Poems — Volume 1

Name: Poems — Volume 1
Author: George Meredith

by George Meredith

Pages: about 151
Category: Literature & Fiction
Language: English
Reading time: 2.8 h at 250 wpm

Start readingThe whole book, as cards or one word at a time. 1.6 h at 450 wpm in Read mode.

From the opening

What is the name of King Ringang’s daughter? THE OLIVE BRANCH, 11
Love within the lover’s breast THE WILD ROSE AND THE SNOWDROP, 17
The Snowdrop is the prophet of the flowers; THE DEATH OF WINTER, 19
A wicked man is bad enough on earth; THE SLEEPING CITY, 22
Grey with all honours of age! but fresh-featured and ruddy THE POETRY OF SPENSER, 27
Lakes where the sunsheen is mystic with splendour and softness; THE POETRY OF SHAKESPEARE, 28
Picture some Isle smiling green ’mid the white-foaming ocean;— THE POETRY OF MILTON, 28
Like to some deep-chested organ whose grand inspiration, THE POETRY OF SOUTHEY, 29
Keen as an eagle whose flight towards the dim empyréan THE POETRY OF COLERIDGE, 29
A brook glancing under green leaves, self-delighting, exulting, THE POETRY OF SHELLEY, 30
See’st thou a Skylark whose glistening winglets ascending THE POETRY OF WORDSWORTH, 30
A breath of the mountains, fresh born in the regions majestic, THE POETRY OF KEATS, 31
The song of a nightingale sent thro’ a slumbrous valley, VIOLETS, 31
Where faces are hueless, where eyelids are dewless, THE FLOWER OF THE RUINS, 37
The buried voice bespake Antigone. ‘SWATHED ROUND IN MIST AND CROWN’D WITH CLOUD,’ 92 SONG, 93
No, no, the falling blossom is no sign THE TWO BLACKBIRDS, 94
Swept from his fleet upon that fatal night THE LONGEST DAY, 112
The spirit of Romance dies not to those TO A NIGHTINGALE, 123
Now ’tis Spring on wood and wold, THE SWEET O’ THE YEAR, 126
The long cloud edged with streaming grey THE SONG OF COURTESY, 129
When Sir Gawain was led to his bridal-bed, THE THREE MAIDENS, 131
There were three maidens met on the highway; OVER THE HILLS, 132
Pitch here the tent, while the old horse grazes: THE CROWN OF LOVE, 139

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Poems — Volume 1

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