. Swallow flights. me . 72 Beauty for Ashes 74 To my Heart 76 Alien Waters 78 Looking Back 81 A Problem 83 At a Window 85 To a Lady in a Picture . 87 My Captive 88 Roses 91 Down the River 93 Loves Land c 95 CONTENTS. 9 PAGE Her Window 9^ A Madrigal . 97 Question 99 i fain would go .101 The Spring is Late , - . 103 Selfish Prayer 105 For me Alone ,...,...,.. loj Ad Te Domine , 109 If I COULD Keep Her so ...... ^ ...... i 10 Annies Daughter 113 Looking into the Well 116 Like a Child 120 A Song in the Wood 123 My Boy 125 Trothplight 129 The House in the Meadow .......... 132 From Dusk to Dawn 137
. Swallow flights. me . 72 Beauty for Ashes 74 To my Heart 76 Alien Waters 78 Looking Back 81 A Problem 83 At a Window 85 To a Lady in a Picture . 87 My Captive 88 Roses 91 Down the River 93 Loves Land c 95 CONTENTS. 9 PAGE Her Window 9^ A Madrigal . 97 Question 99 i fain would go .101 The Spring is Late , - . 103 Selfish Prayer 105 For me Alone ,...,...,.. loj Ad Te Domine , 109 If I COULD Keep Her so ...... ^ ...... i 10 Annies Daughter 113 Looking into the Well 116 Like a Child 120 A Song in the Wood 123 My Boy 125 Trothplight 129 The House in the Meadow .......... 132 From Dusk to Dawn 137 There 140 Somebodys Child ..... ......... 142 A Womans Waiting . 144 John A. Andrew ...» 149 The Country of If .......... ^ . 151 For Cupid Dead ., ............. 152 We lay us down to Sleep . . o 154 lO CONTENTS. Sonnets : PAGE The New Day . , 159 One Dread ... ..c .... o 160 Afar 161 Last Year 162 First Love 164 Loves Forgiveness 165 In Time to come ... 166 A Summers Growth ... = ... 167 My Birthday . 168. S WALL O W-FLLGHTS. T^ OR TIL from the wind-swept Country of my Hear. Fly fast, swift wings IFor hence the summers and their suns depart^ —Here no bird sings. With spring this country was all verdurous When first you came ;Lts leafage of sweet songs solicitous; Its shies aflame With dreamijtg of the summers warm delights ; Streams sought the sea ;White moons made beautiful the waiting nights ; Your wings were free. 12 SWALLOW-FLIGHTS. But here you nested through the smili?ig springy — Through swniner, too ;Tis autumn now, and pleasant things take wing, So why not you ^ Fly hence, and carry with you all my dreams., My hopes, my fears ;Shall I, while sitti?ig by Lifes frozen streams,Weep idle tears ? Fly hence, swift wings — / have been glad with you In Lifes glad spring;Heard summer songs, and thought their promise true, But 7107V — take wing. You are not doves, that you should bring back leaves From whelming seas;Fly far, sivift truants, from my silent eaves, — L
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