The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1Front matterReading editionChapter navigation475 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE HUMAN SEASONS"ONLY A BABY SMALL"ONLYINFANT JOYBABYTO A NEW-BORN BABY GIRLTO LITTLE RENEE ON FIRST SEEING HER LYING IN HER CRADLERHYME OF ONETO A NEW-BORN CHILDBABY MAYALICESONGS FOR FRAGOLETTACHOOSING A NAMEWEIGHING THE BABYETUDE REALISTELITTLE FEETTHE BABIELITTLE HANDSBARTHOLOMEWTHE STORM-CHILD"ON PARENT KNEES"THE KING OF THE CRADLETHE FIRSTBORNNO BABY IN THE HOUSEOUR WEE WHITE ROSEINTO THE WORLD AND OUT"BABY SLEEPS"BABY BELLMOTHER GOOSE'S MELODIESTHE QUEEN OF HEARTSLITTLE BO-PEEPMARY'S LAMBTHE STAR"SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE"SIMPLE SIMONA PLEASANT SHIP"I HAD A LITTLE HUSBAND""WHEN I WAS A BACHELOR""JOHNNY SHALL HAVE A NEW BONNET"THE CITY MOUSE AND THE GARDEN MOUSEROBIN REDBREASTSOLOMON GRUNDY"MERRY ARE THE BELLS""WHEN GOOD KING ARTHUR RULED THIS LAND"THE BELLS OF LONDONTHE OWL, THE EEL AND THE WARMING-PANTHE COWTHE LAMBLITTLE RAINDROPS"MOON, SO ROUND AND YELLOW"THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILTOLD MOTHER HUBBARDTHE DEATH AND BURIAL OF COCK ROBINBABY-LANDTHE FIRST TOOTHBABY'S BREAKFASTTHE MOONBABY AT PLAYTHE DIFFERENCEFOOT SOLDIERSTOM THUMB'S ALPHABETGRAMMAR IN RHYMEDAYS OF THE MONTHTHE GARDEN YEARRIDDLESPROVERBSKIND HEARTSWEATHER WISDOMOLD SUPERSTITIONSWYNKEN, BLYNKEN, AND NODTHE SUGAR-PLUM TREEWHEN THE SLEEPY MAN COMESAULD DADDY DARKNESSWILLIE WINKIETHE SANDMANTHE DUSTMANSEPHESTIA'S LULLABY"GOLDEN SLUMBERS KISS YOUR EYES""SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP"MOTHER'S SONGA LULLABYA CRADLE HYMNCRADLE SONGLULLABYLULLABY OF AN INFANT CHIEFGOOD-NIGHT"LULLABY, O LULLABY"LULLABYTHE COTTAGER TO HER INFANTTROT, TROT!HOLY INNOCENTSLULLABYCRADLE SONGAN IRISH LULLABYCRADLE SONGMOTHER-SONG FROM "PRINCE LUCIFER"KENTUCKY BABEMINNIE AND WINNIEBED-TIME SONGTUCKING THE BABY IN"JENNY WI' THE AIRN TEETH"CUDDLE DOONBEDTIMEHAPPY THOUGHTWHOLE DUTY OF CHILDRENPOLITENESSRULES OF BEHAVIORLITTLE FREDTHE LOVABLE CHILDGOOD AND BAD CHILDRENREBECCA'S AFTER-THOUGHTKINDNESS TO ANIMALSA RULE FOR BIRDS' NESTERS"SING ON, BLITHE BIRD""I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY"LITTLE THINGSTHE LITTLE GENTLEMANTHE CRUST OF BREAD"HOW DOTH THE LITTLE BUSY BEE"THE BROWN THRUSHTHE SLUGGARDTHE VIOLETDIRTY JIMTHE PINJANE AND ELIZAMEDDLESOME MATTYCONTENTED JOHNFRIENDSANGER"THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL"THE REFORMATION OF GODFREY GORETHE BEST FIRMA LITTLE PAGE'S SONGHOW THE LITTLE KITE LEARNED TO FLYTHE BUTTERFLY AND THE BEETHE BUTTERFLYMORNINGBUTTERCUPS AND DAISIESTHE ANT AND THE CRICKETAFTER WINGSDEEDS OF KINDNESSTHE LION AND THE MOUSETHE BOY AND THE WOLFTHE STORY OF AUGUSTUS, WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ANY SOUPTHE STORY OF LITTLE SUCK-A-THUMBWRITTEN IN A LITTLE LADY'S LITTLE ALBUMMY LADY WINDTO A CHILDA FAREWELLREEDS OF INNOCENCETHE WONDERFUL WORLDTHE WORLD'S MUSICA BOY'S SONGGOING DOWN HILL ON A BICYCLEPLAYGROUNDS"WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND?"THE WIND'S SONGTHE PIPER ON THE HILLTHE WIND AND THE MOONCHILD'S SONG IN SPRINGBABY SEED SONGLITTLE DANDELIONLITTLE WHITE LILYWISHINGIN THE GARDENTHE GLADNESS OF NATUREGLAD DAYTHE TIGERANSWER TO A CHILD'S QUESTIONHOW THE LEAVES CAME DOWNA LEGEND OF THE NORTHLANDTHE CRICKET'S STORYTHE SINGING-LESSONCHANTICLEER"WHAT DOES LITTLE BIRDIE SAY?"NURSE'S SONGJACK FROSTOCTOBER'S PARTYTHE SHEPHERDNIKOLINALITTLE GUSTAVAPRINCE TATTERSTHE LITTLE BLACK BOYTHE BLIND BOYBUNCHES OF GRAPESMY SHADOWTHE LAND OF COUNTERPANETHE LAND OF STORY-BOOKSTHE GARDENERFOREIGN LANDSMY BED IS A BOATTHE PEDDLER'S CARAVANMR. COGGSTHE BUILDING OF THE NEST"THERE WAS A JOLLY MILLER"ONE AND ONEA NURSERY SONGA MORTIFYING MISTAKETHE MAN IN THE MOONLITTLE ORPHANT ANNIEOUR HIRED GIRLSEEIN' THINGSTHE DUELHOLY THURSDAYA STORY FOR A CHILDTHE SPIDER AND THE FLYTHE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTERTHE NIGHTINGALE AND GLOW-WORMSIR LARK AND KING SUN: A PARABLETHE BABES IN THE WOODGOD'S JUDGMENT ON A WICKED BISHOPTHE PIED PIPER OF HAMELINA CAROL"GOD REST YOU MERRY, GENTLEMEN""O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM"A CHRISTMAS HYMN"WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT"CHRISTMAS CAROLSTHE ANGELSTHE BURNING BABETRYSTE NOELCHRISTMAS CAROL"BRIGHTEST AND BEST OF THE SONS OF THE MORNING"CHRISTMAS BELLSA CHRISTMAS CAROLTHE HOUSE OF CHRISTMASTHE FEAST OF THE SNOWMARY'S BABYGATES AND DOORSTHE THREE KINGSLULLABY IN BETHLEHEMA CHILD'S SONG OF CHRISTMASJEST 'FORE CHRISTMASA VTSTT FROM ST. NICHOLASCEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMASON THE MORNING OF CHRIST'S NATIVITYBook fairyFAIRY SONGSQUEEN MABTHE ELF AND THE DORMOUSE"OH! WHERE DO FAIRIES HIDE THEIR HEADS?"FAIRY SONGDREAM SONGFAIRY SONGQUEEN MABTHE FAIRIES OF THE CALDON-LOWTHE FAIRIESTHE FAIRY THRALLFAREWELL TO THE FAIRIESTHE FAIRY FOLKBook fairyTHE VISITORTHE LITTLE ELFTHE SATYRS AND THE MOONTHE CHILDRENTHE CHILDREN'S HOURLAUS INFANTIUMTHE DESIREA CHILD'S LAUGHTERSEVEN YEARS OLDCREEP AFORE YE GANGCASTLES IN THE AIRUNDER MY WINDOWTHE BAREFOOT BOYTHE HERITAGELETTY'S GLOBEDOVE'S NESTTHE ORACLETO A LITTLE GIRLTO A LITTLE GIRLA PARENTAL ODE TO MY SONA NEW POETTO LAURA W—, TWO YEARS OLDTO ROSETO CHARLOTTE PULTENEYTHE PICTURE OF LITTLE T. C. IN A PROSPECT OF FLOWERSTO HARTLEY COLERIDGETO A CHILD OF QUALITYEX ORE INFANTIUMOBITUARYTHE CHILD'S HERITAGEA GIRL OF POMPEIION THE PICTURE OF A "CHILD TIRED OF PLAY"THE REVERIE OF POOR SUSANCHILDREN'S SONGTHE MITHERLESS BAIRNTHE CRY OF THE CHILDRENTHE SHADOW-CHILDMOTHER WEPTDUTYLUCY GRAYIN THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL"IF I WERE DEAD"THE TOYSA SONG OF TWILIGHTLITTLE BOY BLUETHE DISCOVERERA CHRYSALISMATER DOLOROSATHE LITTLE GHOSTMOTHERHOODTHE MOTHER'S PRAYERDA LEETLA BOYON THE MOOREPITAPH OF DIONYSIAFOR CHARLIE'S SAKE"ARE THE CHILDREN AT HOME?"THE MORNING-GLORYSHE CAME AND WENTTHE FIRST SNOW-FALL"WE ARE SEVEN"MY CHILDWhen at the day's calm close,THE CHILD'S WISH GRANTEDCHALLENGETIRED MOTHERSMY DAUGHTER LOUISE"I AM LONELY"SONNETSROSE-MARIE OF THE ANGELSMAIDENHOODTO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIMETO MISTRESS MARGARET HUSSEYON HER COMING TO LONDON"O, SAW YE BONNY LESLEY"TO A YOUNG LADYRUTHTHE SOLITARY REAPERTHE THREE COTTAGE GIRLSA PORTRAITTO A CHILD OF FANCYDAISYTO PETRONILLA WHO HAS PUT UP HER HAIRTHE GYPSY GIRLFANNYSOMEBODY'S CHILDEMILIATO A GREEK GIRL"CHAMBER SCENE""AH, BE NOT FALSE"A LIFE-LESSONTHE BREAKINGTHE FLIGHT OF YOUTH"DAYS OF MY YOUTH"AVE ATQUE VALETO YOUTHSTANZAS WRITTEN ON THE ROAD BETWEEN FLORENCE AND PISASTANZAS FOR MUSIC"WHEN AS A LAD""AROUND THE CHILD"ALADDINTHE QUESTMY BIRTH-DAYSONNETON THIS DAY I COMPLETE MY THIRTY-SIXTH YEARTHE ONE WHITE HAIRBALLADE OF MIDDLE AGEMIDDLE AGETO CRITICSTHE RAINBOWLEAVETAKINGEQUINOCTIAL"BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF YEARS"MANTHE PULLEYODE ON THE INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITYWOMANWOMANSIMPLEX MUNDITIISDELIGHT IN DISORDERA PRAISE OF HIS LADYON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURTPERFECT WOMANTHE SOLITARY-HEARTEDOF THOSE WHO WALK ALONE"SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY"PRELUDESA HEALTHOUR SISTERFROM LIFETHE ROSE OF THE WORLDDAWN OF WOMANHOODTHE SHEPHERDESSA PORTRAITTHE WIFE"TRUSTY, DUSKY, VIVID, TRUE"THE SHRINETHE VOICEMOTHERAD MATREMC. L. M.STEPPING WESTWARDA FAREWELL TO ARMSTHE WORLD"WHEN THAT I WAS AND A LITTLE TINY BOY"OF THE LAST VERSES IN THE BOOKA LAMENTTOMORROWLATE WISDOMYOUTH AND AGETHE OLD MAN'S COMFORTSTO AGELATE LEAVESYEARSTHE RIVER OF LIFE"LONG TIME A CHILD"THE WORLD I AM PASSING THROUGHTERMINUSRABBI BEN EZRAHUMAN LIFEYOUNG AND OLDTHE ISLE OF THE LONG AGOGROWING OLDPASTTWILIGHTYOUTH AND AGEFORTY YEARS ONDREGSTHE PARADOX OF TIMEAGEOMNIA SOMNIATHE YEAR'S ENDAN OLD MAN'S SONGSONGS OF SEVENSeven Times Two.—ROMANCEAUSPEXHappy those early days, when IA SUPERSCRIPTIONTHE CHILD IN THE GARDENCASTLES IN THE AIRSOMETIMESTHE LITTLE GHOSTSMY OTHER MEA SHADOW BOATA LAD THAT IS GONECARCASSONNECHILDHOODTHE WASTRELTROIA FUITTEMPLE GARLANDSTIME LONG PAST"I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER"MY LOST YOUTH"VOICE OF THE WESTERN WIND"LANGSYNE, WHEN LIFE WAS BONNIE"THE SHOOGY-SHOOBABYLONTHE ROAD OF REMEMBRANCETHE TRIUMPH OF FORGOTTEN THINGSIN THE TWILIGHTAN IMMORALITYTHREE SEASONSTHE OLD FAMILIAR FACESTHE LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS"TEARS, IDLE TEARS"THE PET NAMETHREESCORE AND TENRAIN ON THE ROOFALONE BY THE HEARTHTHE OLD MAN DREAMSTHE GARRETAULD LANG SYNEROCK ME TO SLEEPTHE BUCKETTHE GRAPE-VINE SWINGTHE OLD SWIMMIN'-HOLEFORTY YEARS AGOBEN BOLT"BREAK, BREAK, BREAK"THE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, INDEX TO ALL FOUR VOLUMESALPHABETICAL INDEXIntroductory materialTHE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, ALPHABETICAL INDEXIntroductory materialBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Part 1 — THE HUMAN SEASONSAll chapters and sections (475)Opening pagesFront matterPart 1 · Other sectionsTHE HUMAN SEASONS"ONLY A BABY SMALL"ONLYINFANT JOYBABYTO A NEW-BORN BABY GIRLTO LITTLE RENEE ON FIRST SEEING HER LYING IN HER CRADLERHYME OF ONETO A NEW-BORN CHILDBABY MAYALICESONGS FOR FRAGOLETTACHOOSING A NAMEWEIGHING THE BABYETUDE REALISTELITTLE FEETTHE BABIELITTLE HANDSBARTHOLOMEWTHE STORM-CHILD"ON PARENT KNEES"THE KING OF THE CRADLETHE FIRSTBORNNO BABY IN THE HOUSEOUR WEE WHITE ROSEINTO THE WORLD AND OUT"BABY SLEEPS"BABY BELLMOTHER GOOSE'S MELODIESTHE QUEEN OF HEARTSLITTLE BO-PEEPMARY'S LAMBTHE STAR"SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE"SIMPLE SIMONA PLEASANT SHIP"I HAD A LITTLE HUSBAND""WHEN I WAS A BACHELOR""JOHNNY SHALL HAVE A NEW BONNET"THE CITY MOUSE AND THE GARDEN MOUSEROBIN REDBREASTSOLOMON GRUNDY"MERRY ARE THE BELLS""WHEN GOOD KING ARTHUR RULED THIS LAND"THE BELLS OF LONDONTHE OWL, THE EEL AND THE WARMING-PANTHE COWTHE LAMBLITTLE RAINDROPS"MOON, SO ROUND AND YELLOW"THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILTOLD MOTHER HUBBARDTHE DEATH AND BURIAL OF COCK ROBINBABY-LANDTHE FIRST TOOTHBABY'S BREAKFASTTHE MOONBABY AT PLAYTHE DIFFERENCEFOOT SOLDIERSTOM THUMB'S ALPHABETGRAMMAR IN RHYMEDAYS OF THE MONTHTHE GARDEN YEARRIDDLESPROVERBSKIND HEARTSWEATHER WISDOMOLD SUPERSTITIONSWYNKEN, BLYNKEN, AND NODTHE SUGAR-PLUM TREEWHEN THE SLEEPY MAN COMESAULD DADDY DARKNESSWILLIE WINKIETHE SANDMANTHE DUSTMANSEPHESTIA'S LULLABY"GOLDEN SLUMBERS KISS YOUR EYES""SLEEP, BABY, SLEEP"MOTHER'S SONGA LULLABYA CRADLE HYMNCRADLE SONGLULLABYLULLABY OF AN INFANT CHIEFGOOD-NIGHT"LULLABY, O LULLABY"LULLABYTHE COTTAGER TO HER INFANTTROT, TROT!HOLY INNOCENTSLULLABYCRADLE SONGAN IRISH LULLABYCRADLE SONGMOTHER-SONG FROM "PRINCE LUCIFER"KENTUCKY BABEMINNIE AND WINNIEBED-TIME SONGTUCKING THE BABY IN"JENNY WI' THE AIRN TEETH"CUDDLE DOONBEDTIMEHAPPY THOUGHTWHOLE DUTY OF CHILDRENPOLITENESSRULES OF BEHAVIORLITTLE FREDTHE LOVABLE CHILDGOOD AND BAD CHILDRENREBECCA'S AFTER-THOUGHTKINDNESS TO ANIMALSA RULE FOR BIRDS' NESTERS"SING ON, BLITHE BIRD""I LIKE LITTLE PUSSY"LITTLE THINGSTHE LITTLE GENTLEMANTHE CRUST OF BREAD"HOW DOTH THE LITTLE BUSY BEE"THE BROWN THRUSHTHE SLUGGARDTHE VIOLETDIRTY JIMTHE PINJANE AND ELIZAMEDDLESOME MATTYCONTENTED JOHNFRIENDSANGER"THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL"THE REFORMATION OF GODFREY GORETHE BEST FIRMA LITTLE PAGE'S SONGHOW THE LITTLE KITE LEARNED TO FLYTHE BUTTERFLY AND THE BEETHE BUTTERFLYMORNINGBUTTERCUPS AND DAISIESTHE ANT AND THE CRICKETAFTER WINGSDEEDS OF KINDNESSTHE LION AND THE MOUSETHE BOY AND THE WOLFTHE STORY OF AUGUSTUS, WHO WOULD NOT HAVE ANY SOUPTHE STORY OF LITTLE SUCK-A-THUMBWRITTEN IN A LITTLE LADY'S LITTLE ALBUMMY LADY WINDTO A CHILDA FAREWELLREEDS OF INNOCENCETHE WONDERFUL WORLDTHE WORLD'S MUSICA BOY'S SONGGOING DOWN HILL ON A BICYCLEPLAYGROUNDS"WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND?"THE WIND'S SONGTHE PIPER ON THE HILLTHE WIND AND THE MOONCHILD'S SONG IN SPRINGBABY SEED SONGLITTLE DANDELIONLITTLE WHITE LILYWISHINGIN THE GARDENTHE GLADNESS OF NATUREGLAD DAYTHE TIGERANSWER TO A CHILD'S QUESTIONHOW THE LEAVES CAME DOWNA LEGEND OF THE NORTHLANDTHE CRICKET'S STORYTHE SINGING-LESSONCHANTICLEER"WHAT DOES LITTLE BIRDIE SAY?"NURSE'S SONGJACK FROSTOCTOBER'S PARTYTHE SHEPHERDNIKOLINALITTLE GUSTAVAPRINCE TATTERSTHE LITTLE BLACK BOYTHE BLIND BOYBUNCHES OF GRAPESMY SHADOWTHE LAND OF COUNTERPANETHE LAND OF STORY-BOOKSTHE GARDENERFOREIGN LANDSMY BED IS A BOATTHE PEDDLER'S CARAVANMR. COGGSTHE BUILDING OF THE NEST"THERE WAS A JOLLY MILLER"ONE AND ONEA NURSERY SONGA MORTIFYING MISTAKETHE MAN IN THE MOONLITTLE ORPHANT ANNIEOUR HIRED GIRLSEEIN' THINGSTHE DUELHOLY THURSDAYA STORY FOR A CHILDTHE SPIDER AND THE FLYTHE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTERTHE NIGHTINGALE AND GLOW-WORMSIR LARK AND KING SUN: A PARABLETHE BABES IN THE WOODGOD'S JUDGMENT ON A WICKED BISHOPTHE PIED PIPER OF HAMELINA CAROL"GOD REST YOU MERRY, GENTLEMEN""O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM"A CHRISTMAS HYMN"WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT"CHRISTMAS CAROLSTHE ANGELSTHE BURNING BABETRYSTE NOELCHRISTMAS CAROL"BRIGHTEST AND BEST OF THE SONS OF THE MORNING"CHRISTMAS BELLSA CHRISTMAS CAROLTHE HOUSE OF CHRISTMASTHE FEAST OF THE SNOWMARY'S BABYGATES AND DOORSTHE THREE KINGSLULLABY IN BETHLEHEMA CHILD'S SONG OF CHRISTMASJEST 'FORE CHRISTMASA VTSTT FROM ST. NICHOLASCEREMONIES FOR CHRISTMASON THE MORNING OF CHRIST'S NATIVITYBook fairyFAIRY SONGSQUEEN MABTHE ELF AND THE DORMOUSE"OH! WHERE DO FAIRIES HIDE THEIR HEADS?"FAIRY SONGDREAM SONGFAIRY SONGQUEEN MABTHE FAIRIES OF THE CALDON-LOWTHE FAIRIESTHE FAIRY THRALLFAREWELL TO THE FAIRIESTHE FAIRY FOLKBook fairyTHE VISITORTHE LITTLE ELFTHE SATYRS AND THE MOONTHE CHILDRENTHE CHILDREN'S HOURLAUS INFANTIUMTHE DESIREA CHILD'S LAUGHTERSEVEN YEARS OLDCREEP AFORE YE GANGCASTLES IN THE AIRUNDER MY WINDOWTHE BAREFOOT BOYTHE HERITAGELETTY'S GLOBEDOVE'S NESTTHE ORACLETO A LITTLE GIRLTO A LITTLE GIRLA PARENTAL ODE TO MY SONA NEW POETTO LAURA W—, TWO YEARS OLDTO ROSETO CHARLOTTE PULTENEYTHE PICTURE OF LITTLE T. C. IN A PROSPECT OF FLOWERSTO HARTLEY COLERIDGETO A CHILD OF QUALITYEX ORE INFANTIUMOBITUARYTHE CHILD'S HERITAGEA GIRL OF POMPEIION THE PICTURE OF A "CHILD TIRED OF PLAY"THE REVERIE OF POOR SUSANCHILDREN'S SONGTHE MITHERLESS BAIRNTHE CRY OF THE CHILDRENTHE SHADOW-CHILDMOTHER WEPTDUTYLUCY GRAYIN THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL"IF I WERE DEAD"THE TOYSA SONG OF TWILIGHTLITTLE BOY BLUETHE DISCOVERERA CHRYSALISMATER DOLOROSATHE LITTLE GHOSTMOTHERHOODTHE MOTHER'S PRAYERDA LEETLA BOYON THE MOOREPITAPH OF DIONYSIAFOR CHARLIE'S SAKE"ARE THE CHILDREN AT HOME?"THE MORNING-GLORYSHE CAME AND WENTTHE FIRST SNOW-FALL"WE ARE SEVEN"MY CHILDWhen at the day's calm close,THE CHILD'S WISH GRANTEDCHALLENGETIRED MOTHERSMY DAUGHTER LOUISE"I AM LONELY"SONNETSROSE-MARIE OF THE ANGELSMAIDENHOODTO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIMETO MISTRESS MARGARET HUSSEYON HER COMING TO LONDON"O, SAW YE BONNY LESLEY"TO A YOUNG LADYRUTHTHE SOLITARY REAPERTHE THREE COTTAGE GIRLSA PORTRAITTO A CHILD OF FANCYDAISYTO PETRONILLA WHO HAS PUT UP HER HAIRTHE GYPSY GIRLFANNYSOMEBODY'S CHILDEMILIATO A GREEK GIRL"CHAMBER SCENE""AH, BE NOT FALSE"A LIFE-LESSONTHE BREAKINGTHE FLIGHT OF YOUTH"DAYS OF MY YOUTH"AVE ATQUE VALETO YOUTHSTANZAS WRITTEN ON THE ROAD BETWEEN FLORENCE AND PISASTANZAS FOR MUSIC"WHEN AS A LAD""AROUND THE CHILD"ALADDINTHE QUESTMY BIRTH-DAYSONNETON THIS DAY I COMPLETE MY THIRTY-SIXTH YEARTHE ONE WHITE HAIRBALLADE OF MIDDLE AGEMIDDLE AGETO CRITICSTHE RAINBOWLEAVETAKINGEQUINOCTIAL"BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF YEARS"MANTHE PULLEYODE ON THE INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITYWOMANWOMANSIMPLEX MUNDITIISDELIGHT IN DISORDERA PRAISE OF HIS LADYON A CERTAIN LADY AT COURTPERFECT WOMANTHE SOLITARY-HEARTEDOF THOSE WHO WALK ALONE"SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY"PRELUDESA HEALTHOUR SISTERFROM LIFETHE ROSE OF THE WORLDDAWN OF WOMANHOODTHE SHEPHERDESSA PORTRAITTHE WIFE"TRUSTY, DUSKY, VIVID, TRUE"THE SHRINETHE VOICEMOTHERAD MATREMC. L. M.STEPPING WESTWARDA FAREWELL TO ARMSTHE WORLD"WHEN THAT I WAS AND A LITTLE TINY BOY"OF THE LAST VERSES IN THE BOOKA LAMENTTOMORROWLATE WISDOMYOUTH AND AGETHE OLD MAN'S COMFORTSTO AGELATE LEAVESYEARSTHE RIVER OF LIFE"LONG TIME A CHILD"THE WORLD I AM PASSING THROUGHTERMINUSRABBI BEN EZRAHUMAN LIFEYOUNG AND OLDTHE ISLE OF THE LONG AGOGROWING OLDPASTTWILIGHTYOUTH AND AGEFORTY YEARS ONDREGSTHE PARADOX OF TIMEAGEOMNIA SOMNIATHE YEAR'S ENDAN OLD MAN'S SONGSONGS OF SEVENSeven Times Two.—ROMANCEAUSPEXHappy those early days, when IA SUPERSCRIPTIONTHE CHILD IN THE GARDENCASTLES IN THE AIRSOMETIMESTHE LITTLE GHOSTSMY OTHER MEA SHADOW BOATA LAD THAT IS GONECARCASSONNECHILDHOODTHE WASTRELTROIA FUITTEMPLE GARLANDSTIME LONG PAST"I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER"MY LOST YOUTH"VOICE OF THE WESTERN WIND"LANGSYNE, WHEN LIFE WAS BONNIE"THE SHOOGY-SHOOBABYLONTHE ROAD OF REMEMBRANCETHE TRIUMPH OF FORGOTTEN THINGSIN THE TWILIGHTAN IMMORALITYTHREE SEASONSTHE OLD FAMILIAR FACESTHE LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS"TEARS, IDLE TEARS"THE PET NAMETHREESCORE AND TENRAIN ON THE ROOFALONE BY THE HEARTHTHE OLD MAN DREAMSTHE GARRETAULD LANG SYNEROCK ME TO SLEEPTHE BUCKETTHE GRAPE-VINE SWINGTHE OLD SWIMMIN'-HOLEFORTY YEARS AGOBEN BOLT"BREAK, BREAK, BREAK"THE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, INDEX TO ALL FOUR VOLUMESALPHABETICAL INDEXPart 1 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialPart 1 · Other sectionsTHE HOME BOOK OF VERSE, ALPHABETICAL INDEXPart 1 · Opening pagesIntroductory materialEdited by Burton Egbert Stevenson◇INDEXES TO ALL FOUR VOLUMES◇THE HUMAN SEASONS →