Poems - Vol IV - Paperback

POEMS JAMES RUSSELL LOWEL 1 LONDON MACMILEAN AND CO., LTD. 1900 CONTENTS PJUXf EMS OF THE WAR, THE WASHERS OF THE SHROUD, ., . 1 Two SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF BLONDEL . . 6 MEMORLE POSITUM 10 ON BOARD THE 76 14 ODE RECITED AT THE HARVARD COMMEMORATION . 17 ENVOI 32 IE CATHEDRAL 37 IREE MEMORIAL POEMS. ODE READ AT THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIGHT AT CONCORD BRIDGE, . . 55 UNDER THE OLD ELM 74 AN ODE FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1876, . 89 EARTSEASE AND RUE. AGASSIZ . . 101 To HOLMES, ON HIS SEVENTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY, 120 IN A COPY OF OMAR KHAYYAM 123 ON RECEIVING A COPY OF MR, AUSTIN OBSON 8 OlJ WORLD IDYLLS 123 To C. F. BRADFORD 125 BANKSIDE ... - ION JUS I JOSEPH WlNLOCK J29 SONNET, To FANNY ALEXANDER, JJJQ JEFFRIES WYMAN JJJQ To A FRIEND ., . . .. 131 WITH AN ARMCHAIR . . I K, M loa E. G, DE R jig BON VOYAGE To WHITTIER, ON HIS SEVENTY-FIFTH BIETHMY, 184 ON AN AUTHMN SKETCH OF R G. WILD, , 135 vl CONTENTS To Miss D. T 13 WITH A COPY OF ATJCASSIN ANI NICOLETE . . IS ON PLANTING A TREE AT INVERARAY . . . 18 AN EPISTLE TO GEORGE WILLIAM CUBTIS . . .13 SENTIMENT. ENDYMION 14 THE BLACK PREACHER 15 ARCADIA REDFVTVA ....... IE THE NEST 1C A YOUTHFUL EXPERIMENT IN ENGLISH HEXAMETEBS 1C BIRTHDAY VERSES 16 ESTRANGEMENT 16 PHOEBE 16 DAS EWIG-WEIBLICHE 11 THE RECALL . .17 ABSENCE IT MONNA LISA 11 THE OPTIMIST 11 ON BURNING SOME OLD LETTERS Ti THE PROTEST 11 THE PETITION 11 FACT OR FANCY 11 AGRQ-DOLCE 11 THE BROKEN TRYST 18 CASA SIN ALMA 18 A CHRISTMAS CAROL . ...... 18 MY PORTRAIT GALLEBY 18 PAOLO TO FRANCESCA IS SONNET, SCOTTISH BORDER 18 SONNET, ON BEING ASKED FOR AN AUTOGRAPH IN VENICE 18 THE DANCING BEAR . 18 THE MAPLE 18 NlGHTWATCHES ........ 18 DEATH OF QUEEN MERCEDES 18 PRISON OFCERVANTES 18 To A LADY PLAYING ON THE CITHERN . - .18 THE EYES TREASURY . . . . . .18 PESSIMOPTIMISM 18 THE BRAKES 18 A FOREBODING 1 CONTENTS vii FANCY. THE OCTOBER MAPLES . . ., . 191 CLOCK ....., V . . 192 ELEANOR MAKES MACAROONS . . r v . . 193 TELEPATHY ...... . . . 195 SCHERZO . ..... ... 196 FRANCISCO DH VERULAMIO SIC COG1TAYIT . 197 AUSPBX .... ...... 198 THE PREGNANT COMMENT ...... 199 THE LESSON ......... 200 SCIENCE AND POETRY ....... 201 A NEW YEARS GREETING . . . . . .202 THE DISCOVERY . 202 WITH A SEASHELL ......, 203 THE SECRET ...... . 204 HUMOR AND SATIRE. FITZ ADAMS STORY ....... 205 THE ORIGIN OP DIDACTIC POETKY .... 226 THE FLYING DUTCHMAN ...... 229 CREDIDIMUS JOVEM REGNARB ..... 231 TEMPOBA MUTAKTOB ....... 239 IN THE HALF-WAY HOUSE ..... 242 AT THE BURNS CENTENNIAL ..... 245 IN AN ALBUM ........ 253 AT THE COMMENCEMENT DINNER, 1866 . .254 A PARABLE ......... 258 EPIGRAMS. SAYINGS .......... 259 INSCRIPTIONS ........ 260 A MISCONCEPTION ........ 261 THE Boss ......... 261 SUN-WORSHIP ......... 26J CHANGED PERSPECTIVE ...... 261 WITH A PAIR OF GLOVES LOST IN A WAGEB . . 262 SIXTY-EIGHTH BIRTHDAY ...... 202 INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT . ..... 202 LAST POEMS. HOW I CONSULTED THE ORACLE OF THE GOLDFISHES 263 TURNERS OLD TEM RAIRE ...... 271 ST. MICHAEL THE WEIGHER ..... 273 A VALENTINE ........ 275 AN APRIL BIRTHDAY AT SEA . 276 viii CONTENTS LOVE AND THOUGHT 277 THE NOBLEB LOVER . . . . . . . 277 ON HEABING A SONATA OF BEETHOVENS PLAYED IN THE NEXT ROOM 278 VEBSES INTENDED TO GO WITH A POSSET DISH TO MY DEAR UTTLE GODDAUGHTER 279 ON A BUST OF GENEBAL GRANT 281 INDEX OF FIRST LINES 285 GENERAL INDEX OF TITLES . .... 294 POEMS OF THE WAE THE WASHERS OF THE SHKOUD OCTOBER,1861 ALONG-a river-side, I know not where, I walked one night in mystery of dream A chill creeps curdling yet beneath my hair, To think what chanced me by the pallid gleam Of a moon-wraith that waned through haunted air, Pale fireflies pulsed within the meadow-mist Their halos, wavering thistledowns of light The loon, that seemed to mock some goblin tryst, Laughed and the echoes, huddling in affright, Like Odins hounds, fled baying down the night...