Lascelles Abercrombie Poems on Eternity (3 Poems)

From ” vashti”"=” (Lascelles Abercrombie Poems)

WHAT thing shall be held up to woman’s beauty?Where are the bounds of it? Yea, what is allThe world, but an awning scaffolded amidThe waste perilous Eternity, to lodgeThis Heaven-wander’d princess, woman’s beauty?The East and West kneel down to thee, … Continue reading →

Roses Can Wound (Lascelles Abercrombie Poems)

Roses can wound,But not from having thorns they do most harm;Often the night gives, starry-sheen or moon’d,Deep in the soul alarm.And it hath been deep within my heart like fear,Girl, when you are near.The mist of sense,Wherein the soul goes … Continue reading →

From “Vashti” (Lascelles Abercrombie Poem)

WHAT thing shall be held up to woman’s beauty? Where are the bounds of it? Yea, what is all The world, but an awning scaffolded amid The waste perilous Eternity, to lodge This Heaven-wander’d princess, woman’s beauty? The East and … Continue reading →