THE
COLLECTED POEMS
OF
T. E. BROWN

 

WITH INTRODUCTION BY

W. E. HENLEY

 

MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED
ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON

1909

 

CONTENTS

[The poems denoted thus * are now published, it is believed, for the first time.]

INTRODUCTION ix
   
I. ASPECTS AND CHARACTERS  
   
BRADDAN VICARAGE 3
OLD JOHN 5
CHALSE A KILLEY 13
IN THE COACH 17
MATER DOLOROSA 31
THE CHRISTENING 32
PEGGY'S WEDDING 36
THE PEEL LIFE-BOAT 44
CATHERINE KINRADE 47
* A DIALOGUE BETWEEN HOM-VEG AND BALLURE'S RIVER 49
GOB-NY-USHTEY 52
* FAILAND 53
* PORTBURY 54
* THE DHOON 55
* WASTWATER TO SCAWFELL 55
* THE WELL 58
ROMAN WOMEN 59
IN MEMORIAM 68
SONG 69
DUNOON 69
THE LAUGH 71
" NE SIT ANCILLAE " 71
WHITEHAVEN HARBOUR 7Z
IBANT OBSCURAE 73
ST. BEE'S HEAD 74
AN OXFORD IDYLL. 75
SCARLETT ROCKS 76
LIME STREET 76
HOTWELLS 77
TO K. H. 77
CLIFTON 78
IN A FIVES-COURT 79
THE LILY-POOL 79
" NOT WILLING TO STAY 80
ECCLESIASTES 82
INDWELLING 82
SALVE! 83
IN MEMORIAM: PAUL BRIDSON 83
IN MEMORIAM: A. F 84
CANTICLE 85
WHITE FOXGLOVE 85
OCTAVES 87
POETS AND POETS 88
OPIFEX 88
IN MEMORIAM: J. MACMEIKIN 89
" GOD IS LOVE ". 90
THE INTERCEPTED SALUTE 90
METABOAH . 91
JESSIE 91
A WISH 92
DANTE AND ARIOSTO 92
BOCCACCIO 92
TO E. M. O 93
CAROL 93
M. T. W. 94
THE ORGANIST IN HEAVEN 95
TO E. M. O 96
* A SERMON AT CLEVENON 96
* A FABLE 98
* THE PESSIMIST 99
ON THE SlNKING OF THE VICTORIA, 100
* CRISMA 100
II. NARRATIVE  
FO'C'S'LE YARNS, AND OTHER TALES: First Series—  
* PROLOGUE: SPES ALTERA . . 105
TO SING A SONG SHALL PLEASE MY COUNTRYMEN 107
1. BETSY LEE . 108
2. CHRISTMAS ROSE . 150
3. CAPTAIN TOM AND CAPTAIN HUGH 209
4. TOMMY BIG-EYES 242
   
FO'C'S'LE YARNS: Second Series—  
DEAR COUNTRYMEN, WHATE'ER IS LEFT TO US 328
1. THE DOCTOR. (incomplete) 329
2. LILLY OF THE SHERRAGH VANE 444
3. THE SCHOOLMASTERS 493
   
FO'C'S'LE YARNS: Third Series—  
FIRST COMES TOM BAYNES AMONG THESE SORTED QUILLS . 510
1. THE MANX WITCH (incomplete) 511
2. JOB THE WHITE 593
3. THE INDIAMAN 605
MARY QUAYLE: The Curate's Story 618
BELLA GORRY: The Pazon s Story 640
ENVOY TO FO'C'S LE YARNS: GO BACK ! 656
III. LYRICAL  
CLEVEDON VERSES 659
LYNTON VERSES 664
THE EMPTY CUP 668
PAIN 670
THE PITCHER 671
SONG 673
VERIS ET FAVONI 673
IN GREMIO 674
EXILE 674
CLIMBING 676
RISUS DEI 677
DARTMOOR: SUNSETS * HOMO LOQUITUR 679
AT CHAGFORD I RESPONDET DHMIOURGOS 684
THE PRAYERS 687
* POIHMATION 687
*JUVENTA PERENNIS . 688
* VESPERS . . . 689
* I BENDED UNTO ME A BOUGH OF MAY 689
* IS IT AMAVI OR IS IT AMO ? 689
A FRAGMENT: YON BIRD 690
* TO W. E. HENLEY 690
* WHEN LOVE MEETS LOVE 691
* BETWEEN OUR FOLDING LIPS 691
* EX ORE INFANTIS . 691
* O GOD TO THEE I YIEI.D 692
* TO G. TRUSTRUM 692
* AN AUTUMN TRINKET 693
RECONCILIATION 693
SAD ! SAD! . 694
IN A FAIR GARDEN 695
THE SCHOONER 696
EUROCLYDON 697
DISGUISES 698
MY GARDEN 699
LAND, HO ! 700
PRAESTO 701
EVENSONG 701
ABER STATIONS 702
A MORNING WALK 712
EPISTOLA AD DAKYNS 713
NATURE AND ART 718
LIFE . 725
ALMA MATER 726
TRITON ESURIENS 727
ISRAEL AND HELLAS 729
DREAMS 731
PREPARATION 732
PLANTING 732
OBVIAM 733
SPECULA 733
SOCIAL SCIENCE 734
AT THE PLAY 736

 

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