Adelaide Anne Procter

THE SHRINES OF MARY POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – THE SHRINES OF MARY POEM THERE are many shrines of our Lady, In different lands and climes, Where I can remember kneeling In old and beloved times. They arise now like stars before me Through the […]

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THE HOMELESS POOR POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – THE HOMELESS POOR POEM CALM the City lay in midnight silence, Deep on streets and roofs the snow lay white; Then I saw an Angel spread his pinions Rising up to Heaven to meet the nigh. In […]

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MILLY’S EXPIATION THE PRIEST’S STORY POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – MILLY’S EXPIATION THE PRIEST’S STORY POEM -I- THERE are times when all these terrors Seem to fade, and fade away, Like a nightmare’s ghastly presence In the truthful dawn of day. There are times, too, […]

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A CASTLE IN THE AIR POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – A CASTLE IN THE AIR POEM I BUILT myself a castle, So noble, grand and fair; I built myself a castle, A castle—in the air. The fancies of my twilights That fade in sober truth, […]

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PER PACEM AD LUCEM POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – PER PACEM AD LUCEM POEM I DO not ask, O Lord, that life may be A pleasant road; I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me Aught of its load; I do not ask […]

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A LEGEND POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – A LEGEND POEM -I- THE Monk was preaching: strong his earnest word, From the abundance of his heart he spoke, And the flame spread—in every soul that heard Sorrow and love and good resolve awoke:— The poor lay […]

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BIRTHDAY GIFTS FOR A CHILD POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – BIRTHDAY GIFTS FOR A CHILD POEM -I- WHY do you look sad, my Minnie? Tell me darling—for to-day Is the birthday of Our Lady, And Her children should be gay. -II- What?—You say that all […]

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A BEGGAR POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – A BEGGAR POEM I BEG of you, I beg of you, my brothers, For my need is very sore; Not for gold and not for silver do I ask you, But for something even more: From the depths […]

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LINKS WITH HEAVEN POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – LINKS WITH HEAVEN POEM OUR God in Heaven, from that holy place, To each of us an Angel guide has given; But Mothers of dead children have more grace— For they give Angels to their God and […]

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HOMELESS POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – HOMELESS POEM IT is cold dark midnight, yet listen To that patter of tiny feet! Is it one of your dogs, fair lady, Who whines in the bleak cold street Is it one of your silken spaniels Shut out […]

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Legends and Lyrics Second Series by Adelaide Anne Procter LEGENDS AND LYRICS—SECOND SERIES by Adelaide Anne Procter Legends and Lyrics Second Series Contents: A Legend of Provence Poem Envy Poem Over the Mountain Poem Beyond Poem A Warning Poem Maximus Poem Optimus Poem A Lost Chord Poem Too Late Poem The Requital Poem Returned—”Missing” Poem […]

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A Legend of Provence Poem by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. Adelaide Anne Procter Verse: A Legend of Provence Poem The lights extinguished, by the hearth I leant, Half weary with a listless discontent. The flickering giant-shadows, gathering near, Closed round me with a dim and silent fear. All dull, […]

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