Night: (John William Inchbold Poems)
AN ODE. O Queen and Spirit! beautiful and still, Whose eyes the world's most wondrous things receive, So that thy face we never ...
John William Inchbold Poems (53 Poems)
Nature: (John William Inchbold Poems)
STRATFORD-ON-AVON. I. I feel the precious balm of Nature's joy! I rest as in a dream of quiet bliss! Time's scroll unfolded lies: again ...
Persecution (John William Inchbold Poems)
The flames shall brighten and the heat increase, The winds shall drive around the worn parched heart, The voice, at times, of ...
Love’s Season (John William Inchbold Poems)
The snow-drops sword-like pierce the lagging snows, The Winter dies with blessings on the Spring, The violet sweet, which Love himself well ...
Youth (John William Inchbold Poems)
In meadows bright with verdure of the Spring, Through which a stream pursued its lingering way, Changeful in hue as changed the ...
The Violets (John William Inchbold Poems)
My Love! there is a mighty beechen tree, That spreads large arms above a babbling brook, Where happy children read in love's ...
Custom (John William Inchbold Poems)
Are there no slaves but those who wear a chain? None with the deep curse branded on their breast, But those whose ...
Love’s Visions (John William Inchbold Poems)
At last are fled the leaves that lingered long, The sun at last withholds his parting glow, The clouds move onward like ...
A Stranger (John William Inchbold Poems)
Whence hither come, and by what fortune led? To bring such sweet content, such happy rest, Have we not clear and mutual ...
Love’s Wealth (John William Inchbold Poems)
The white sea-foam still plays on golden shore, The sun through tears makes many a jewelled bow, The trees around the home ...
A Question (John William Inchbold Poems)
O wherefore write thy thoughts in careful measure? It cannot be thine own voice gives thee joy, In song is there an ...
Beauty’s Power (John William Inchbold Poems)
O power of beauty on a woman's brow! What strength is like to thine for good or ill? Who dares attempt thine ...
The Sigh (John William Inchbold Poems)
Sometimes a Sigh wells upward from the deep, And glides into my presence like a ghost: Unwelcome guest, what grain is here ...
The Unknown (John William Inchbold Poems)
Who knows where wanders ship on lonely sea? Who tells what guides us onward to our love? Why early blossoms fade to ...
Dedicatory (John William Inchbold Poems)
To that unconscious Beauty that has wrought In me, through many years in many lands, By stream and wood and plain and ...
Early Spring (John William Inchbold Poems)
Yet once again, O Spring, Spring sweet and fair! In fresh March morning with the birds I sing, The groves have had ...
My Love (John William Inchbold Poems)
My love is fair as is the first blush rose, My love is still as is the ocean deep, Within her heart ...
At Last (John William Inchbold Poems)
The lone parched land still yearns for later rains, The hopeless exile for a sight of home, Those ever suffering ask a ...
Illusions Of Love (John William Inchbold Poems)
In midst of dark and dreary days and nights, In sad and faded autumn of the year, When we recall those past ...
Love’s Wisdom (John William Inchbold Poems)
Sweet Love forgive, if when I deemed me wise, I doubted what I could not understand, With time has come the opening ...
Passing Brightness (John William Inchbold Poems)
The sun's full orb dipped in the quiet sea With tints more deeply dyed than loom of Tyre, Arrayed in clouds of ...
The Abbey (John William Inchbold Poems)
We only know that all in peace have rest, The Babe that died betwixt its sob and smile, The Knight whose fame ...
The Swallows (John William Inchbold Poems)
As poised one time in quietness of thought, The fiery clouds below, the clouds above, With glory strange all round about me ...
Time (John William Inchbold Poems)
Ask Time, swift-footed, to return again, Would flowers he gathered shine with morning dew, And touch our hearts as once they used ...
Love’s Autumn Buds (John William Inchbold Poems)
Although the yellow leaves are on the tree, And summer's ruins thickly strew the ground, And no bright flowers are in the ...
The Recluse (John William Inchbold Poems)
Hast seen the many-coloured bow of life, And tasted all the sweetness that lies hid Within a human smile? When wert thou ...
The Eastern Love Song (John William Inchbold Poems)
Rise up, my Love, my fair one come away, For lo! the winter's past, the rain is gone, The flowers of earth ...
Love’s Return (John William Inchbold Poems)
Like as the snow with sunshine is dissolved, And keen and angry winds are hushed to peace, And frost by new-born Spring ...
Of The Tribe Of Judah (John William Inchbold Poems)
Thou fairest daughter of a thousand sires! Mother of Queens, undying beauty's flower! A mystery of God whence holy fires Were kindled that ...
Love’s Breath (John William Inchbold Poems)
I know great clouds are all around the sky; I know great rocks are seen along the shore; Waves terrible, I know, ...