The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 1

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Author

MacDonald, George, 1824-1905

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Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Robert Prince, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

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PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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Scottish poetry -- 19th century

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9543

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9543

Release Date

December 1, 2005

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE POETICAL WORKS — CONTENTS. — WITHIN AND WITHOUT — WITHIN AND WITHOUT:
2. 2.WITHIN AND WITHOUT — PART I.
3. 3.SCENE II.— The refectory. The monks at table. A buzz of conversation . ROBERT enters, wiping his forehead, as if he had just come in . — SCENE III.— Julian's cell. An open chest. The lantern on a stool, its candle nearly burnt out . JULIAN lying on his bed, looking at the light .
4. 4.SCENE IV.— Night. The court of a country-inn. The Abbot, while his horse is brought out . — SCENE V.— After midnight . JULIAN seated under a tree by the roadside . — SCENE VI.— The Abbot's room. The Abbot and one of the Monks. — SCENE VII.— Afternoon. The mountains . JULIAN.
5. 5.SCENE VIII.— A dungeon in the monastery. A ray of the moon on the floor . ROBERT. — PART II . — SCENE I.— A room in Julian's castle . JULIAN and the old Nurse. — SCENE II.— A poor cottage. An old Man and Woman sitting together . — SCENE III.— Kitchen of a small inn . Host and Hostess. — SCENE IV.— The inn; a room upstairs . JULIAN at the window, half hidden by the curtain . — SCENE V.— A back street. Two Servants with a carriage and pair . — SCENE VI.— Julian's room. JULIAN standing at the window, his face pressed against a pane. Storm and gathering darkness without . — SCENE VII.— The landing . — SCENE VIII.— A room in the castle . JULIAN and the Nurse. — SCENE IX.— The Abbot's room in the monastery. The Abbot. — SCENE X.— Towards morning. The Nurse's room . LILIA in bed . JULIAN watching . — SCENE XI.— A hilly road . STEPHEN, trudging alone, pauses to look around him . — SCENE XII.— The Nurse's room . LILIA sitting up in bed . JULIAN seated by her; an open note in his hand . — SCENE XIII.— The Steward's room . JULIAN and the Steward. Papers on the table, which JULIAN has just finished examining .
6. 6.SCENE XIV.— A road near the town . A Waggoner. STEPHEN, in lay dress, coming up to him . — SCENE XV.— The Nurse's room . JULIAN and LILIA standing near the window . — SCENE XVI.— The Steward's room . JULIAN. The Steward . — SCENE XVII.— The inn; the room which had been JULIAN'S. STEPHEN, Host, and Hostess. Wine on the table . — SCENE XVIII.— Night. The Nurse's room . LILIA; to her JULIAN.
7. 7.PART III. — SCENE II.— Rooms in Lord Seaford's house. A large company; dancers; gentlemen looking on . — SCENE III.— Julian's room . LILY asleep . — SCENE IV.—LILIA in bed. The room lighted from a gas-lamp in the street; the bright shadow of the window on the wall and ceiling . — SCENE V.—LORD SEAFORD, alternately writing at a table and composing at his pianoforte . — SCENE VI.— Julian's room next morning; no fire . JULIAN stands at the window, looking into a London fog .
8. 8.SCENE VII.— Julian's room. Noon . LILIA at work ; LILY playing in a closet . — SCENE VIII.— A merchants counting-house . JULIAN preparing to go home . — SCENE IX.—LILIA preparing to go out . LILY. — SONG. — SCENE X.— Julian's room. Christmas Day; early morn . JULIAN.
9. 9.PART IV. — SCENE I.— Summer. Julian's room. JULIAN is reading out of a book of poems . — SCENE IV.— Julian's room. The dusk of evening . JULIAN standing with his arms folded, and his eyes fixed on the floor . — SCENE V.— Lord Seaford's house; Lady Gertrude's room . LADY GERTRUDE lying on a couch ; LILIA seated beside her, with the girl's hand in both hers . — SONG. — SCENE VI.— A rainy day . LORD SEAFORD walking up and down his room, murmuring to himself . — SCENE VII.—JULIAN reading in his room . — SCENE VIII.— Lord Seaford's room . LILIA and LORD SEAFORD. Her hand lies in his . — SCENE IX.— Evening. Hampstead Heath . LILIA seated . — SCENE X.— Julian's room . JULIAN reading. A letter is brought in. He reads it, turns deadly pale, and leans his arms and head on the table, almost fainting. This lasts some time; then starting up, he paces through the room, his shoulders slightly shrugged, his arms rigid by his sides, and his hands clenched hard, as if a net of pain were drawn tight around his frame. At length he breathes deep, draws himself up, and walks erect, his chest swelling, but his teeth set . — SCENE XI.— A table in a club-room. Several Gentlemen seated round it. To them enter another . — SCENE XII.— A by-street . JULIAN walking home very weary. The child in his arms, her head lying on his shoulder. An Organ-boy with a monkey, sitting on a door-step. He sings in a low voice . — SCENE XIII.—LILIA'S room . JULIAN enters with the child; undresses her, and puts her to bed . — SCENE XIV.— Crowd about the Italian Opera-House . JULIAN. LILY in his arms. Three Students. — SCENE XV.—JULIAN seated in his room, his eyes fixed on the floor . LILY playing in a corner . — SCENE XVI.—JULIAN walking with LILY through one of the squares . — SCENE XVII.— Julian's room . JULIAN. LILY asleep . — SCENE XVIII.— Portsmouth. A bedroom . LORD SEAFORD. LADY GERTRUDE. — SCENE XIX.— A country churchyard . JULIAN seated on a tombstone . LILY gathering flowers and grass among the grass . — SCENE XX.— Portsmouth . LORD SEAFORD, partially recovered. Enter LADY GERTRUDE and BERNARD. — SCENE XXI.— LILY in bed. JULIAN seated by her . — SCENE XXII.— A cottage-room . LILIA folding a letter . — SCENE XXIII.—LILY lying dead. JULIAN bending over her . — SCENE XXIV.— The country-churchyard . JULIAN standing by LILY'S new-filled grave. He looks very worn and ill . — SCENE XXV.— The empty room, formerly Lilia's . — PART V. — A DREAM. — SCENE II.— A room in a cottage . LILIA on her knees before a crucifix. Her back only is seen, for the Poet dares not look on her face. On a chair beside her lies a book, open at CHAPTER VIII. Behind her stands an Angel, bending forward, as if to protect her with his wings partly expanded. Appear JULIAN, with LILY in his arms . LILY looks with love on the angel, and a kind of longing fear on her mother . — SCENE III.—JULIAN on the summit of a mountain-peak. The stars are brilliant around a crescent moon, hanging half-way between the mountain and the zenith. Below lies a sea of vapour. Beyond rises a loftier pinnacle, across which is stretched a bar of cloud . LILY lies on the cloud, looking earnestly into the mist below . — A HIDDEN LIFE. — I. — II. — A HIDDEN LIFE. — A STORY OF THE SEA-SHORE. — TO THEM THAT MOURN.
10. 10.A STORY OF THE SEA-SHORE. — THE STORY. — THE DISCIPLE. — DEDICATION. — THE DISCIPLE. — II. — IV. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — XII. — XIII. — XIV. — XV. — XVI. — XVIII. — XIX. — XX. — XXI. — XXII. — XXIII. — XXIV. — XXV. — XXVI. — XXVII. — XXVIII. — XXIX. — XXX. — XXXI. — THE GOSPEL WOMEN.
11. 11.I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — XII. — XIII. — XIV. — XV. — II. — XVI. — A BOOK OF SONNETS. — THE BURNT-OFFERING . — THE UNSEEN FACE . — CONCERNING JESUS . — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — XII. — XIII. — XIV. — XV. — XVI. — XVII. — XVIII.
12. 12.A MEMORIAL OF AFRICA . — I. — II. — A. M. D . — TO GARIBALDI—WITH A BOOK . — TO S. F. S . — RUSSELL GURNEY . — TO ONE THREATENED WITH BLINDNESS . — I. — II.
13. 13.TO AUBREY DE VERE . — GENERAL GORDON . — I. — II. — THE CHRYSALIS . — THE SWEEPER OF THE FLOOR . — DEATH . — ORGAN SONGS. — TO A. J. SCOTT — LIGHT . — TO A. J. SCOTT .
14. 14.I WOULD I WERE A CHILD . — A PRAYER FOR THE PAST .
15. 15.A PRAYER FOR THE PAST.
16. 16.LONGING .
17. 17.I KNOW WHAT BEAUTY IS . — SYMPATHY . — THE THANK-OFFERING . — PRAYER . — REST . — II. — III. — IV. — O DO NOT LEAVE ME . — BLESSED ARE THE MEEK, FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH . — HYMN FOR A SICK GIRL .
18. 18.WRITTEN FOR ONE IN SORE PAIN .
19. 19.A CHRISTMAS CAROL FOR 1862 ,
20. 20.A CHRISTMAS CAROL . — THE SLEEPLESS JESUS .
21. 21.CHRISTMAS, 1873 .
22. 22.CHRISTMAS, 1884 .
23. 23.AN OLD STORY . — II. — III. — IV. — A SONG FOR CHRISTMAS . — II. — TO MY AGING FRIENDS . — CHRISTMAS SONG OF THE OLD CHILDREN .
24. 24.CHRISTMAS MEDITATION . — THE OLD CASTLE . — CHRISTMAS PRAYER. — SONG OF THE INNOCENTS . — CHRISTMAS DAY AND EVERY DAY . — THE CHILDREN'S HEAVEN. — REJOICE . — THE GRACE OF GRACE .
25. 25.ANTIPHON . — DORCAS . — MARRIAGE SONG . — BLIND BARTIMEUS . — COME UNTO ME . — MORNING HYMN . — NOONTIDE HYMN . — EVENING HYMN . — THE HOLY MIDNIGHT . — RONDEL . — A PRAYER . — HOME FROM THE WARS . — GOD; NOT GIFT . — TO ANY FRIEND . — VIOLIN SONGS. — HOPE DEFERRED .
26. 26.DEATH . — HARD TIMES . — IF I WERE A MONK, AND THOU WERT A NUN . — MY HEART . — II. — III. — THE FLOWER-ANGELS . — TO MY SISTER , — I. — II. — III. — OH THOU OF LITTLE FAITH ! — WILD FLOWERS . — SPRING SONG . — SUMMER SONG .
27. 27.AUTUMN SONG . — WINTER SONG . — PICTURE SONGS. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — A DREAM SONG .
28. 28.AT MY WINDOW AFTER SUNSET . — A FATHER TO A MOTHER . — THE TEMPLE OF GOD . — GOING TO SLEEP . — TO-MORROW . — FOOLISH CHILDREN . — LOVE IS HOME .
29. 29.FAITH . — WAITING . — OUR SHIP . — MY HEART THY LARK . — TWO IN ONE . — BEDTIME . — A PRAYER . — A SONG PRAYER . — SONGS OF THE DAYS AND NIGHTS. — SONGS OF THE SUMMER DAYS . — I. — II. — III. — SONGS OF THE SUMMER NIGHTS . — I. — II. — III. — IV. — SONGS OF THE AUTUMN DAYS . — I. — II. — III. — IV. — SONGS OF THE AUTUMN NIGHTS . — I. — III. — IV. — SONGS OF THE WINTER DAYS . — I. — II. — IV.
30. 30.SONGS OF THE WINTER NIGHTS . — I. — II. — III. — SONGS OF THE SPRING DAYS . — I. — II. — III. — IV. — SONGS OF THE SPRING NIGHTS . — I. — II. — III. — IV. — A BOOK OF DREAMS.
31. 31.PART I. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — PART II. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — ROADSIDE POEMS.
32. 32.BETTER THINGS . — AN OLD SERMON WITH A NEW TEXT . — LITTLE ELFIE . — RECIPROCITY .
33. 33.THE SHADOWS . — THE CHILD-MOTHER . — HE HEEDED NOT . — THE SHEEP AND THE GOAT .
34. 34.THE WAKEFUL SLEEPER .
35. 35.A DREAM OF WAKING . — A MANCHESTER POEM . — WHAT THE LORD SAITH . — HOW SHALL HE SING WHO HATH NO SONG ? — THIS WORLD . — SAINT PETER . — ZACCHAEUS . — AFTER THOMAS KEMPIS . — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — TO AND OF FRIENDS.
36. 36.TO LADY NOEL BYRON . — TO THE SAME .
37. 37.TO AURELIO SAFFI . — A THANKSGIVING FOR F. D. MAURICE . — GEORGE ROLLESTON . — TO GORDON, LEAVING KHARTOUM. — SONG OF THE SAINTS AND ANGELS ,
38. 38.FAILURE . — TO E. G., DEDICATING A BOOK . — TO G. M. T . — IN MEMORIUM — END OF VOL. I.

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