Pocahontas (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Where yonder moss-grown ruin lonely stands,Which from the James, the Pilgrim may survey,Stretch alway forth its old, forsaken handsAs if ...
James Avis Bartley Poems on Art (20 Poems)
The Princess Of Peru (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Far to the wilds of rich Peru,Gonzalo came--of pallid hue,Strange in these Western lands of night,Where nought, save woman's eyes, ...
The Lover (James Avis Bartley Poems)
SCENE I.--A WOODED MOUNTAIN IN BLOOM--TIMESUNRISE--ENTER LOVER SOLUS.This is my fair resort, the Summer SunIs rising there, the ocean gleams ...
Australia; Or The New Goldden Age (James Avis Bartley Poems)
In ancient days, in old, immortal Rome,Where virtues, surnamed Roman, had their home;When Virtue triumphed over Vice, and threwAcross their ...
Hours With Nature (James Avis Bartley Poems)
When smiling spring, an angel fair! Walks o'er the verdant plain,And breathes a soft and balmy air, From isles beyond the main:When ...
Blannerhassett’s Island (James Avis Bartley Poems)
On beautiful Ohio when you sail,And view its banks, forever green and fair,And feel the falling sunlight, and the galeThat ...
Virginia (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Thy soil, Virginia! is all hallowed ground, Made such by steps of patriots; thy high fame,Alway unto our ears, a glorious ...
To Marian (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Dear Marian, thou art far away,And I'm disconsolate to-day, In sorrow sighing;My pleasant thoughts lie like the leaves,O'er whose cold heads ...
To Spring (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Hail, beauteous maiden, gentle spring! I see thee slowly move,On lowering wings, on yon green hill From yon blue fields above.Hail, beauteous ...
Disappointment (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Last eve ere sleep had closed mine eyes, To me there came a dream,That when the saffron morn should rise O'er lovely ...
I Love Thee (James Avis Bartley Poems)
I love thee--oh! I love thee, With fervor, deep and wild,Thy beauty's charm most strangely, My spirit hath beguiled.I love thee--oh! I ...
To Eloquence (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Ah Eloquence! thou God-like power; That swayest the human heart,We still must call thee, rarest dower, In the high gift of Art;And ...
Take Those Pledges Back (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Take back those pledges, dearest maid, Which once I warmly gave,For then I dreamed I would be free, And nevermore thy slave.Yes! ...
Lilly May (James Avis Bartley Poems)
The fairest of our village maids, Was blue-eyed Lilly May;Her brow was decked with golden curls, Her laugh was wild and gay:And ...
A Stroll Down Quality Row (James Avis Bartley Poems)
The other day I took a stroll, Just when the sun grew low,A down the Row of Quality, That gay and charming ...
To One (James Avis Bartley Poems)
I love thee, and my trembling lyre Will learn no other strain;I marvel if thy gentle heart Will ever cease disdain;I marvel ...
O Bride! Speak To Me (James Avis Bartley Poems)
O Birdie! speak to me, Speak from thy silent grave;It doth not roll o'er thee, Death's dark and Stygian wave!Sweet! speak, I'm ...
Red Rose (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Sweet rose! ere Ellen gathered thee From off thy parent stem,With hope to rival her sweet cheek, Thou wast a floral gem.But ...
The Child’s Prayer (James Avis Bartley Poems)
O Lord, I kneel at mother's knee,And lift my trembling heart to thee.Send down thy grace, I meekly pray,To drive ...
On Hearing That My Love Was Proud (James Avis Bartley Poems)
And art thou proud, my darling love? Thus should it ever be;For beauty hath, the clearest right, Of sovereign majesty.Oh! art thou ...