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!VICTORIAN!LITERATURE!

2015116!A!SELECTION!OF!VICTORIAN!POETRY!

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"Authors!by!date!of!birth!(25!poems):!!

1.! Elizabeth"Barrett"Browning"(1806761)"a.! “How"Do"I"Love"Thee?”"(Sonnet"43)"b.! “If"thou"must"love"me...”"(Sonnet"14)"c.! “Adequacy”"

2.! Alfred"(Lord)"Tennyson"(1809792)"a.! “The"Charge"of"the"Light"Brigade”"b.! From"In#Memoriam,"poem"82:"I"Wage"Not"Any"Feud"With"Death"c.! “Now"Sleeps"the"Crimson"Petal”"

3.! Edward"Lear"(181271888)"“How"pleasant"to"know"Mr."Lear”"4.! Robert"Browning"(181271889)"

a.! “My"Last"Duchess”"b.! “Verse7Making"Was"Least"of"My"Virtues”"

5.! Emily"Brontë"(181871848),"“No"Coward"Soul"Is"Mine”"6.! Arthur"Hugh"Clough"(1819761),"“The"Last"Decalogue”"7.! Matthew"Arnold"(182271888)"

a.! “Dover"Beach”"b.! “Isolation:"To"Marguerite”"

8.! Dante"Gabriel"Rossetti"(182871882)"a.! “The"Portrait”"b.! “Nuptial"Sleep”"

9.! George" Meredith" (182871909)," From"Modern# Love" II:" “It" Ended," and" the"Morrow”"

10.!Christina"Rossetti"(183071894)"a.! “In"an"Artist's"Studio”"b.! “The"Thread"of"Life”"

11.!W.S."Gilbert"(183671911),"From"the"operetta"Patience,"“If"You’re"Anxious"for"to"Shine”"(song)"

12.!Algernon"Charles"Swinburne"(183771909),"“Hendecasyllabics”"13.!Gerard"Manley"Hopkins"(184471889)"

a.! “Pied"Beauty”"b.! “God's"Grandeur”"

14.!A.E."Housman"(185971936),"From"A#Shropshire#Lad,"“XIII”"15.!Rudyard"Kipling"(186571936),"2"poems"

a.! “If—“"b.! “The"White"Man's"Burden”"

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Elizabeth!Barrett!Browning!(1806161)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Barrett_Browning"http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/152"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/elizabeth7barrett7browning"http://www.best7poems.net/elizabeth_barrett_browning/index.html""

""From"Sonnets#from#the#Portuguese:""“How"Do"I"Love"Thee?”"(Sonnet"43)""

How"do"I"love"thee?"Let"me"count"the"ways."I"love"thee"to"the"depth"and"breadth"and"height"My"soul"can"reach,"when"feeling"out"of"sight"For"the"ends"of"being"and"ideal"grace."I"love"thee"to"the"level"of"every"day's"Most"quiet"need,"by"sun"and"candle7light."I"love"thee"freely,"as"men"strive"for"right."I"love"thee"purely,"as"they"turn"from"praise."I"love"thee"with"the"passion"put"to"use"In"my"old"griefs,"and"with"my"childhood's"faith."I"love"thee"with"a"love"I"seemed"to"lose"With"my"lost"saints."I"love"thee"with"the"breath,"Smiles,"tears,"of"all"my"life;"and,"if"God"choose,"I"shall"but"love"thee"better"after"death.""“If"thou"must"love"me...”"(Sonnet"14)""

If"thou"must"love"me,"let"it"be"for"nought""""Except"for"love's"sake"only."Do"not"say,"""""I"love"her"for"her"smile—her"look—her"way""""Of"speaking"gently,—for"a"trick"of"thought""""That"falls"in"well"with"mine,"and"certes"brought""A"sense"of"pleasant"ease"on"such"a"day"—""""For"these"things"in"themselves,"Belovèd,"may""""Be"changed,"or"change"for"thee—and"love,"so"wrought,""""May"be"unwrought"so."Neither"love"me"for""""Thine"own"dear"pity's"wiping"my"cheeks"dry:""A"creature"might"forget"to"weep,"who"bore""""Thy"comfort"long,"and"lose"thy"love"thereby!""""But"love"me"for"love's"sake,"that"evermore""""Thou"mayst"love"on,"through"love's"eternity."

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"“Adequacy”"

NOW,"by"the"verdure"on"thy"thousand"hills,"Beloved"England,"doth"the"earth"appear"Quite"good"enough"for"men"to"overbear"The"will"of"God"in,"with"rebellious"wills"!"We"cannot"say"the"morning7sun"fulfils"Ingloriously"its"course,"nor"that"the"clear"Strong"stars"without"significance"insphere"Our"habitation:"we,"meantime,"our"ills"Heap"up"against"this"good"and"lift"a"cry"Against"this"work7day"world,"this"ill7spread"feast,"As"if"ourselves"were"better"certainly"Than"what"we"come"to."Maker"and"High"Priest,"I"ask"thee"not"my"joys"to"multiply,77"Only"to"make"me"worthier"of"the"least."""Alfred!(Lord)!Tennyson!(1809192)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennyson"http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/300"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/alfred7tennyson"http://www.best7poems.net/lord_alfred_tennyson/index.html""

""“The"Charge"of"the"Light"Brigade”"

HALF"a"league,"half"a"league,"Half"a"league"onward,"All"in"the"valley"of"Death"Rode"the"six"hundred."“Forward"the"Light"Brigade!"Charge"for"the"guns!”"he"said."Into"the"valley"of"Death"Rode"the"six"hundred.""“Forward,"the"Light"Brigade!”"Was"there"a"man"dismay’d?"Not"tho’"the"soldier"knew"Some"one"had"blunder’d."

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Theirs"not"to"make"reply,"Theirs"not"to"reason"why,"Theirs"but"to"do"and"die."Into"the"valley"of"Death"Rode"the"six"hundred.""Cannon"to"right"of"them,"Cannon"to"left"of"them,"Cannon"in"front"of"them"Volley’d"and"thunder’d;"Storm’d"at"with"shot"and"shell,"Boldly"they"rode"and"well,"Into"the"jaws"of"Death,"Into"the"mouth"of"hell"Rode"the"six"hundred.""Flash’d"all"their"sabres"bare,"Flash’d"as"they"turn’d"in"air"Sabring"the"gunners"there,"Charging"an"army,"while"All"the"world"wonder’d."Plunged"in"the"battery7smoke"Right"thro’"the"line"they"broke;"Cossack"and"Russian"Reel’d"from"the"sabre7stroke"Shatter’d"and"sunder’d."Then"they"rode"back,"but"not,"Not"the"six"hundred.""Cannon"to"right"of"them,"Cannon"to"left"of"them,"Cannon"behind"them"Volley’d"and"thunder’d;"Storm’d"at"with"shot"and"shell,"While"horse"and"hero"fell,"They"that"had"fought"so"well"Came"thro’"the"jaws"of"Death,"Back"from"the"mouth"of"hell,"All"that"was"left"of"them,"Left"of"six"hundred.""When"can"their"glory"fade?"O"the"wild"charge"they"made!"All"the"world"wonder’d."Honor"the"charge"they"made!"Honor"the"Light"Brigade,"Noble"six"hundred!""From"In#Memoriam,"poem"82:"“I"Wage"Not"Any"Feud"With"Death”"

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I"wage"not"any"feud"with"Death"For"changes"wrought"on"form"and"face;"No"lower"life"that"earth's"embrace"May"breed"with"him,"can"fright"my"faith.""Eternal"process"moving"on,"From"state"to"state"the"spirit"walks;"And"these"are"but"the"shatter'd"stalks,"Or"ruin'd"chrysalis"of"one.""Nor"blame"I"Death,"because"he"bare"The"use"of"virtue"out"of"earth:"I"know"transplanted"human"worth"Will"bloom"to"profit,"otherwhere.""For"this"alone"on"Death"I"wreak"The"wrath"that"garners"in"my"heart;"He"put"our"lives"so"far"apart"We"cannot"hear"each"other"speak."""“Now"Sleeps"the"Crimson"Petal”"

Now"sleeps"the"crimson"petal,"now"the"white;"Nor"waves"the"cypress"in"the"palace"walk;"Nor"winks"the"gold"fin"in"the"porphyry"font;"The"firefly"wakens,"waken"thou"with"me.""Now"droops"the"milk7white"peacock"like"a"ghost,"And"like"a"ghost"she"glimmers"on"to"me.""Now"lies"the"Earth"all"Danae"to"the"stars,"And"all"thy"heart"lies"open"unto"me.""Now"slides"the"silent"meteor"on,"and"leaves"A"shining"furrow,"as"thy"thoughts,"in"me.""Now"folds"the"lily"all"her"sweetness"up,"And"slips"into"the"bosom"of"the"lake."So"fold"thyself,"my"dearest,"thou,"and"slip"Into"my"bosom"and"be"lost"in"me."""

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!Edward!Lear!(181211888)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lear"http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/140"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/edward7lear"http://www.best7poems.net/edward_lear/index.html"Nonsense"Books:"http://www.bencourtney.com/ebooks/lear/""

""“How"pleasant"to"know"Mr."Lear”"

How"pleasant"to"know"Mr."Lear,"Who"has"written"such"volumes"of"stuff."Some"think"him"ill7tempered"and"queer,"But"a"few"find"him"pleasant"enough."His"mind"is"concrete"and"fastidious,"His"nose"is"remarkably"big;"His"visage"is"more"or"less"hideous,"His"beard"it"resembles"a"wig."He"has"ears,"and"two"eyes,"and"ten"fingers,"(Leastways"if"you"reckon"two"thumbs);"He"used"to"be"one"of"the"singers,"But"now"he"is"one"of"the"dumbs."He"sits"in"a"beautiful"parlour,"With"hundreds"of"books"on"the"wall;"He"drinks"a"great"deal"of"marsala,"But"never"gets"tipsy"at"all."He"has"many"friends,"laymen"and"clerical,"Old"Foss"is"the"name"of"his"cat;"His"body"is"perfectly"spherical,"He"weareth"a"runcible"hat."When"he"walks"in"waterproof"white,"The"children"run"after"him"so!"Calling"out,""He's"gone"out"in"his"night7"Gown,"that"crazy"old"Englishman,"oh!""He"weeps"by"the"side"of"the"ocean,"He"weeps"on"the"top"of"the"hill;"He"purchases"pancakes"and"lotion,"And"chocolate"shrimps"from"the"mill."He"reads,"but"he"does"not"speak,"Spanish,"

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He"cannot"abide"ginger"beer;"Ere"the"days"of"his"pilgrimage"vanish,"How"pleasant"to"know"Mr."Lear!"""Robert!Browning!(181211889)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Browning"http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/182"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/robert7browning"http://www.best7poems.net/robert_browning/index.html""

""“My"Last"Duchess”"

That's"my"last"duchess"painted"on"the"wall,"Looking"as"if"she"were"alive."I"call"That"piece"a"wonder,"now:"Frà"Pandolf's"hands"Worked"busily"a"day,"and"there"she"stands."Will't"please"you"sit"and"look"at"her?"I"said""Frà"Pandolf""by"design,"for"never"read"Strangers"like"you"that"pictured"countenance,"The"depth"and"passion"of"its"earnest"glance,"But"to"myself"they"turned"(since"none"puts"by"The"curtain"I"have"drawn"for"you,"but"I)"And"seemed"as"they"would"ask"me,"if"they"durst,"How"such"a"glance"came"there;"so,"not"the"first"Are"you"to"turn"and"ask"thus."Sir,"'twas"not"Her"husband's"presence"only,"called"that"spot"Of"joy"into"the"Duchess'"cheek:"perhaps"Frà"Pandolf"chanced"to"say""Her"mantle"laps""Over"my"lady's"wrist"too"much,""or""Paint""Must"never"hope"to"reproduce"the"faint""Half7flush"that"dies"along"her"throat":"such"stuff"Was"courtesy,"she"thought,"and"cause"enough"For"calling"up"that"spot"of"joy."She"had"A"heart77how"shall"I"say?77too"soon"made"glad,"Too"easily"impressed;"she"liked"whate'er"She"looked"on,"and"her"looks"went"everywhere."Sir,"'twas"all"one!"My"favor"at"her"breast,"The"dropping"of"the"daylight"in"the"West,"The"bough"of"cherries"some"officious"fool"

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Broke"in"the"orchard"for"her,"the"white"mule"She"rode"with"round"the"terrace77all"and"each"Would"draw"from"her"alike"the"approving"speech,"Or"blush,"at"least."She"thanked"men77good!"but"thanked"Somehow77I"know"not"how77as"if"she"ranked"My"gift"of"a"nine7hundred7years7old"name"With"anybody's"gift."Who'd"stoop"to"blame"This"sort"of"trifling?"Even"had"you"skill"In"speech77which"I"have"not77to"make"your"will"Quite"clear"to"such"an"one,"and"say,""Just"this""Or"that"in"you"disgusts"me;"here"you"miss,""Or"there"exceed"the"mark"77and"if"she"let"Herself"be"lessoned"so,"nor"plainly"set"Her"wits"to"yours,"forsooth,"and"make"excuse,"77E'en"then"would"be"some"stooping;"and"I"choose"Never"to"stoop."Oh"sir,"she"smiled,"no"doubt,"Whene'er"I"passed"her;"but"who"passed"without"Much"the"same"smile?"This"grew;"I"gave"commands;"Then"all"smiles"stopped"together."There"she"stands"As"if"alive."Will't"please"you"rise?"We'll"meet"The"company"below,"then."I"repeat,"The"Count"your"master's"known"munificence"Is"ample"warrant"that"no"just"pretense"Of"mine"for"dowry"will"be"disallowed;"Though"his"fair"daughter's"self,"as"I"avowed"At"starting,"is"my"object."Nay"we'll"go"Together"down,"sir."Notice"Neptune,"though,"Taming"a"sea7horse,"thought"a"rarity,"Which"Claus"of"Innsbruck"cast"in"bronze"for"me!""“Verse7Making"Was"Least"of"My"Virtues”"

Verse7making"was"least"of"my"virtues:"I"viewed"with"despair"Wealth"that"never"yet"was"but"might"be77all"that"verse7making"were"If"the"life"would"but"lengthen"to"wish,"let"the"mind"be"laid"bare."So"I"said,""To"do"little"is"bad,"to"do"nothing"is"worse"77"And"made"verse.""Love7making,77how"simple"a"matter!"No"depths"to"explore,"No"heights"in"a"life"to"ascend!"No"disheartening"Before,"No"affrighting"Hereafter,77love"now"will"be"love"ever"more."So"I"felt""To"keep"silence"were"folly:"77all"language"above,"I"made"love."""

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!Emily!Brontë!(181811848)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Bront%C3%AB"http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16161"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/emily7jane7bronte""

""“No"Coward"Soul"Is"Mine”"

No"coward"soul"is"mine"No"trembler"in"the"world's"storm7troubled"sphere"I"see"Heaven's"glories"shine"And"Faith"shines"equal"arming"me"from"Fear""O"God"within"my"breast"Almighty"ever7present"Deity"Life,"that"in"me"hast"rest,"As"I"Undying"Life,"have"power"in"Thee""Vain"are"the"thousand"creeds"That"move"men's"hearts,"unutterably"vain,"Worthless"as"withered"weeds"Or"idlest"froth"amid"the"boundless"main""To"waken"doubt"in"one"Holding"so"fast"by"thy"infinity,"So"surely"anchored"on"The"steadfast"rock"of"Immortality.""With"wide7embracing"love"Thy"spirit"animates"eternal"years"Pervades"and"broods"above,"Changes,"sustains,"dissolves,"creates"and"rears""Though"earth"and"moon"were"gone"And"suns"and"universes"ceased"to"be"And"Thou"wert"left"alone"Every"Existence"would"exist"in"thee""There"is"not"room"for"Death"Nor"atom"that"his"might"could"render"void"

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Since"thou"art"Being"and"Breath"And"what"thou"art"may"never"be"destroyed.""!Arthur!Hugh!Clough!(1819161)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Hugh_Clough"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/arthur7hugh7clough"http://www.best7poems.net/arthur_hugh_clough/index.html""

""“The"Last"Decalogue”"

Thou"shalt"have"one"God"only;—who"Would"be"at"the"expense"of"two?"No"graven"images"may"be"Worshipped,"except"the"currency:"Swear"not"at"all;"for,"for"thy"curse"Thine"enemy"is"none"the"worse:"At"church"on"Sunday"to"attend"Will"serve"to"keep"the"world"thy"friend:"Honour"thy"parents;"that"is,"all"From"whom"advancement"may"befall:"Thou"shalt"not"kill;"but"need'st"not"strive"Officiously"to"keep"alive:"Do"not"adultery"commit;"Advantage"rarely"comes"of"it:"Thou"shalt"not"steal;"an"empty"feat,"When"'tis"so"lucrative"to"cheat:"Bear"not"false"witness;"let"the"lie"Have"time"on"its"own"wings"to"fly:"Thou"shalt"not"covet,"but"tradition"Approves"all"forms"of"competition."""

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Matthew!Arnold!(182211888)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Arnold"http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/88"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/matthew7arnold"http://www.best7poems.net/matthew_arnold/index.html""

""“Dover"Beach”"

The"sea"is"calm"tonight."The"tide"is"full,"the"moon"lies"fair"Upon"the"straits;"on"the"French"coast,"the"light"Gleams"and"is"gone;"the"cliffs"of"England"stand,"Glimmering"and"vast,"out"in"the"tranquil"bay."Come"to"the"window,"sweet"is"the"night7air!"Only,"from"the"long"line"of"spray"Where"the"sea"meets"the"moon7blanched"land,""Listen!"you"hear"the"grating"roar"Of"pebbles"which"the"waves"draw"back,"and"fling,"At"their"return,"up"the"high"strand,"Begin,"and"cease,"and"then"again"begin,""With"tremulous"cadence"slow,"and"bring""The"eternal"note"of"sadness"in.""Sophocles"long"ago"Heard"it"on"the"Aegean,"and"it"brought"Into"his"mind"the"turbid"ebb"and"flow"Of"human"misery;"we"Find"also"in"the"sound"a"thought,"Hearing"it"by"this"distant"northern"sea.""The"Sea"of"Faith"Was"once,"too,"at"the"full,"and"round"earth's"shore"Lay"like"the"folds"of"a"bright"girdle"furled."But"now"I"only"hear"Its"melancholy,"long,"withdrawing"roar,"Retreating,"to"the"breath"Of"the"night7wind,"down"the"vast"edges"drear"And"naked"shingles"of"the"world.""

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Ah,"love,"let"us"be"true"To"one"another!"for"the"world,"which"seems"To"lie"before"us"like"a"land"of"dreams,"So"various,"so"beautiful,"so"new,"Hath"really"neither"joy,"nor"love,"nor"light,"Nor"certitude,"nor"peace,"nor"help"for"pain;"And"we"are"here"as"on"a"darkling"plain"Swept"with"confused"alarms"of"struggle"and"flight,"Where"ignorant"armies"clash"by"night."""“Isolation:"To"Marguerite”"

We"were"apart;"yet,"day"by"day,"I"bade"my"heart"more"constant"be."I"bade"it"keep"the"world"away,"And"grow"a"home"for"only"thee;"Nor"fear'd"but"thy"love"likewise"grew,"Like"mine,"each"day,"more"tried,"more"true."The"fault"was"grave!"I"might"have"known,"What"far"too"soon,"alas!"I"learn'd—"The"heart"can"bind"itself"alone,"And"faith"may"oft"be"unreturn'd."Self7sway'd"our"feelings"ebb"and"swell—"Thou"lov'st"no"more;—Farewell!"Farewell!"Farewell!—and"thou,"thou"lonely"heart,"Which"never"yet"without"remorse"Even"for"a"moment"didst"depart"From"thy"remote"and"spherèd"course"To"haunt"the"place"where"passions"reign—"Back"to"thy"solitude"again!"Back!"with"the"conscious"thrill"of"shame"Which"Luna"felt,"that"summer7night,"Flash"through"her"pure"immortal"frame,"When"she"forsook"the"starry"height"To"hang"over"Endymion's"sleep"Upon"the"pine7grown"Latmian"steep."Yet"she,"chaste"queen,"had"never"proved"How"vain"a"thing"is"mortal"love,"Wandering"in"Heaven,"far"removed."But"thou"hast"long"had"place"to"prove"This"truth—to"prove,"and"make"thine"own:""Thou"hast"been,"shalt"be,"art,"alone.""Or,"if"not"quite"alone,"yet"they"Which"touch"thee"are"unmating"things—"Ocean"and"clouds"and"night"and"day;"Lorn"autumns"and"triumphant"springs;"And"life,"and"others'"joy"and"pain,"And"love,"if"love,"of"happier"men."Of"happier"men—for"they,"at"least,"

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Have"dream'd"two"human"hearts"might"blend"In"one,"and"were"through"faith"released"From"isolation"without"end"Prolong'd;"nor"knew,"although"not"less"Alone"than"thou,"their"loneliness."""Dante!Gabriel!Rossetti!(182811882)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/dante7gabriel7rossetti""

""“The"Portrait”"This"is"her"picture"as"she"was:""""""""""It"seems"a"thing"to"wonder"on,"As"though"mine"image"in"the"glass""""""""""Should"tarry"when"myself"am"gone."I"gaze"until"she"seems"to"stir,—"Until"mine"eyes"almost"aver""""""""""That"now,"even"now,"the"sweet"lips"part""""""""""To"breathe"the"words"of"the"sweet"heart:—"And"yet"the"earth"is"over"her.""Alas!"even"such"the"thin7drawn"ray""""""""""That"makes"the"prison7depths"more"rude,—"The"drip"of"water"night"and"day""""""""""Giving"a"tongue"to"solitude."Yet"only"this,"of"love's"whole"prize,"Remains;"save"what"in"mournful"guise""""""""""Takes"counsel"with"my"soul"alone,—""""""""""Save"what"is"secret"and"unknown,"Below"the"earth,"above"the"skies.""In"painting"her"I"shrin'd"her"face""""""""""Mid"mystic"trees,"where"light"falls"in"Hardly"at"all;"a"covert"place""""""""""Where"you"might"think"to"find"a"din"Of"doubtful"talk,"and"a"live"flame"

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Wandering,"and"many"a"shape"whose"name""""""""""Not"itself"knoweth,"and"old"dew,""""""""""And"your"own"footsteps"meeting"you,"And"all"things"going"as"they"came.""A"deep"dim"wood;"and"there"she"stands""""""""""As"in"that"wood"that"day:"for"so"Was"the"still"movement"of"her"hands""""""""""And"such"the"pure"line's"gracious"flow."And"passing"fair"the"type"must"seem,"Unknown"the"presence"and"the"dream.""""""""""'Tis"she:"though"of"herself,"alas!""""""""""Less"than"her"shadow"on"the"grass"Or"than"her"image"in"the"stream.""That"day"we"met"there,"I"and"she""""""""""One"with"the"other"all"alone;"And"we"were"blithe;"yet"memory""""""""""Saddens"those"hours,"as"when"the"moon"Looks"upon"daylight."And"with"her"I"stoop'd"to"drink"the"spring7water,""""""""""Athirst"where"other"waters"sprang;""""""""""And"where"the"echo"is,"she"sang,—"My"soul"another"echo"there.""But"when"that"hour"my"soul"won"strength""""""""""For"words"whose"silence"wastes"and"kills,"Dull"raindrops"smote"us,"and"at"length""""""""""Thunder'd"the"heat"within"the"hills."That"eve"I"spoke"those"words"again"Beside"the"pelted"window7pane;""""""""""And"there"she"hearken'd"what"I"said,""""""""""With"under7glances"that"survey'd"The"empty"pastures"blind"with"rain.""Next"day"the"memories"of"these"things,""""""""""Like"leaves"through"which"a"bird"has"flown,"Still"vibrated"with"Love's"warm"wings;""""""""""Till"I"must"make"them"all"my"own"And"paint"this"picture."So,"'twixt"ease"Of"talk"and"sweet"long"silences,""""""""""She"stood"among"the"plants"in"bloom""""""""""At"windows"of"a"summer"room,"To"feign"the"shadow"of"the"trees.""And"as"I"wrought,"while"all"above""""""""""And"all"around"was"fragrant"air,"In"the"sick"burthen"of"my"love""""""""""It"seem'd"each"sun7thrill'd"blossom"there"

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Beat"like"a"heart"among"the"leaves."O"heart"that"never"beats"nor"heaves,""""""""""In"that"one"darkness"lying"still,""""""""""What"now"to"thee"my"love's"great"will"Or"the"fine"web"the"sunshine"weaves?""For"now"doth"daylight"disavow""""""""""Those"days,—nought"left"to"see"or"hear."Only"in"solemn"whispers"now""""""""""At"night7time"these"things"reach"mine"ear;"When"the"leaf7shadows"at"a"breath"Shrink"in"the"road,"and"all"the"heath,""""""""""Forest"and"water,"far"and"wide,""""""""""In"limpid"starlight"glorified,"Lie"like"the"mystery"of"death.""Last"night"at"last"I"could"have"slept,""""""""""And"yet"delay'd"my"sleep"till"dawn,"Still"wandering."Then"it"was"I"wept:""""""""""For"unawares"I"came"upon"Those"glades"where"once"she"walk'd"with"me:"And"as"I"stood"there"suddenly,""""""""""All"wan"with"traversing"the"night,""""""""""Upon"the"desolate"verge"of"light"Yearn'd"loud"the"iron7bosom'd"sea.""Even"so,"where"Heaven"holds"breath"and"hears""""""""""The"beating"heart"of"Love's"own"breast,—"Where"round"the"secret"of"all"spheres""""""""""All"angels"lay"their"wings"to"rest,—"How"shall"my"soul"stand"rapt"and"aw'd,"When,"by"the"new"birth"borne"abroad""""""""""Throughout"the"music"of"the"suns,""""""""""It"enters"in"her"soul"at"once"And"knows"the"silence"there"for"God!""Here"with"her"face"doth"memory"sit""""""""""Meanwhile,"and"wait"the"day's"decline,"Till"other"eyes"shall"look"from"it,""""""""""Eyes"of"the"spirit's"Palestine,"Even"than"the"old"gaze"tenderer:"While"hopes"and"aims"long"lost"with"her""""""""""Stand"round"her"image"side"by"side,""""""""""Like"tombs"of"pilgrims"that"have"died"About"the"Holy"Sepulchre.""“Nuptial"Sleep”"

At"length"their"long"kiss"severed,"with"sweet"smart:"And"as"the"last"slow"sudden"drops"are"shed"

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From"sparkling"eaves"when"all"the"storm"has"fled,"So"singly"flagged"the"pulses"of"each"heart."Their"bosoms"sundered,"with"the"opening"start"Of"married"flowers"to"either"side"outspread"From"the"knit"stem;"yet"still"their"mouths,"burnt"red,"Fawned"on"each"other"where"they"lay"apart.""Sleep"sank"them"lower"than"the"tide"of"dreams,"And"their"dreams"watched"them"sink,"and"slid"away."Slowly"their"souls"swam"up"again,"through"gleams"Of"watered"light"and"dull"drowned"waifs"of"day;"Till"from"some"wonder"of"new"woods"and"streams"He"woke,"and"wondered"more:"for"there"she"lay."""George!Meredith!(182811909)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Meredith"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/george7meredith""

""“From"Modern#Love"II:"It"Ended,"and"the"Morrow”"

It"ended,"and"the"morrow"brought"the"task."Her"eyes"were"guilty"gates,"that"let"him"in"By"shutting"all"too"zealous"for"their"sin:"Each"sucked"a"secret,"and"each"wore"a"mask."But,"oh,"the"bitter"taste"her"beauty"had!"He"sickened"as"at"breath"of"poison7flowers:"A"languid"humour"stole"among"the"hours,"And"if"their"smiles"encountered,"he"went"mad,"And"raged"deep"inward,"till"the"light"was"brown"Before"his"vision,"and"the"world,"forgot,"Looked"wicked"as"some"old"dull"murder7spot."A"star"with"lurid"beams,"she"seemed"to"crown"The"pit"of"infamy:"and"then"again"He"fainted"on"his"vengefulness,"and"strove"To"ape"the"magnanimity"of"love,"And"smote"himself,"a"shuddering"heap"of"pain.""

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!Christina!Rossetti!(183011894)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Rossetti"http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/716"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/christina7rossetti""

""“In"an"Artist's"Studio”"

One"face"looks"out"from"all"his"canvases,"One"selfsame"figure"sits"or"walks"or"leans:"We"found"her"hidden"just"behind"those"screens,"That"mirror"gave"back"all"her"loveliness."A"queen"in"opal"or"in"ruby"dress,"A"nameless"girl"in"freshest"summer7greens,"A"saint,"an"angel"77"every"canvas"means"The"same"one"meaning,"neither"more"nor"less."He"feeds"upon"her"face"by"day"and"night,"And"she"with"true"kind"eyes"looks"back"on"him,"Fair"as"the"moon"and"joyful"as"the"light:"Not"wan"with"waiting,"not"with"sorrow"dim;"Not"as"she"is,"but"was"when"hope"shone"bright;"Not"as"she"is,"but"as"she"fills"his"dream.""“The"Thread"of"Life”"1"The"irresponsive"silence"of"the"land,"The"irresponsive"sounding"of"the"sea,"Speak"both"one"message"of"one"sense"to"me:"—"Aloof,"aloof,"we"stand"aloof,"so"stand"Thou"too"aloof"bound"with"the"flawless"band"Of"inner"solitude;"we"bind"not"thee;"But"who"from"thy"self—chain"shall"set"thee"free?"What"heart"shall"touch"thy"heart?"what"hand"thy"hand?—"And"I"am"sometimes"proud"and"sometimes"meek,"And"sometimes"I"remember"days"of"old"When"fellowship"seemed"not"so"far"to"seek"And"all"the"world"and"I"seemed"much"less"cold,"And"at"the"rainbow's"foot"lay"surely"gold,"And"hope"felt"strong"and"life"itself"not"weak."

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"2"Thus"am"I"mine"own"prison."Everything"Around"me"free"and"sunny"and"at"ease:"Or"if"in"shadow,"in"a"shade"of"trees"Which"the"sun"kisses,"where"the"gay"birds"sing"And"where"all"winds"make"various"murmuring;"Where"bees"are"found,"with"honey"for"the"bees;"Where"sounds"are"music,"and"where"silences"Are"music"of"an"unlike"fashioning."Then"gaze"I"at"the"merrymaking"crew,"And"smile"a"moment"and"a"moment"sigh"Thinking:"Why"can"I"not"rejoice"with"you"?"But"soon"I"put"the"foolish"fancy"by:"I"am"not"what"I"have"nor"what"I"do;"But"what"I"was"I"am,"I"am"even"I.""3"Therefore"myself"is"that"one"only"thing"I"hold"to"use"or"waste,"to"keep"or"give;"My"sole"possession"every"day"I"live,"And"still"mine"own"despite"Time's"winnowing."Ever"mine"own,"while"moons"and"seasons"bring"From"crudeness"ripeness"mellow"and"sanative;"Ever"mine"own,"till"Death"shall"ply"his"sieve;"And"still"mine"own,"when"saints"break"grave"and"sing."And"this"myself"as"king"unto"my"King"I"give,"to"Him"Who"gave"Himself"for"me;"Who"gives"Himself"to"me,"and"bids"me"sing"A"sweet"new"song"of"His"redeemed"set"free;"He"bids"me"sing:"O"death,"where"is"thy"sting?"And"sing:"O"grave,"where"is"thy"victory?"""

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W.S.!Gilbert!(183611911)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W.S._Gilbert""

""From"the"operetta"Patience,"“If"You’re"Anxious"for"to"Shine”"(song)"

If"you’re"anxious"for"to"shine""in"the"high"æsthetic"line""as"a"man"of"culture"rare,"You"must"get"up"all"the"germs""of"the"transcendental"terms,""and"plant"them"ev’rywhere."You"must"lie"upon"the"daisies""and"discourse"in"novel"phrases""of"your"complicated"state"of"mind,"The"meaning"doesn’t"matter""if"it’s"only"idle"chatter""of"a"transcendental"kind."And"ev’ry"one"will"say,"As"you"walk"your"mystic"way,"“If"this"young"man"expresses"himself""in"terms"too"deep"for"me,"Why,"what"a"very"singularly"deep"young"man""this"deep"young"man"must"be!”"Be"eloquent"in"praise"of"the"very"dull"old"days"which"have"long"since"passed"away,"And"convince"’em,"if"you"can,"that"the"reign"of"good"Queen"Anne""was"Culture’s"palmiest"day."Of"course"you"will"pooh7pooh""whatever’s"fresh"and"new,""and"declare"it’s"crude"and"mean,"For"Art"stopped"short""in"the"cultivated"court""of"the"Empress"Josephine."And"ev’ryone"will"say,"As"you"walk"your"mystic"way,"“If"that’s"not"good"enough"for"him"which"is"good"enough"for"me,"Why,"what"a"very"cultivated"kind"of"youth""this"kind"of"youth"must"be!”"

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Then"a"sentimental"passion""of"a"vegetable"fashion""must"excite"your"languid"spleen,"An"attachment"a"la"Plato""for"a"bashful"young"potato,"or"a"not7too7French"French"bean!"Though"the"Philistines"may"jostle,"you"will"rank"as"an"apostle""in"the"highæsthetic"band,"If"you"walk"down"Piccadilly""with"a"poppy"or"a"lily""in"your"mediæval"hand."And"ev’ryone"will"say,"As"you"walk"your"flow’ry"way,"“If"he’s"content"with"a"vegetable"love""which"would"certainly"not"suit"me,"Why,"what"a"most"particularly"pure"young"man""this"pure"young"man"must"be!”"""Algernon!Charles!Swinburne!(183711909)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swinburne"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/algernon7charles7swinburne"http://www.best7poems.net/algernon_charles_swinburne/index.html""

""“Hendecasyllabics”"

In"the"month"of"the"long"decline"of"roses"I,"beholding"the"summer"dead"before"me,"Set"my"face"to"the"sea"and"journeyed"silent,"Gazing"eagerly"where"above"the"sea7mark"Flame"as"fierce"as"the"fervid"eyes"of"lions"Half"divided"the"eyelids"of"the"sunset;"Till"I"heard"as"it"were"a"noise"of"waters"Moving"tremulous"under"feet"of"angels"Multitudinous,"out"of"all"the"heavens;"Knew"the"fluttering"wind,"the"fluttered"foliage,"Shaken"fitfully,"full"of"sound"and"shadow;"And"saw,"trodden"upon"by"noiseless"angels,"Long"mysterious"reaches"fed"with"moonlight,"Sweet"sad"straits"in"a"soft"subsiding"channel,"

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Blown"about"by"the"lips"of"winds"I"knew"not,"Winds"not"born"in"the"north"nor"any"quarter,"Winds"not"warm"with"the"south"nor"any"sunshine;"Heard"between"them"a"voice"of"exultation,""Lo,"the"summer"is"dead,"the"sun"is"faded,"Even"like"as"a"leaf"the"year"is"withered,"All"the"fruits"of"the"day"from"all"her"branches"Gathered,"neither"is"any"left"to"gather."All"the"flowers"are"dead,"the"tender"blossoms,"All"are"taken"away;"the"season"wasted,"Like"an"ember"among"the"fallen"ashes."Now"with"light"of"the"winter"days,"with"moonlight,"Light"of"snow,"and"the"bitter"light"of"hoarfrost,"We"bring"flowers"that"fade"not"after"autumn,"Pale"white"chaplets"and"crowns"of"latter"seasons,"Fair"false"leaves"(but"the"summer"leaves"were"falser),"Woven"under"the"eyes"of"stars"and"planets"When"low"light"was"upon"the"windy"reaches"Where"the"flower"of"foam"was"blown,"a"lily"Dropt"among"the"sonorous"fruitless"furrows"And"green"fields"of"the"sea"that"make"no"pasture:"Since"the"winter"begins,"the"weeping"winter,"All"whose"flowers"are"tears,"and"round"his"temples"Iron"blossom"of"frost"is"bound"for"ever.""""Gerard!Manley!Hopkins!(184411889)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Manley_Hopkins"http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/284"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/gerard7manley7hopkins"http://www.best7poems.net/gerard_manley_hopkins/index.html?page=1""

""“Pied"Beauty”"Glory"be"to"God"for"dappled"things77""""For"skies"of"couple7colour"as"a"brinded"cow;""""""""For"rose7moles"all"in"stipple"upon"trout"that"swim;"Fresh7firecoal"chestnut7falls;"finches'"wings;""""Landscape"plotted"and"pieced77fold,"fallow,"and"plough;"

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"""""""And"all"trades,"their"gear"and"tackle"and"trim.""All"things"counter,"original,"spare,"strange;""""Whatever"is"fickle,"freckled"(who"knows"how?)"""""""With"swift,"slow;"sweet,"sour;"adazzle,"dim;"He"fathers7forth"whose"beauty"is"past"change:""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""Praise"Him.""“God's"Grandeur”"The"world"is"charged"with"the"grandeur"of"God.""""It"will"flame"out,"like"shining"from"shook"foil;""""It"gathers"to"a"greatness,"like"the"ooze"of"oil"Crushed.""Why"do"men"then"now"not"reck"his"rod?"Generations"have"trod,"have"trod,"have"trod;""""And"all"is"seared"with"trade;"bleared,"smeared"with"toil;""""And"wears"man's"smudge"and"shares"man's"smell:"the"soil"Is"bare"now,"nor"can"foot"feel,"being"shod.""And"for"all"this,"nature"is"never"spent;""""There"lives"the"dearest"freshness"deep"down"things;"And"though"the"last"lights"off"the"black"West"went""""Oh,"morning,"at"the"brown"brink"eastward,"springs77"Because"the"Holy"Ghost"over"the"bent""""World"broods"with"warm"breast"and"with"ah!"bright"wings."""A.E.!Housman!(185911936)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housman"http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/631"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/a7e7housman"http://www.best7poems.net/alfred_edward_housman/index.html""

""From"A#Shropshire#Lad,"“XIII”"When"I"was"one7and7twenty"""""I"heard"a"wise"man"say,"""‘Give"crowns"and"pounds"and"guineas"""""But"not"your"heart"away;""""""

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Give"pearls"away"and"rubies"""But"keep"your"fancy"free.’"""But"I"was"one7and7twenty,"""""No"use"to"talk"to"me.""""""When"I"was"one7and7twenty"""""I"heard"him"say"again,"‘The"heart"out"of"the"bosom"""""Was"never"given"in"vain;"""’Tis"paid"with"sighs"a"plenty"""""And"sold"for"endless"rue.’"""And"I"am"two7and7twenty,"""And"oh,"’tis"true,"’tis"true."""Rudyard!Kipling!(186511936)!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipling"http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/136"http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/rudyard7kipling"http://www.best7poems.net/rudyard_kipling/index.html""

""“If—"“""If"you"can"keep"your"head"when"all"about"you""""Are"losing"theirs"and"blaming"it"on"you;"If"you"can"trust"yourself"when"all"men"doubt"you,""""But"make"allowance"for"their"doubting"too;"If"you"can"wait"and"not"be"tired"by"waiting,""""Or,"being"lied"about,"don't"deal"in"lies,"Or,"being"hated,"don't"give"way"to"hating,""""And"yet"don't"look"too"good,"nor"talk"too"wise;""If"you"can"dream77and"not"make"dreams"your"master;""""If"you"can"think77and"not"make"thoughts"your"aim;"If"you"can"meet"with"triumph"and"disaster""""And"treat"those"two"impostors"just"the"same;"If"you"can"bear"to"hear"the"truth"you've"spoken""""Twisted"by"knaves"to"make"a"trap"for"fools,"Or"watch"the"things"you"gave"your"life"to"broken,"

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"""And"stoop"and"build"'em"up"with"wornout"tools;""If"you"can"make"one"heap"of"all"your"winnings""""And"risk"it"on"one"turn"of"pitch7and7toss,"And"lose,"and"start"again"at"your"beginnings""""And"never"breathe"a"word"about"your"loss;"If"you"can"force"your"heart"and"nerve"and"sinew""""To"serve"your"turn"long"after"they"are"gone,"And"so"hold"on"when"there"is"nothing"in"you""""Except"the"Will"which"says"to"them:""Hold"on";""If"you"can"talk"with"crowds"and"keep"your"virtue,""""Or"walk"with"kings77nor"lose"the"common"touch;"If"neither"foes"nor"loving"friends"can"hurt"you;""""If"all"men"count"with"you,"but"none"too"much;"If"you"can"fill"the"unforgiving"minute"With"sixty"seconds'"worth"of"distance"run77""""Yours"is"the"Earth"and"everything"that's"in"it,"And77which"is"more77you'll"be"a"Man,"my"son!""“The"White"Man's"Burden”"

Take"up"the"White"man's"burden"77"Send"forth"the"best"ye"breed"77"Go"bind"your"sons"to"exile"To"serve"your"captives'"need;"To"wait"in"heavy"harness"On"fluttered"folk"and"wild"77"Your"new7caught,"sullen"peoples,"Half"devil"and"half"child.""Take"up"the"White"Man's"burden"77"In"patience"to"abide,"To"veil"the"threat"of"terror"And"check"the"show"of"pride;"By"open"speech"and"simple,"An"hundred"times"mad"plain."To"seek"another's"profit,"And"work"another's"gain.""Take"up"the"White"Man's"burden"77"The"savage"wars"of"peace"77"Fill"full"the"mouth"of"Famine"And"bid"the"sickness"cease;"And"when"your"goal"is"nearest"The"end"for"others"sought,"Watch"Sloth"and"heathen"Folly"Bring"all"your"hope"to"nought.""Take"up"the"White"Man's"burden"77"

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No"tawdry"rule"of"kings,"But"toil"of"serf"and"sweeper"77"The"tale"of"common"things."The"ports"ye"shall"not"enter,"The"roads"ye"shall"not"tread,"Go"make"them"with"your"living,"And"mark"them"with"your"dead!""Take"up"the"White"man's"burden"77"And"reap"his"old"reward:"The"blame"of"those"ye"better,"The"hate"of"those"ye"guard"77"The"cry"of"hosts"ye"humour"(Ah,"slowly!)"toward"the"light:"77""Why"brought"ye"us"from"bondage,""Our"loved"Egyptian"night?"""Take"up"the"White"Man's"burden"77"Ye"dare"not"stoop"to"less"77"Nor"call"too"loud"on"freedom"To"cloak"your"weariness;"By"all"ye"cry"or"whisper,"By"all"ye"leave"or"do,"The"silent,"sullen"peoples"Shall"weigh"your"Gods"and"you.""Take"up"the"White"Man's"burden"77"Have"done"with"childish"days"77"The"lightly"proffered"laurel,"The"easy,"ungrudged"praise."Comes"now,"to"search"your"manhood"Through"all"the"thankless"years,"Cold7edged"with"dear7bought"wisdom,"The"judgment"of"your"peers!"