Cito Pede Preterit Aetas (Adam Lindsay Gordon Poems)
A mellower light doth Sol afford,His meridian glare has pass'dAnd the trees on the broad and sloping swardTheir length'ning shadows ...
A mellower light doth Sol afford,His meridian glare has pass'dAnd the trees on the broad and sloping swardTheir length'ning shadows ...
The sun has gone down, spreading wide onThe sky-line one ray of red fire ;Prepare the soft cushions ...
Lightly the breath of the spring wind blows,Though laden with faint perfume,'Tis the fragrance rare that the bushman knows,The scent ...
Fytte IBy Wood and Wold"Beneath the greenwood bough." — W. Scott.Lightly the breath of the spring wind blows, Though ...
Part IVisions in the SmokeRest, and be thankful! On the verge Of the tall cliff rugged and grey,But whose granite ...
Scene I"Discontent"LAURENCE RABY.Laurence:I said to young Allan M'Ilveray, Beside the swift swirls of the North,When, in lilac shot through with ...
I'll tell you a story; but pass the "jack",And let us make merry to-night, my men.Aye, those were the days ...
On the hill they are crowding together, In the stand they are crushing for room, Like midge-flies they swarm on ...
Sunlight On The SeaMake merry, comrades, eat and drink (The sunlight flickers on the sea),The garlands ...
The maiden sat by the river side (The rippling water murmurs by),And sadly into the clear blue tide The salt ...
A burning glass of burnished brass, The calm sea caught the noontide rays,And sunny slopes of golden grass And wastes ...
Thou art moulded in marble impassive, False goddess, fair statue of strife,Yet standest on pedestal massive, A symbol and token ...
DelilahThe sun has gone down, spreading wide on The sky-line one ray of red fire;Prepare the soft cushions ...
FORRESTI've won the two tosses from Prescot;Now hear me, and hearken and heed,And pull that vile flower from your waistcoat,And ...
'TWAS midst the battle's echoing dinAnd the cannon's thundering roar,When brave men fought to die or winAnd the decks ran ...
Adieu to kindred hearts and home, To pleasure, joy, and mirth,A fitter foot than mine to roam Could scarcely tread ...
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