The slight plank creaks—high mount the waves and high,
Hark! with the tempest's shrieks the human cry!
Upon the bridge but one man now!——
THE NEW TIMON.
In this collection of the Author's Poems will befound some not before printed, and some entirelyre-written from the more imperfect productions ofearlier years. Few, if any, that have previously appeared,have escaped revision and alteration.
THE NEW TIMON | Page 1 |
CONSTANCE; OR, THE PORTRAIT | 88 |
MILTON | 119 |
EVA | 140 |
THE FAIRY BRIDE | 149 |
THE BEACON | 159 |
THE LAY OF THE MINSTREL'S HEART | 163 |
NARRATIVE LYRICS; OR, THE PARCÆ. IN SIX LEAVES FROM THE SIBYL'S BOOK. | |
I.—NAPOLEON AT ISOLA BELLA | 166 |
II.—MAZARIN | 169 |
III.—ANDRÉ CHÉNIER | 173 |
IV.—MARY STUART AND HER MOURNER | 176 |
V.—THE LAST DAYS OF ELIZABETH | 179 |
VI.—CROMWELL'S DREAM |