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Love's Old Sweet Song

Love's Old Sweet Song

by George H. Ellwanger

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Compiler
Ellwanger, George H. (George Herman), 1848-1906
Title
Love's Old Sweet Song A sheaf of latter-day love-poems gathered from many sources
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Love poetry
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 54148
Release Date
February 10, 2017
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.ENVOY.
  3. 3.PUBLISHERS’ NOTE.
  4. 4.ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
  5. 5.A PASSING WORD. — LOVE’S OLD SWEET SONG.
  6. 6.SINCE YESTERDAY.
  7. 7.AN AWAKENING.
  8. 8.LOVE, THE DESTROYER.
  9. 9.SWEETHEART, SIGH NO MORE.
  10. 10.THE FADED VIOLET.
  11. 11.SONG.
  12. 12.CALAIS SANDS.
  13. 13.PHANTOMS.
  14. 14.THE GUEST.
  15. 15.THE SECRET. From the French of Félix Arvers.
  16. 16.IF LOVE COULD LAST!
  17. 17.A JOURNEY.
  18. 18.IF ONLY THOU ART TRUE.
  19. 19.THE ECSTASY OF THE HAIR.
  20. 20.THE NIGHT WATCHES.
  21. 21.IN A ROSE GARDEN.
  22. 22.I CHARGE YOU, O WINDS OF THE WEST.
  23. 23.SONG.
  24. 24.CÆLI.
  25. 25.LOVE IN THE HEART.
  26. 26.I WILL NOT LET THEE GO.
  27. 27.LONG ARE THE HOURS.
  28. 28.APPARITIONS. — I. — II. — III.
  29. 29.PORPHYRIA’S LOVER.
  30. 30.ROBIN’S SONG. Warwickshire, 16—.
  31. 31.THE HOUR OF SHADOWS.
  32. 32.CARNATIONS IN WINTER.
  33. 33.THE EAVESDROPPER.
  34. 34.THE IMPOSSIBLE SHE.
  35. 35.A DREAM SHAPE.
  36. 36.UNREQUITED.
  37. 37.IN THE WOOD.
  38. 38.BIRDS AND LOVERS. — I. — II.
  39. 39.DAWN.
  40. 40.LOVE’S POWER.
  41. 41.LAST NIGHT MY LADY TALKED WITH ME.
  42. 42.LOVE’S ARROWS.
  43. 43.A LOVE SONG. From the French of Alphonse de Lamartine.
  44. 44.THE PARTING HOUR.
  45. 45.THE SUNDIAL.
  46. 46.SPRING SONG.
  47. 47.TO JESSIE’S DANCING FEET.
  48. 48.A LOVE SONG.
  49. 49.A SONG.
  50. 50.A NOCTURNE.
  51. 51.VIOLETS.
  52. 52.A YEAR.
  53. 53.I’VE KISSED THEE, SWEETHEART. From the French of Théophile de Viau.
  54. 54.COMPLAINT.
  55. 55.HEART’S DEMESNE.
  56. 56.IN THE EVENING. From the Italian of Countess Lara.
  57. 57.WHEN THE LEAVES FALL IN AUTUMN. From the Italian of Lorenzo Stecchetti.
  58. 58.“QUI SAIT AIMER, SAIT MOURIR.”
  59. 59.SONG.
  60. 60.O KNIGHT, IF THOU A LADY HAST.
  61. 61.AT LAST.
  62. 62.THE OLD IS BETTER.
  63. 63.BALLADE OF MIDSUMMER DAYS AND NIGHTS.
  64. 64.OH, GATHER ME THE ROSE.
  65. 65.HER DREAM.
  66. 66.SONG.
  67. 67.THE TRYST.
  68. 68.BY ONE RAPT DAY.
  69. 69.THE DILEMMA.
  70. 70.THE MEASURE.
  71. 71.TWO TRUTHS.
  72. 72.A PRAYER.
  73. 73.A JUNE STORM.
  74. 74.DOLCINO TO MARGARET.
  75. 75.A BALLADE OF WAITING. — ENVOY.
  76. 76.A FORECAST.
  77. 77.AN OLD TUNE. From the French of Gérard de Nerval.
  78. 78.GOOD-BYE.
  79. 79.METEMPSYCHOSIS.
  80. 80.A BALLADE OF OLD SWEETHEARTS.
  81. 81.IN THE MILE-END ROAD.
  82. 82.LOVE AFRAID.
  83. 83.TO MY MISTRESS.
  84. 84.IT IS NOT ALWAYS MAY.
  85. 85.ET MELLE ET FELLE.
  86. 86.A SONG OF LOVE.
  87. 87.THE LONELY LANDSCAPE.
  88. 88.THE OUTCAST.
  89. 89.AUF WIEDERSEHEN! — SUMMER. — PALINODE. — AUTUMN.
  90. 90.SEQUEL TO “MY QUEEN.”
  91. 91.IF ...?
  92. 92.OMENS AND ORACLES.
  93. 93.THE GARDEN OF MEMORY.
  94. 94.IF I WERE A MONK, AND THOU WERT A NUN.
  95. 95.A BALLADE OF COLOURS.
  96. 96.MY AMAZON. — I. — II. — III. — IV.
  97. 97.CHANGED LOVE.
  98. 98.SUMMER’S RETURN.
  99. 99.MINE.
  100. 100.AUBADE.
  101. 101.THE PHIAL AND THE PHILTRE.
  102. 102.NOT I, SWEET SOUL, NOT I.
  103. 103.AT DINNER SHE IS HOSTESS.
  104. 104.LOVE WITHIN THE LOVER’S BREAST.
  105. 105.A DEAD MARCH.
  106. 106.FAIR STAR THAT ON THE SHOULDER OF YON HILL.
  107. 107.THY SHADOW, O TARDY NIGHT.
  108. 108.THE FIRST LYRIC.
  109. 109.THE CONCLUDING LYRIC.
  110. 110.BESIDE A BIER.
  111. 111.HEREAFTER.
  112. 112.FORTUNIO’S SONG. From the French of Alfred de Musset.
  113. 113.SPLENDIDE MENDAX.
  114. 114.THE KISS.
  115. 115.THE MILL.
  116. 116.A PASTORAL.
  117. 117.VIGILATE ITAQUE.
  118. 118.THE HORIZON.
  119. 119.SHADOWS.
  120. 120.A FAREWELL.
  121. 121.SONG.
  122. 122.SUPREME SUMMER.
  123. 123.AS ONE WOULD STAND WHO SAW A SUDDEN LIGHT.
  124. 124.DEPARTURE.
  125. 125.CADENCES. — Minor. — I. — II. — III. — Major. — I. — II. — III. — IV.
  126. 126.CHANT ROYAL OF THE GOD OF LOVE. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — ENVOY.
  127. 127.FALSE SPRING.
  128. 128.IN JUNE.
  129. 129.A SONG OF WINTER.
  130. 130.TO A LOST LOVE.
  131. 131.PRINCE OF PAINTERS, COME, I PRAY.
  132. 132.A LAGOON MESSAGE.
  133. 133.A CONQUEST.
  134. 134.THE DEVOUT LOVER.
  135. 135.BALLADE OF LOVERS. — ENVOI.
  136. 136.IN A GARDEN.
  137. 137.A SONG FOR CANDLEMAS.
  138. 138.A DREAM OF DIANA.
  139. 139.WHEN SHE COMES HOME.
  140. 140.POPLAR LEAVES.
  141. 141.AFTER DEATH.
  142. 142.SOMEWHERE OR OTHER.
  143. 143.FIRST LOVE REMEMBERED.
  144. 144.LOVE ENTHRONED.
  145. 145.SUDDEN LIGHT.
  146. 146.A PERFECT DAY.
  147. 147.RUS IN URBE.
  148. 148.SONG.
  149. 149.THE COMING OF LOVE.
  150. 150.RECALL.
  151. 151.FANTASIA.
  152. 152.ONLY A LEAF.
  153. 153.SONG FROM A DRAMA.
  154. 154.THE VIOLET.
  155. 155.TO MY LADY.
  156. 156.AT PARTING.
  157. 157.AUGUST.
  158. 158.BETWEEN THE SUNSET AND THE SEA.
  159. 159.THE OBLATION.
  160. 160.ON JUDGE’S WALK.
  161. 161.ICH HÖR’ ES SOGAR IM TRAUM.
  162. 162.OH, WHEN WILL IT BE?
  163. 163.BALLADE OF THE LADYES OF LONG SYNE. From the French of François Villon. — ENVOY.
  164. 164.FATIMA.
  165. 165.NOW SLEEPS THE CRIMSON PETAL.
  166. 166.THE WINDOW; OR THE SONGS OF THE WRENS. AT THE WINDOW.
  167. 167.GONE.
  168. 168.VALENTINE.
  169. 169.DREAM TRYST.
  170. 170.ATALANTA.
  171. 171.A SONG OF THANKSGIVING.
  172. 172.DAY AFTER DAY OF THIS AZURE MAY.
  173. 173.THE SONG OF TRISTRAM.
  174. 174.AUBADE.
  175. 175.LOVE, THE GUEST.
  176. 176.A BLUSH AT FAREWELL.
  177. 177.THE KISS OF BETROTHAL.
  178. 178.THE PARTING-GATE.
  179. 179.IRISH LOVE SONG.
  180. 180.GOOD-NIGHT.
  181. 181.I KNOW ’TIS LATE, BUT LET ME STAY.
  182. 182.CASHEL OF MUNSTER.
  183. 183.DAFFODILS.
  184. 184.AVE ATQUE VALE.
  185. 185.EPITAPH.
  186. 186.A GOLDEN HOUR.
  187. 187.AND THESE—ARE THESE INDEED THE END?
  188. 188.A DREAM.
  189. 189.THE FIRST KISS.
  190. 190.SUFFICIENCY.
  191. 191.BENEDICITE.
  192. 192.MY VIOLET.
  193. 193.ASLEEP.
  194. 194.SWIMMING SONG.
  195. 195.THE PEACE OF THE ROSE.
  196. 196.THE BRIDAL PAIR. — HE. — SHE.
  197. 197.THE TRIFLERS. — HE. — SHE.
  198. 198.AT THY GRAVE.
  199. 199.LO! IN A DREAM LOVE CAME TO ME.
  200. 200.VALE.
  201. 201.INDEX
  202. 202.INDEX OF FIRST LINES
  203. 203.List of Poems in the Order of Their Appearance.

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