Poetical Works of Matthew ArnoldAct 2 — NOTESReading editionChapter navigation113 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterQUIET WORKTO A FRIENDSHAKESPEAREWRITTEN IN EMERSON'S ESSAYSWRITTEN IN BUTLER'S SERMONSTO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTONIN HARMONY WITH NATURETO GEORGE CRUIKSHANKTO A REPUBLICAN FRIEND, 1848CONTINUEDRELIGIOUS ISOLATIONMYCERINUS[2]THE CHURCH OF BROUA MODERN SAPPHOREQUIESCATYOUTH AND CALMA MEMORY-PICTUREA DREAMTHE NEW SIRENSTHE VOICEYOUTH'S AGITATIONSTHE WORLD'S TRIUMPHSSTAGIRIUS[3]HUMAN LIFETO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHOREA QUESTIONIN UTRUMQUE PARATUSTHE WORLD AND THE QUIETISTHORATIAN ECHO[4]THE SECOND BESTCONSOLATIONRESIGNATIONSOHRAB AND RUSTUM[6]THE SICK KING IN BOKHARABALDER DEAD[7]TRISTRAM AND ISEULT[8]SAINT BRANDANTHE NECKANTHE FORSAKEN MERMANAUSTERITY OF POETRYA PICTURE AT NEWSTEADRACHELWORLDLY PLACEEAST LONDONWEST LONDONEAST AND WESTTHE BETTER PARTTHE DIVINITYIMMORTALITYTHE GOOD SHEPHERD WITH THE KIDMONICA'S LAST PRAYER[12]SWITZERLANDTHE STRAYED REVELLERFRAGMENT OF AN "ANTIGONE"FRAGMENT OF CHORUS OF A "DEJANEIRA"EARLY DEATH AND FAMEPHILOMELAURANIAEUPHROSYNECALAIS SANDSFADED LEAVESDESPONDENCYSELF-DECEPTIONDOVER BEACHGROWING OLDTHE PROGRESS OF POESYNEW ROMEPIS-ALLERTHE LAST WORDTHE LORD'S MESSENGERSA NAMELESS EPITAPHBACCHANALIA; OR, THE NEW AGEEPILOGUE TO LESSING'S LAOCOÖNPERSISTENCY OF POETRYA CAUTION TO POETSTHE YOUTH OF NATURETHE YOUTH OF MANPALLADIUMPROGRESSREVOLUTIONSSELF-DEPENDENCEMORALITYA SUMMER NIGHTTHE BURIED LIFELINES WRITTEN IN KENSINGTON GARDENSA WISHTHE FUTURETHE SCHOLAR-GIPSY[16]THYRSIS[17]MEMORIAL VERSESSTANZAS IN MEMORY OF EDWARD QUILLINANSTANZAS FROM CARNACA SOUTHERN NIGHTHAWORTH CHURCHYARDEPILOGUERUGBY CHAPELHEINE'S GRAVESTANZAS FROM THE GRANDE CHARTREUSESTANZAS IN MEMORY OF THE AUTHOR OF "OBERMANN"[25]OBERMANN ONCE MOREMEROPE A TRAGEDYMEROPEEMPEDOCLES ON ETNAACT I. SCENE I.SCENE IIACT IIWESTMINSTER ABBEYGEIST'S GRAVEPOOR MATTHIASKAISER DEADNOTESMESSRS. MACMILLAN & CO.'S PUBLICATIONS.Previous chapter ←Act 2 — KAISER DEADNext chapter →Act 2 — MESSRS. MACMILLAN & CO.'S PUBLICATIONS.All chapters and sections (113)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsQUIET WORKTO A FRIENDSHAKESPEAREWRITTEN IN EMERSON'S ESSAYSWRITTEN IN BUTLER'S SERMONSTO THE DUKE OF WELLINGTONIN HARMONY WITH NATURETO GEORGE CRUIKSHANKTO A REPUBLICAN FRIEND, 1848CONTINUEDRELIGIOUS ISOLATIONMYCERINUS[2]THE CHURCH OF BROUA MODERN SAPPHOREQUIESCATYOUTH AND CALMA MEMORY-PICTUREA DREAMTHE NEW SIRENSTHE VOICEYOUTH'S AGITATIONSTHE WORLD'S TRIUMPHSSTAGIRIUS[3]HUMAN LIFETO A GIPSY CHILD BY THE SEA-SHOREA QUESTIONIN UTRUMQUE PARATUSTHE WORLD AND THE QUIETISTHORATIAN ECHO[4]THE SECOND BESTCONSOLATIONRESIGNATIONSOHRAB AND RUSTUM[6]THE SICK KING IN BOKHARABALDER DEAD[7]TRISTRAM AND ISEULT[8]SAINT BRANDANTHE NECKANTHE FORSAKEN MERMANAUSTERITY OF POETRYA PICTURE AT NEWSTEADRACHELWORLDLY PLACEEAST LONDONWEST LONDONEAST AND WESTTHE BETTER PARTTHE DIVINITYIMMORTALITYTHE GOOD SHEPHERD WITH THE KIDMONICA'S LAST PRAYER[12]SWITZERLANDTHE STRAYED REVELLERFRAGMENT OF AN "ANTIGONE"FRAGMENT OF CHORUS OF A "DEJANEIRA"EARLY DEATH AND FAMEPHILOMELAURANIAEUPHROSYNECALAIS SANDSFADED LEAVESDESPONDENCYSELF-DECEPTIONDOVER BEACHGROWING OLDTHE PROGRESS OF POESYNEW ROMEPIS-ALLERTHE LAST WORDTHE LORD'S MESSENGERSA NAMELESS EPITAPHBACCHANALIA; OR, THE NEW AGEEPILOGUE TO LESSING'S LAOCOÖNPERSISTENCY OF POETRYA CAUTION TO POETSTHE YOUTH OF NATURETHE YOUTH OF MANPALLADIUMPROGRESSREVOLUTIONSSELF-DEPENDENCEMORALITYA SUMMER NIGHTTHE BURIED LIFELINES WRITTEN IN KENSINGTON GARDENSA WISHTHE FUTURETHE SCHOLAR-GIPSY[16]THYRSIS[17]MEMORIAL VERSESSTANZAS IN MEMORY OF EDWARD QUILLINANSTANZAS FROM CARNACA SOUTHERN NIGHTHAWORTH CHURCHYARDEPILOGUERUGBY CHAPELHEINE'S GRAVESTANZAS FROM THE GRANDE CHARTREUSESTANZAS IN MEMORY OF THE AUTHOR OF "OBERMANN"[25]OBERMANN ONCE MOREMEROPE A TRAGEDYMEROPEEMPEDOCLES ON ETNAActs1Act 1 · Scenes2Acts2Act 2 · Other sectionsWESTMINSTER ABBEYGEIST'S GRAVEPOOR MATTHIASKAISER DEADNOTESMESSRS. MACMILLAN & CO.'S PUBLICATIONS.THE END.◇Printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh.◇← KAISER DEADMESSRS. MACMILLAN & CO.'S PUBLICATIONS. →