the flower of the mind(脑之花)-第2章
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modern stanzas in an old song by this very habit of anapaests and this very
misunderstanding of the long words and interlinear pauses of the older
stanzas。 This； for instance； is the old metre：
〃Hame； hame； hame！ O hame fain wad I be！〃
and this the lamentable anapaestic line （from the same song）：
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〃Yet the sun through the mirk seems to promise to me …。〃
It has been difficult to refuse myself the delight of including A Divine
Love of Carew； but it seemed too bold to leave out four stanzas of a poem
of seven； and the last four are of the poorest argument。 This passage at
least shall speak for the first three：
〃Thou didst appear A glorious mystery； so dark； so clear； As Nature
did intend All should confess； but none might comprehend。〃
From Christ's Victory in Heaven of Giles Fletcher （out of reach for its
length） it is a happiness to extract here at least the passage upon 〃Justice；〃
who looks 〃as the eagle
〃that hath so oft compared Her eye with heaven's〃；
from Marlowe's poem； also unmanageable； that in which Love ran to
the priestess
〃And laid his childish head upon her breast〃；
with that which tells how Night；
〃deep…drenched in misty Acheron； Heaved up her head； and half the
world upon Breathed darkness forth〃；
from Robert Greene two lines of a lovely passage：
〃Cupid abroad was lated in the night； His wings were wet with
ranging in the rain〃；
from Ben Jonson's Hue and Cry （not throughout fine） the stanza：
〃Beauties； have ye seen a toy； Called Love； a little boy； Almost naked；
wanton； blind； Cruel now； and then as kind？ If he be amongst ye； say； He
is Venus' run…away〃；
from Francis Davison：
〃Her angry eyes are great with tears〃；
from George Wither：
〃I can go rest On her sweet breast That is the pride of Cynthia's
train〃；
from Cowley：
〃Return； return； gay planet of mine east〃！
The poems in which these are cannot make part of the volume； but
the citation of the fragments is a relieving act of love。
At the very beginning； Skelton's song to 〃Mistress Margery
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Wentworth〃 had almost taken a place； but its charm is hardly fine enough。
If it is necessary to answer the inevitable question in regard to Byron；
let me say that in another Anthology； a secondary Anthology； the one in
which Gray's Elegy would have an honourable place； some more of
Byron's lyrics would certainly be found； and except this there is no
apology。 If the last stanza of the 〃Dying Gladiator〃 passage； or the last
stanza on the cascade rainbow at Terni；
〃Love watching madness with unalterable mien；〃
had been separate poems instead of parts of Childe Harold； they would
have been amongst the poems that are here collected in no spirit of
arrogance； or of caprice； of diffidence or doubt。
The volume closes some time before the middle of the century and the
death of Wordsworth。
A。 M。
＇As there would be considerable overlap between the poems in this
book and those already released by Project Gutenberg the text of the
poems is not included in this eText。 The poems that Alice selected are
shown below and are followed by her comments on them。… …DP＇
Anonymous。 The first carol Sir Walter Raleigh （1552…1618） Verses
before death Edmund Spenser （1553…1599） Easter Fresh spring Like as a
ship Epithalamion John Lyly （1554？…1606） The Spring Sir Philip Sidney
（1554…1586） True love The moon Kiss Sweet judge Sleep Wat'red was my
wine Thomas Lodge （1556…1625） Rosalynd's madrigal Rosaline The
solitary shepherd's song Anonymous I saw my lady weep George Peele
（1558？…1597） Farewell to arms Robert Greene （1560？…1592） Fawnia
Sephestia's song to her child Christopher Marlowe （1562…1593） The
passionate shepherd to his love Samuel Daniel （1562…1619） Sleep My
spotless love Michael Drayton （1563…1631） Since there's no help Joshua
Sylvester （1563…1618） Were I as base William Shakespeare （1564…1616）
Poor soul； the centre of my sinful earth O me！ What eyes hath love put in
my head Shall I compare thee to a summer's day？ When in the chronicle of
wasted time That time of year thou may'st in me behold How like a winter
hath my absence been Being your slave； what should I do but tend When
in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes They that have power to hurt； and
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will do Farewell！ thou art too dear for my possessing When to the sessions
of sweet silent thought Did not the heavenly rhetoric of thine eye The
forward violet thus did I chide O lest the world should task you to recite
Let me not to the marriage of true minds How oft； when thou； my music；
music play'st Full many a glorious morning have I seen The expense of
spirit in a waste of shame Fancy Fairies Come away Full fathom five
Dirge （Fear no more the heat o' the sun） Song （Take； O take those lips
away） Song （How should I your true love know） Anonymous Tom o'
Bedlam Thomas Campion （circa 1567…1620） Kind are her answers Laura
Her sacred bower Follow When thou must home Western wind Follow
your saint Cherry…ripe Thomas Nash （1567…1601？） Spring John Donne
（1573…1631） This happy dream Death Hymn to God the father The funeral
Richard Barnefield （1574？…？） The nightingale Ben Jonson （1574…1637）
Charis' triumph Jealousy Epitaph on Elizabeth L。 H。 Hymn to Diana On
my first daughter Echo's lament for Narcissus An epitaph on Salathiel
Pavy； a child of Queen Elizabeth's Chapel John Fletcher （1579…1625）
Invocation to sleep； from Valentinian To Bacchus John Webster （…？1625）
Song from the Duchess of Malfi Song from the Devil's Law…case In Earth；
dirge from Vittoria Corombona William Drummond of Hawthornden
（1585…1649） Song （Phoebus； arise！） Sleep； Silence' child To the
nightingale Madrigal I Madrigal II Beaumont and Fletcher （1586…1616）…
（1579…1625） I died true Francis Beaumont （1586…1616） On the tombs in
Westminster Abbey Sir Francis Kynaston （1587…1642） To Cynthia； on
concealment of her beauty Nathaniel Field （1587…1638） Matin song
George Wither （1588…1667） Sleep； baby； sleep！ Thomas Carew （1589…
1639） Song （Ask me no more where Jove bestows） To my inconstant
mistress An hymeneal dialogue Ingrateful beauty threatened Thomas
Dekker （…1638？） Lullaby Sweet content Thomas Heywood （…1649？） Good…
morrow Robert Herrick （1591…1674？） To Dianeme To meadows To
blossoms To daffodils To violets To primroses To daisies； not to shut so
soon To the virgins； to make much of time Dress In silks Corinna's going
a…maying Grace for a child Ben Jonson George Herbert （1593…1632） Holy
baptism Virtue Unkindness Love The pulley The collar Life Misery James
Shirley （1596…1666） Equality Anonymous （circa 1603） Lullaby （Weep you
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no more； sad fountains） Sir William Davenant （1605…1668） Morning
Edmund Waller （1605…1687） The rose Thomas Randolph （1606…1634？）
His mistress Charles Best （…？） A sonnet of the moon John Milton （1608…
1674） Hymn on Christ's nativity L'allegro Il penseroso Lycidas On his
blindness On his deceased wife On Shakespeare Song on May morning
Invocation to Sabrina； from Comus Invocation to Echo； from Comus The
attendant spirit； from Comus James Graham； Marquis of Montrose （1612…
1650） The vigil of death Richard Crashaw （1615？…1652） On a prayer…book
sent to Mrs。 M。 R。 To the morning Love's horoscope On Mr。 G。 Herbert's
book Wishes to his supposed mistress Quem Vidistis Pastores etc。 Music's
duel The flaming heart Abraham Cowley （1618…1667） On the death of Mr。
Crashaw Hymn to the light Richard Lovelace （1618…1658） To Lucasta on
going to the wars To Amarantha Lucasta To Althea； from prison A guiltless
lady imprisoned： after penanced The rose Andrew Marvell （1620…1678） A
Horatian ode upon Cromwell's return from Ireland The picture of T。 C。 in a
prospect of flowers The nymph complaining of death of her fawn The
definition of love The garden Henry Vaughan （1621…1695） The dawning
Childhood Corruption The night The eclipse The retreat The world of light
Scottish Ballads Helen of Kirconnell The wife of Usher's well The dowie
dens of Yarrow Sweet William and May Margaret Sir Patrick Spens Hame；
hame； hame Border Ballad A lyke…wake dirge John Dryden （1631…1700）
Ode （Thou youngest virgin…daughter of the skies） Aphre Behn （1640…1689）
Song； from Abdelazar Joseph Addison （1672…1719） Hymn （The spacious
firmament on high） Alexander Pope （1688…1744） Elegy William Cowper
（1731…1800） Lines on receiving his mother's picture Anna Laetitia
Barbauld （1743…1825） Life William Blake （1757…1828） The land of
dreams The piper Holy Thursday The tiger To the muses Love's secret
Robert Burns （1759…1796） To a mouse The farewell William Wordsworth
（1770…1850） Why art thou silent？ Thoughts of a Briton on the subjugation
of Switzerland It is a beauteous evening； calm and free On the extinction
of the Venetian Republic O friend！ I know not Surprised by joy To
Toussaint L'ouverture With ships the sea was sprinkled The world Upon
Westminster bridge； Sept。 3； 1802 When I have borne in memory Three
years she grew The daffodils The solitary reaper Elegiac stanzas To H。 C。
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