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The Norse King's Bridal
by E. M. Smith-DampierIn these translations from the Danish I have adhered strictly to the metres of the original; this, however, is not the case with those from the Old Norse. The original ballads are not versifications of Northern legends, but, like those in my previous volume, so far as matter goes, pure inventions of my own.The “Drowning of John Remorsson” is, accor..
The Remains of Hesiod the Ascræan
by Charles Abraham EltonThe remains of Hesiod are not alone interesting to the antiquary, as tracing a picture of the rude arts and manners of the ancient Greeks. His sublime philosophic allegories; his elevated views of a retributive Providence; and the romantic elegance, or daring grandeur, with which he has invested the legends of his mythology, offer more solid reason..
Gloucestershire Friends
by F. W. HarveyThe secret of Mr. Harvey’s power is that he says what other English lads in Flanders want to say and cannot.... This modest little volume has real charm, and not a little depth of thought and beauty. It contains far more real poetry than many a volume ten times its length.Bishop Frodsham in The Saturday Review.The poems are all short—too short. Lie..
Horse Sense in Verses Tense
by Walt MasonWalt Mason’s contributions to the Chronicle have attracted the attention of English readers by their originality and expressiveness, and have brought him letters from Mr. John Masefield and many others. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle regards him as one of the quaintest and most original humorists America has ever produced...
The corsair - a romantic legend of Hell Gate
by AnonymousAs we have invited the reader to a long Poem, we feel some misgiving in setting before him a lengthy Preface. We will therefore bring to his attention, as an Appendix, the matter intended as an Introduction, thus leaving him free to begin with the Story of the Corsair at once, while the former may afterward be read with advantage, should he feel in..
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 09
by Ambrose BierceA German physician of some note once gave it out as his solemn conviction that civilized man is gradually but surely losing the sense of smell through disuse. It is a fact that we have noses less keen than the savages; which is well for us, for we have a dozen “well-defined and several” bad odors to their one. It is possible, indeed, that it is to ..
Poems
by Lionel JohnsonA collection of poems written by Lionel Johnson.WINCHESTERTO MORFYDDPLATO IN LONDONIN FALMOUTH HARBOURA FRIENDA BURDEN OF EASTER VIGILBY THE STATUE OF KING CHARLES AT CHARING CROSSLALEHAMOUR LADY OF FRANCEIN MEMORYTHE PRECEPT OF SILENCEHILL AND VALEGWYNEDDA CORNISH NIGHTMYSTIC AND CAVALIERPARNELL..
Farewell
by F. W. HarveyIn spite of all the soulful utterances of people comfortably off, economic independence remains the first condition of happiness. This is not to say that people aren’t great fools for preferring law to literature. It is rather to imply that a poet who can do both is a fool if he does not...