The Two Masks (George Meredith Poems)
Melpomene among her livid people,Ere stroke of lyre, upon Thaleia looks,Warned by old contests that one museful rippleAlong those lips ...
Melpomene among her livid people,Ere stroke of lyre, upon Thaleia looks,Warned by old contests that one museful rippleAlong those lips ...
Beautiful stories wed with lovely daysLike words and music:—what shall be the taleOf love and nobleness that might availTo express ...
551There is a Shame of Nobleness-Confronting Sudden Pelf-A finer Shame of Ecstasy-Convicted of Itself-A best Disgrace-a Brave Man feels-Acknowledged-of the ...
He who hath glory lost, nor hath Found any soul to fellow his, Among his foes in scorn and wrath ...
There is a Shame of Nobleness -- Confronting Sudden Pelf -- A finer Shame of Ecstasy -- Convicted of Itself ...
Scene--A spacious drawing-room, with music-room adjoining. Katharine. What are the words ? Eliza. Ask our friend, the Improvisatore ; here ...
Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, ...
Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, ...
Blow out, you bugles, over the rich Dead! There's none of these so lonely and poor of old, But, dying, ...
Through Alpine meadows soft-suffused With rain, where thick the crocus blows, Past the dark forges long disused, The mule-track from ...
One that is ever kind said yesterday: 'Your well-beloved's hair has threads of grey, And little shadows come about her ...
King Eochaid came at sundown to a wood Westward of Tara. Hurrying to his queen He had outridden his war-wasted ...
If we must cheat ourselves with any dream, Then let it be a dream of nobleness: Since it is necessary ...
Why should I blame her that she filled my days With misery, or that she would of late Have taught ...
From noiseful arms, and acts of prowess done In tournament or tilt, Sir Percivale, Whom Arthur and his knighthood called ...
Sir Walter Vivian all a summer's day Gave his broad lawns until the set of sun Up to the people: ...
You took my empty dreams And filled them every one With tenderness and nobleness, April and the sun. The old ...
This, then, is she, My mother as she looked at seventeen, When she first met my father. Young incredibly, Younger ...
Their sense is with their senses all mixed in, Destroyed by subleties these women are! More brain, O Lord, more ...
The Angel ended, and in Adam's ear So charming left his voice, that he a while Thought him still speaking, ...
Chapter I. Once on a time, a Dawn, all red and bright Leapt on the conquered ramparts of the Night, ...
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