The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Volume 12Front matterReading editionChapter navigation30 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE POETICAL WORKSVERSES FROM THE OLDEST PORTFOLIOTRANSLATION FROM THE ENEID, BOOK I.THE MEETING OF THE DRYADSTHE MYSTERIOUS VISITORTHE TOADSTOOLTHE SPECTRE PIGTO A CAGED LIONTHE STAR AND THE WATER-LILYILLUSTRATION OF A PICTUREA ROMAN AQUEDUCTFROM A BACHELOR'S PRIVATE JOURNALLA GRISETTEOUR YANKEE GIRLSL'INCONNUESTANZASLINES BY A CLERKTHE PHILOSOPHER TO HIS LOVETHE POET'S LOTTO A BLANK SHEET OF PAPERTO THE PORTRAIT OF "A GENTLEMAN"THE BALLAD OF THE OYSTERMANA NOONTIDE LYRICTHE HOT SEASONA PORTRAITAN EVENING THOUGHTTHE WASP AND THE HORNET"QUI VIVE?"NOTES.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →THE POETICAL WORKSAll chapters and sections (30)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE POETICAL WORKSVERSES FROM THE OLDEST PORTFOLIOBooks1Book 1 · Other sectionsTHE MEETING OF THE DRYADSTHE MYSTERIOUS VISITORTHE TOADSTOOLTHE SPECTRE PIGTO A CAGED LIONTHE STAR AND THE WATER-LILYILLUSTRATION OF A PICTUREA ROMAN AQUEDUCTFROM A BACHELOR'S PRIVATE JOURNALLA GRISETTEOUR YANKEE GIRLSL'INCONNUESTANZASLINES BY A CLERKTHE PHILOSOPHER TO HIS LOVETHE POET'S LOTTO A BLANK SHEET OF PAPERTO THE PORTRAIT OF "A GENTLEMAN"THE BALLAD OF THE OYSTERMANA NOONTIDE LYRICTHE HOT SEASONA PORTRAITAN EVENING THOUGHTTHE WASP AND THE HORNET"QUI VIVE?"NOTES.Produced by David Widger◇THE POETICAL WORKS →