Poems
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“Sit down, sad soul”
Sit down, sad soul, and count / The moments flying; / Come, tell the sweet amount … -
“Smile and never heed me”
Though, when other maids stand by, / I may deign thee no reply, / Turn not then away, and sigh,— … -
“So sweet love seemed”
So sweet love seemed that April morn, / When first we kissed beside the thorn, / So strangely sweet, it was not strange … -
“Softly woo away her breath”
Softly woo away her breath, / Gentle death! / Let her leave thee with no strife, … -
“Spring, the sweet spring”
Spring, the sweet spring, is the year’s pleasant king; / Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, / Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing, … -
“Stone the woman, let the man go free”
Yes, stone the woman, let the man go free! / Draw back your skirts, lest they perchance may touch / Her garment as she passes; but to him … -
“Strong Son of God, immortal Love”
From “In Memoriam”: Introduction / STRONG Son of God, immortal Love, / Whom we, that have not seen thy face, … -
“Sweet stream that winds”
Sweet stream, that winds through yonder glade, / Apt emblem of a virtuous maid,— / Silent and chaste she steals along, … -
“Sweetly breathing, vernal air”
Sweetly breathing, vernal air, / That with kind warmth doth repair / Winter’s ruins; from whose breast … -
“Take the world as it is”
Take the world as it is!—there are good and bad in it, / And good and bad will be from now to the end; / And they, who expect to make saints in a minute, …
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