OF GOBERTZ 159
THE SAINTS' MAYING 169
THE ARGIVE WOMEN 173
GNATHO 187
TO THE GODS OF THE COUNTRY 193
FOURTEEN SONNETS--
ALMA SDEGNOSA 197
THE WINDS' POSSESSION 198
ASPETTO REALE 199
KIN CONFESSED 200
QUEL GIORNO PIU 201
ABSENCE 202
PRESENCE 203
DREAM ANGUISH 204
HYMNIA-BEATRIX 206
LUX E TENEBRIS 207
DUTY 208
WAGES 209
EYE-SERVICE 210
CLOISTER THOUGHTS 211
THE CHAMBER IDYLL 213
EPIGRAMMATA--
THE OLD HOUSE 217
BLUE IRIS 217
THE ROSEBUD 218
SPRING ON THE DOWN 218
SNOWY NIGHT 219
EVENING MOOD 219
THE PARTING 220
DEDICATION OF A BOOK 221

NOTE

Three of the Poems here published have appeared in book form already, in
the Volume called _Songs and Meditations_, long out of print.

HELEN REDEEMED

PROEM

Sing of the end of Troy, and of that flood
Of passion by the blood
Of heroes consecrate, by poet's craft
Hallowed, if that thin waft
Of godhead blown upon thee stretch thy song
To span such store of strong
And splendid vision of immortal themes
Late harvested in dreams,
Albeit long years laid up in tilth. Most meet
Thou sing that slim and sweet
Fair woman for whose bosom and delight
Paris, as well he might,
Wrought all the woe, and held her to his cost
And Troy's, and won and lost
Perforce; for who could look on her or feel
Her near and not dare steal
One hour of her, or hope to hold in bars
Such wonder of the stars
Undimmed? As soon expect to cage the rose
Of dawn which comes and goes
Fitful, or leash the shadows of the hills,
Or music of upland rills
As Helen's beauty and not tarnish it
With thy poor market wit,
Adept to h