Sonnets (Peter John Allan Poems)
I.Leaving his mountain eyrie far behind, On mighty pinions swiftly borne away, The eagle bathes his plumage in the day—Such flight is ...
I.Leaving his mountain eyrie far behind, On mighty pinions swiftly borne away, The eagle bathes his plumage in the day—Such flight is ...
Drawn up in three divisions, soon as the English foundThat the Frenchmen were advancing, they started from the ground,Alarm'd, and burning in ...
I STOOD upon a mountain, lip to lipWith rosy morning, and her breathing cameRefreshingly upon my fever'd brow;I felt my ...
We do not know each other—'tis the phraseOf the cold, artful world which I abhor;But in my heart I hear ...
I.Oh, scan not too closely a heart that is thine,Whatever its error or frailties may be ;Believe not, my love, ...
DEEP in the forest glade I laid me downAnd slept; then did this vision come upon meSublimely terrible! Methought I sawThe ...
Oh! silent lute, when will thy silver chordsGive the light wings of melody to words—Words sweet as are the lips ...
Who is she, from whose haggard eyesThe deadly lightning of passion flies?She stands upon the Leucadian height,Gazing, entranced, on the ...
LOVER."Tell me not that she is dead,Motionless and cold;Her form was made for summer flowers,And not of common mould." MESSENGER."But summer ...
Oh! gentlest nightingale,Once more thy plaintive tale Repeat—repeat to me;It will be passing sweetMy own sad thoughts to greet, In thy soft ...
To what shall we compare the happiness of youth?When all things are fair unto our eyes, and the blos- soms of ...
The angels best beloved of Heaven,Stand ever nearest to the throne;To these, and but to these, is given,Unveil'd their glorious ...
The fairy world is just like ours-There bloom again our faded flowers;Transplanted hence by magic spell-And how, I know - ...
1When she gave me those violets now fading away,But dearer than roses bright-blooming to day,She cried with a smile, for ...
Love caught me (yet a little boy),And bound me with his chains of joy;Then with his fillet sealed mine eyes,To ...
When from this prison-house of clayMy vexed spirit shall pass away,To the mighty land of eternity,Oh, lay me not among ...
Where linger my love? In what peaceful valeOf the land of dreams is she lingering now,Where the spirit sad of ...
How bright and beautiful art thou, Dear little fairy creature,With moon-like eyes and sunny brow, Hope moulding ev'ry feature!When through the house, ...
Not such thy sleep in my embrace reclining,Thy lips to mine in guilty kisses prest;Nor did I slumber thus in ...
Away! a man hath worshipp'd thee— Hath knelt thy love to gain;A bard hath wak'd his harp to thee In many a ...
If woman's eyes were sealed in night,And ne'er again might charm our sight With glance divine,How many a heart now wrung ...
Farewell, poor little winged flower, Thy joyous life is o'er;Thy sisters of the meadow now Shall welcome thee no more;Those pinions that ...
How sweet the sound of words divineFrom lips of innocence like thine!Fancy, whene'er that strain you sing,Delights to spread her ...
Speak, Lydia, speak, by all the powers above,Why wilt thou haste to kill with too much love?Why hates young Sybaris ...
Mother of the tuneful Nine,Nature prompt my ev'ry line;I would not, had I Homer's fire,To Mars and Slaughter strike the ...
What recks it me of Gyges' lot?His wealth and power I envy not. My beard with scented oils shall shine,The rose ...
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