The School Of The Heart. Lesson The Fifth. (Henry Alford Poems)
From the great sun light flows upon the earth; And every thing that lives this summer morn Looks joyous; all along the ...
From the great sun light flows upon the earth; And every thing that lives this summer morn Looks joyous; all along the ...
Rememberest thou that solemn eventide When last we parted? we had wandered forth Down that steep hill--path to the level moor; It was ...
My sweet companion, who hast ever been Beside me in all toils, refreshing oft My weary spirit with low whisperings Of hope that ...
The spring is coming round--the buds have burst, And on the coppice--path, and in the bower, The leaping spray of sunlight leaf--inwrought Sports ...
The dews descend, the soft and gentle dews; Over the homeward meadows, stretching forth Far into the gray mist, the cattle lie Most ...
Who shall declare the secret of thy birth, Thou old companion of the circling earth? And having reached with keen poetic sight Ere ...
Beautiful babe, I gaze upon thy face That bears no trace of earth: thy silk--soft cheek Gladdens me even to tears, and ...
The stars are clear and frosty, and the Earth Is laid in her first sleep, secure and calm; The glorious works of ...
Where thickest on that eastward hill the grassy mounds are piled, We laid him till the glorious morn beside his waiting ...
I was a young fair tree: Each spring with quivering green My boughs were clad; and far Down the deep vale, a light Shone ...
Thou wert fair, Lady Mary, As the lily in the sun: And fairer yet thou mightest be, Thy youth was but begun: Thine eye ...
Speak thou the truth. Let others fence,And trim their words for pay:In pleasant sunshine of pretenceGuard thou the fact: though ...
I. Hesperus, thou bringest near Hesperus, thou bringest nearAll that garish dayScattered far away:Thou bringest back the sheep,Thou bringest back the goat,Thou ...
They saw thee kneel with lowly mien, In faith a child, in state a queen; No circlet girt thy marble brow While at ...
Truth loveth not to lavish upon all The clear down--shining of her heavenly smile; She chooseth those on whom its light shall ...
In dreamy days of boyhood and of youth Sweet Poesy whispered often in mine ear; And I could then with voice distinct ...
Out, palsied soul, that dost but tremble ever In sight of the bright sunshine;--mine be joy, And the full heart, and eye ...
Autumn should be a youth wasted and wan, A flush upon his cheek, and in his eye Unhealthful fire; and there should ...
Young budding virgin, who in bashful pride, All dedicate to Christ, didst stand apart From crowds of pitying faithless, and with heart Unmoved ...
'Twere better far from noon to eventide To sit and feel sad care, and fence the while The patient spirit for unwonted ...
He went into the woods a laughing boy;Each flower was in his heart; the happy birdFlitting across the morning sun, ...
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