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Title: The Tempers

Author: William Carlos Williams

Release Date: April 4, 2010 [EBook #31878]

Language: English

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THE TEMPERS

THE TEMPERS

BY
WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

LONDON
ELKIN MATHEWS, CORK STREET
M CM XIII

TO

CARLOS HOHEB

CONTENTS

PAGE

Peace on Earth 7

Postlude 8

First Praise 9

Homage 10

The Fool's Song 11

From "The Birth of Venus," Song 12

Immortal 13

Mezzo Forte 14

An After Song 15

Crude Lament 16

The Ordeal 17

The Death of Franco of Cologne: His Prophecy of Beethoven 18

Portent 21

Con Brio 22

Ad Infinitum 23

Translations from the Spanish, "El Romancero" 24

Hic Jacet 30

Contemporania 31

To wish Myself Courage 32

Peace on Earth

The Archer is wake!
The Swan is flying!
Gold ag