Contents:
V。R。1819—1901
WARPOEMS
EMBARCATION
DEPARTURE
THECOLONEL\'SSOLILOQUY
THEGOINGOFTHEBATTERY
ATTHEWAROFFICE，LONDON
ACHRISTMASGHOST—STORY
THEDEADDRUMMER
AWIFEINLONDON
THESOULSOFTHESLAIN
SONGOFTHESOLDIERS\'WIVES
THESICKGOD
POEMSOFPILGRIMAGE
GENOAANDTHEMEDITERRANEAN
SHELLEY\'SSKYLARK
INTHEOLDTHEATRE，FIESOLE
ROME:ONTHEPALATINE
ROME:BUILDINGANEWSTREETINTHEANCIENTQUARTER
ROME:THEVATICAN—SALADELLEMUSE
ROME:ATTHEPYRAMIDOFCESTIUS
LAUSANNE:INGIBBON\'SOLDGARDEN
ZERMATT:TOTHEMATTERHORN
THEBRIDGEOFLODI
ONANINVITATIONTOTHEUNITEDSTATES
THEMOTHERMOURNS
\"ISAIDTOLOVE\"
ACOMMONPLACEDAY
ATALUNARECLIPSE
THELACKINGSENSE
TOLIFE
DOOMANDSHE
THEPROBLEM
THESUBALTERNS
THESLEEP—WORKER
THEBULLFINCHES
GOD—FORGOTTEN
THEBEDRIDDENPEASANTTOANUNKNOWINGGOD
BYTHEEARTH\'SCORPSE
MUTEOPINION
TOANUNBORNPAUPERCHILD
TOFLOWERSFROMITALYINWINTER
ONAFINEMORNING
TOLIZBIEBROWNE
SONGOFHOPE
THEWELL—BELOVED
HERREPROACH
THEINCONSISTENT
ABROKENAPPOINTMENT
\"BETWEENUSNOW\"
\"HOWGREATMYGRIEF\"
\"INEEDNOTGO\"
THECOQUETTE，ANDAFTER
ASPOT
LONGPLIGHTED
THEWIDOW
ATAHASTYWEDDING
THEDREAM—FOLLOWER
HISIMMORTALITY
THETO—BE—FORGOTTEN
WIVESINTHESERE
THESUPERSEDED
ANAUGUSTMIDNIGHT
THECAGEDTHRUSHFREEDANDHOMEAGAIN
BIRDSATWINTERNIGHTFALL
THEPUZZLEDGAME—BIRDS
WINTERINDURNOVERFIELD
THELASTCHRYSANTHEMUM
THEDARKLINGTHRUSH
THECOMETATYALBURYORYELL\'HAM
MADJUDY
AWASTEDILLNESS
AMAN
THEDAMEOFATHELHALL
THESEASONSOFHERYEAR
THEMILKMAID
THELEVELLEDCHURCHYARD
THERUINEDMAID
THERESPECTABLEBURGHERON\"THEHIGHERCRITICISM\"
ARCHITECTURALMASKS
THETENANT—FOR—LIFE
THEKING\'SEXPERIMENT
THETREE:ANOLDMAN\'SSTORY
HERLATEHUSBAND
THESELF—UNSEEING
DEPROFUNDISI。
DEPROFUNDISII。
DEPROFUNDISIII。
THECHURCH—BUILDER
THELOSTPYX:AMEDIAEVALLEGEND
TESS\'SLAMENT
THESUPPLANTER:ATALE
IMITATIONS，ETC。
SAPPHICFRAGMENT
CATULLUS:XXXI
AFTERSCHILLER
SONG:FROMHEINE
FROMVICTORHUGO
CARDINALBEMBO\'SEPITAPHONRAPHAEL
RETROSPECT
\"IHAVELIVEDWITHSHADES\"
MEMORYANDI
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V。R。1819—1901
AREVERIE
Momentsthemightiestpassuncalendared，AndwhentheAbsoluteInbackwardTimeoutgavethedeedfulwordWherebyalllifeisstirred:
\"LetonebebornandthronedwhosemouldshallconstituteThenormofeveryroyal—reckonedattribute，\"
Nomortalkneworheard。
ButinduedaysthepurposedLifeoutshone
Serene，sagacious，free;
—Herwaxingseasonsbloomedwithdeedswelldone，Andtheworld\'sheartwaswon
YetmaythedeedofhersmostbrightineyestobeLiehidfromours—asintheAll—One\'sthoughtlayshe
Tillripeningyearshaverun。
SUNDAYNIGHT，27thJanuary1901。
EMBARCATION
（SouthamptonDocks:October，1899）
Here，whereVespasian\'slegionsstruckthesands，AndCerdicwithhisSaxonsenteredin，AndHenry\'sarmyleaptafloattowinConvincingtriumphsoverneighbourlands，Vasterbattalionspressforfurtherstrands，Toargueintheself—samebloodymodeWhichthislateageofthought，andpact，andcode，Stillfailstomend。—Nowdeckwardtrampthebands，Yellowasautumnleaves，aliveasspring;
AndaseachhostdrawsoutupontheseaBeyondwhichliesthetragicalTo—be，Nonedubiousofthecause，nonemurmuring，Wives，sisters，parents，wavewhitehandsandsmile，Asiftheyknewnotthattheyweepthewhile。
DEPARTURE
（SouthamptonDocks:October，1899）
Whilethefarfarewellmusicthinsandfails，Andthebroadbottomsripthebearingbrine
Allsmallingslowlytothegraysealine
Andeachsignificantredsmoke—shaftpales，Keensenseofseveranceeverywhereprevails，WhichshapesthelatelongtrampofmountingmenToseemingwordsthataskandaskagain:
\"Howlong，OstrivingTeutons，Slavs，andGaelsMustyourwrothreasoningstradeonliveslikethese，Thatareaspuppetsinaplayinghand？
WhenshallthesanersofterpolitiesWhereofwedream，haveplayineachproudland，Andpatriotism，grownGodlike，scorntostandBondslavetorealms，butcircleearthandseas？\"
THECOLONEL\'SSOLILOQUY
（SouthamptonDocks:October，1899）
\"Thequayrecedes。Hurrah！Aheadwego！
It\'strueI\'vebeenaccustomednowtohome，Andjointsgetrusty，andone\'slimbsmaygrowMorefittorestthanroam。
\"ButIcanstandasyetfairstressandstrain;
There\'snotalittlesteelbeneaththerust;
Myyearsmountsomewhat，buthere\'sto\'tagain！
AndifIfall，Imust。
\"GodknowsthatformyselfI\'vescantycare;
Pastscrimmageshaveprovedasmuchtoall;
InEasternlandsandSouthI\'vehadmyshareBothofthebladeandball。
\"AndwherethosevillainsrippedmeintheflitchWiththeiroldironinmyearlytime，I\'maptatchangeofwindtofeelatwitch，Oratachangeofclime。
\"AndwhatmymirrorshowsmeinthemorningHasmoreofblotchandwrinklethanofbloom;
Myeyes，too，heretoforeallglassesscorning，Havejustatouchofrheum
\"Nowsounds\'TheGirlI\'veleftbehindme，\'—Ah，Theyears，theardours，wakenedbythattune！
Timewaswhen，withthecrowd\'sfarewell\'Hurrah！\'
\'Twouldliftmetothemoon。
\"Butnowit\'slatetoleavebehindmeoneWhoif，poorsoul，hermangoesunderground，WillnotrecoverasshemighthavedoneIndayswhenhopesabound。
\"She\'swavingfromthewharfside，palelygrieving，AsdownwedrawHertearsmakelittleshow，YetnowshesuffersmorethanatmyleavingSometwentyyearsago。
\"Ipraythoseleftathomewillcareforher！
Ishallcomeback;Ihavebefore;thoughwhenTheGirlyouleavebehindyouisagrandmother，Thingsmaynotbeasthen。\"
THEGOINGOFTHEBATTERY
WIVES\'LAMENT
（November2，1899）
I
Oitwassadenough，weakenough，madenough
Lightintheirlovingassoldierscanbe
Firsttoriskchoosingthem，leavealonelosingthemNow，infarbattle，beyondtheSouthSea！
II
—Raincamedowndrenchingly;butweunblenchinglyTrudgedonbesidethemthroughmirkandthroughmire，Theysteppingsteadily—onlytooreadily！
Scarceasifsteppingbroughtparting—timenigher。
III
Greatgunsweregleamingthere，livingthingsseemingthere，Cloakedintheirtar—cloths，upmouthedtothenight;
Wheelswetandyellowfromaxletofelloe，Throatsblankofsound，butprophetictosight。
IV
Gas—glimmersdrearily，blearily，eerilyLitourpalefacesoutstretchedforonekiss，Whilewestoodpresttothem，withalastquesttothemNottocourtperilsthathonourcouldmiss。
V
Sharpwerethosesighsofours，blindedtheseeyesofours，WhenatlastmovedawayunderthearchAllweloved。Aidforthemeachwomanprayedforthem，Treadingbackslowlythetrackoftheirmarch。
VI
Someonesaid:\"Nevermorewilltheycome:evermoreAretheynowlosttous。\"Oitwaswrong！
Thoughmaybehardtheirways，someHandwillguardtheirways，Bearthemthroughsafely，inbrieftimeorlong。
VII
—Yet，voiceshauntingus，dauntingus，tauntingus，Hintinthenight—timewhenlifebeatsarelowOtherandgraverthingsHoldwetobraverthings，Waitwe，intrust，whatTime\'sfulnessshallshow。