUMMER SONG 8

THE BURDEN OF AUTUMN 10

“TO WONDER AND BE STILL” 11

AN ANSWER 13

THE POET 14

VICTORY 15

“AH! WILD SWANS” 16

DAY’S END 19

FROM THE ROADSIDE 20

A DIRGE FOR LOVE 22

NOS COLLINES D’AUTREFOIS 24

THE TWO GATES 25

GETTATI AL VENTO 26

THE SEA-KING’S GRAVE 29

DISILLUSION 33

ON THE BORDER HILLS 35

WHEN HE HAD FINISHED 36

THE LONELY BAY 37

MUSIC 40

WHAT HOLDS THEE BACK 41

WORDS FOR MUSIC 42

BELLA DONNA 47

JOSEPH BARA 46

IN CHARTRES CATHEDRAL 53

BY THE ANNIO 55

BY THE CRUCIFIX 58

“UNE HEURE VIENDRA QUI TOUT PAIERA” 60

IN THE ALPS 61

IN NÔTRE DAME DE 62

TWO SONNETS 67

AT LANUVIUM 69

A ROMAN MIRROR 71

THE SONG OF THE DEAD CHILD 73

NIGHT AT AVIGNON 78

WHERE THE RHONE GOES DOWN TO THE SEA 80

AT TIBER MOUTH 82

GARIBALDI IN ROME 88

ἙΡΑΝ ΤΩΝ ἉΔΥΝΑΤΩΝ 89

TRANSLATIONS 92

AVE ATQUE VALE 96

“IF ANY ONE RETURN” 99

HIC JACET 101

“WHEN I AM DEAD” 103

ST. CATHARINE OF EGYPT 105

ATALANTA 109

THEORETIKOS 111

ROME--I. FROM THE HILL OF GARDENS 114

II. IN THE COLISEUM 116

III. IN A CHURCH 117

SEA-PICTURES--FRANCE.

I. SUNSET 120

II. TWILIGHT 121