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DREAM-LIFE POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: DREAM-LIFE POEM Listen, friend, and I will tell you Why I sometimes seem so glad, Then, without a reason changing, Soon become so grave and sad. Half my life I live a beggar, Ragged, helpless, and alone; But […]

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Rest Poem by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. Adelaide Anne Procter Verse: Rest Poem Spread, spread thy silver wings, oh Dove! And seek for rest by land and sea, And bring the tidings back to me For thee and me and those I love. Look how my Dove soars far […]

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THE TYRANT AND THE CAPTIVE POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: THE TYRANT AND THE CAPTIVE POEM It was midnight when I listened, And I heard two Voices speak; One was harsh, and stern, and cruel, And the other soft and weak: Yet I saw […]

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THE CARVER’S LESSON POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: THE CARVER’S LESSON POEM Trust me, no mere skill of subtle tracery, No mere practice of a dexterous hand, Will suffice, without a hidden spirit, That we may, or may not, understand. And those quaint old […]

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THREE ROSES POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: THREE ROSES POEM Just when the red June Roses blow She gave me one,—a year ago. A Rose whose crimson breath revealed The secret that its heart concealed, And whose half shy, half tender grace Blushed back […]

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MY PICTURE GALLERY POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: MY PICTURE GALLERY POEM I. You write and think of me, my friend, with pity; While you are basking in the light of Rome, Shut up within the heart of this great city, Too busy and […]

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SENT TO HEAVEN POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: SENT TO HEAVEN POEM I had a Message to send her, To her whom my soul loved best; But I had my task to finish. And she was gone home to rest. To rest in the […]

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NEVER AGAIN POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: NEVER AGAIN POEM “Never again!” vow hearts when reunited, “Never again shall Love be cast aside; For ever now the shadow has departed; Nor bitter sorrow, veiled in scornful pride, Shall feign indifference, or affect disdain,— Never, […]

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LISTENING ANGELS POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: LISTENING ANGELS POEM Blue against the bluer Heavens Stood the mountain, calm and still, Two white Angels, bending earthward, Leant upon the hill. Listening leant those silent Angels, And I also longed to hear What sweet strain […]

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After Three Days Poem by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) Poetry from Three Sunsets and Other Poems. After Three Days Poem I stood within the gate Of a great temple, ‘mid the living stream Of worshipers that thronged its regal state Fair-pictured in my dream. Jewels and gold were there; And floors of marble lent a […]

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GOLDEN DAYS POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: GOLDEN DAYS POEM Golden days—where are they? Pilgrims east and west Cry; if we could find them We would pause and rest: We would pause and rest a little From our long and weary ways:- Where are […]

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PHILIP AND MILDRED POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from Legends and Lyrics Second Series. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSE: PHILIP AND MILDRED POEM Lingering fade the rays of daylight, and the listening air is chilly; Voice of bird and forest murmur, insect hum and quivering spray Stir not in that quiet hour: through the valley, […]

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