The Doomed City A PROPHECY. Lo! Death hath rear’d himself a throneIn a strange city, all alone,Far down within the dim west —And the good, and the bad, and the...
The Divine Right of Kings The only king by right divineIs Ellen King, and were she mineI’d strive for liberty no more,But hug the glorious chains I wore. Her bosom is...
The Coliseum Lone ampitheatre! Grey Coliseum!Type of the antique Rome! Rich reliquaryOf lofty contemplation left to TimeBy buried centuries of pomp and power!At length, at length — after so many...
Fairyland Dim vales — and shadowy floods —And cloudy-looking woods,Whose forms we can’t discoverFor the tears that drip all over.Huge moons there wax and wane —Again — again — again...
Catholic Hymn Sancta Maria! turn thine eyesUpon the sinner’s sacrificeOf fervent prayer and humble love,From thy holy throne above. At morn, at noon, at twilight dimMaria! thou hast heard my...
Beloved Physician The pulse beats ten and intermits;God nerve the soul that ne’er forgetsIn calm or storm, by night or day,Its steady toil, its loyalty. The pulse beats ten...
Bridal Ballad The ring is on my hand,And the wreath is on my brow —Satins and jewels grand,And many a rood of land,Are all at my command,And I am happy...
Al Aaraaf Part I. O! Nothing earthly save the ray of Beauty’s eye,As in those gardens where the daySprings from the gems of Circassy —O! nothing earthly save the...
