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Laus Veneris And Other Poems And Ballads
Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne

LAUS VENERIS, AND OTIXEB POEMS AND BALLADS. LORE dit en plonrant HBIm trop malheurenx homme et muldlct poacheur, oncques ne verrai-je cldmence et misdricorde de Dieu. Ores men irai-je dicy et me cacherai dedans le mont Horsel, en requerant de faveur et damoureuse merci ma doulce dame Vdnus, car pour son amour serai je bien B tout jamais damn6 e... more »n enfer. Voicy la fin de tous me8 faicts darmes et de toutes mes belles chan- aons. HClas, trop belle estoyt Ir face de ma dame et ses yeulx, et en mauvais jour je vis ces chouses-lh. Lors sen alla tout en gd- missant et se retourna chez elle, et 121 vescut tristement en grand amour prhs de aa dame. Puis aprBs advint que lepape vit un jour esclater eur son baston force belles fleurs rouges et blanches et maints boutons de feuilles, et ainsi vitril reverdir toute lescorce. Ce dont il eust grande crainte et moult sen esmut, et grande pitid lui prit de ce chevalier qui sen estoyt ddparti sans espoir comme un hornme misdrable et damnd. Doncques envoya force messai- gers devers luy pour le ramener, disant quil aurait de Dieu grace et bonne absolution de son grand pdch6 damour. Mais oncques plus ne re vkrent car toujours demeura ce pauvre chevalier au- prBs de Vdnus la haulte et forte ddesse Bs flancs de la montagne amoureuse. Livre dea graded memeines amour, amt en tin et an fratyoys,par dlaislre Antoine Gagel, 1530. TO MY FRlEND EDWARD BURNE JONES, IZbese soemss m bFBECTIONATELY LLND ADMIBINOLY DEDICA TED. I CONTENTS. PAN LAW VENERlS . 1 A BALLAD OF LIFE . . . 21 A BALLAD OF DEATH . 26 PHEDRA . . . . . . 31 THE TRIUMPH OF TIM LEBNOYADES m . m m m m . 0 3 9 55 A LEAVE-TAKING m m m m m 5 9 HYMN TO PROBERPINE m m 75 RONDEL m m 95 SATIATEBAUUIC . . . . . . 96 ALITANY . . . m m . . . 100 . m ALAMENTATXON . . . . . 106 ANIlranANCEPS . . . . . . 111 CON TENTS . . . . . . . . . Plan OONUBEFOREDEAT 127 ROCOCO . 128 STAGELOVE . . . . . . . . . . 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE LEPER 133 A BALLAD OF BURDENS 140 RONDEL 144 BEFORE THE MIRROR 145 EROTION 148 IN MEMORY OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR . . . 150 A SONG IN TIME OF ORDER . . 153 A SONG IN TIME OF REVOLUTION . . . 156 TOVICTORHUGO . . . . . . . . 160 BEFOREDAWN . . . . . . . . . 168 DOLORES . . . . . . . . . . 173 . . . . . . THE GARDEN OF PROSERPINE l89 HESPERIA . . . . . . . . . . 193 LOVE AT SEA . . . 200 APRIL . . . . . . . . . . . 202 BEFOREPARTING . . . . . . . . . 205 THE SUNDEW . . . . . . . . . 207 FELISE . . . . . . . . . . . 209 AN INTERLUDE . . . . 221 HENDECABYLLABIC8 r 224 MPPHICS . . . . . . . . . . 226 ATnEUSIS . 830 AUGUST . . . 238 A CHRISTMAS CAROL 241 THE MASQUE OF QCEEN BLRBABE . . . 244 BT . DOROTHY . . . . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . . raE TWO DREAMB 879 UOLXBAH . . . . . . . . .m CON TEN TB. PAGB LOVEASDBLEEP . . . . . . . soa MADONNA MIA 303 THE KINGS DAUGHTER 307 AFTER DEATH . . . . . . . . . 310 MAY JANET. 813 TE BLOODY SON . . . . . . . . . 315 THE SEA-SWALLOW8 . 319 THE YEAR OF UYE . . . a 323 DEDICATION . . . . . . 814 LAUS VENERIS. ASLEEP or waking is it for her neck, Kissed over dose, wears yet a purple speck Wherein the pained blood falters and goes ont Soft, and stung softly - fairer for a fleck. But though my lips shut sucking on the place, There is no vein at work upon the face Her eyelids are so peaceable, no doubt Deep sleep has warmed her blood through all its way Lo, this is she that waa the worlds delight The old gray years were parcels of her might The strewing of the ways wherein she trod Were the twain seasons of the day and night. Lo, she was thus when her clear limbs enticed All lips that now grow sad with kissing Christ, Stained with blood fallen from the feet of God, The feet and hands whereat our souls were priced Alas, Lord, surely thou art great and fair...

ISBN-13: 9781408608883
ISBN-10: 140860888X
Publication Date: 10/26/2007
Pages: 340
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Publisher: Wheeler Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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