ContentsVOICES OF THE NIGHT.PreludeHymn to the NightA Psalm of LifeThe Reaper and the FlowersThe Light of StarsFootsteps of AngelsFlowersThe Beleaguered CityMidnight Mass for the Dying YearEARLIER POEMS.An April DayAutumnWoods in WinterHymn of the Moravian Nuns of BethlehemSunrise on the HillsThe Spirit of PoetryBurial of the MinnisinkL’EnvoiBALLADS AND OTHER POEMS.The Skeleton in ArmorThe Wreck of the HesperusThe Village BlacksmithEndymionIt is not Always MayThe Rainy DayGod’s-AcreTo the River CharlesBlind BartimeusThe Goblet of LifeMaidenhoodExcelsiorPOEMS ON SLAVERY.To William E. ChanningThe Slave’s DreamThe Good Part, that shall not be taken awayThe Slave in the Dismal SwampThe Slave singing at MidnightThe WitnessesThe Quadroon GirlThe WarningTHE SPANISH STUDENT.THE BELFRY OF BRUGES AND OTHER POEMS.CarillonThe Belfry of BrugesA Gleam of SunshineThe Arsenal at SpringfieldNurembergThe Norman BaronRain In SummerTo a ChildThe Occultation of OrionThe BridgeTo the Driving CloudSONGSThe Day Is doneAfternoon in FebruaryTo an Old Danish Song-BookWalter von der VogelweidDrinking SongThe Old Clock on the StairsThe Arrow and the SongSONNETSMezzo CamminThe Evening StarAutumnDanteCurfewEVANGELINE: A TALE OF ACADIE.THE SEASIDE AND THE FIRESIDE.DedicationBY THE SEASIDE.The Building of the ShipSeaweedChrysaorThe Secret of the SeaTwilightSir Humphrey GilbertThe LighthouseThe Fire of Drift-WoodBY THE FIRESIDE.ResignationThe BuildersSand of the Desert In an Hour-GlassThe Open WindowKing Witlaf’s Drinking-HornGaspar BecerraPegasus in PoundTegnér’s DrapaSonnet on Mrs. Kemble’s Reading from ShakespeareThe SingersSuspiriaHymn for my Brother’s OrdinationTHE SONG OF HIAWATHA.IntroductionI. The Peace-PipeII. The Four WindsIII. Hiawatha’s ChildhoodIV. Hiawatha and MudjekeewisV. Hiawatha’s FastingVI. Hiawatha’s FriendsVII. Hiawatha’s SailingVIII. Hiawatha’s FishingIX. Hiawatha and the Pearl-FeatherX. Hiawatha’s WooingXI. Hiawatha’s Wedding-FeastXII. The Son of the Evening StarXIII. Blessing the CornfieldsXIV. Picture-WritingXV. Hiawatha’s LamentationXVI. Pau-Puk-KeewisXVII. The Hunting of Pau-Puk-KeewisXVIII. The Death of KwasindXIX. The GhostsXX. The FamineXXI. The White Man’s FootXXII. Hiawatha’s Departure[NOTES]THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH.I. Miles StandishII. Love and FriendshipIII. The Lover’s ErrandIV. John AldenV. The Sailing of the May flowerVI. PriscillaVII. The March of Miles StandishVIII. The Spinning-WheelIX. The Wedding-DayBIRDS OF PASSAGE.FLIGHT THE FIRST.Birds of PassagePrometheus, or the Poet’s ForethoughtEpimetheus, or the Poet’s AfterthoughtThe Ladder of St. AugustineThe Phantom ShipThe Warden of the Cinque PortsHaunted HousesIn the Churchyard at CambridgeThe Emperor’s Bird’s-NestThe Two AngelsDaylight and MoonlightThe Jewish Cemetery at NewportOliver BasselinVictor GalbraithMy Lost YouthThe RopewalkThe Golden Mile-StoneCatawba WineSanta FilomenaThe Discoverer of the North CapeDaybreakThe Fiftieth Birthday of AgassizChildrenSandalphonFLIGHT THE SECOND.The Children’s HourEnceladusThe CumberlandSnow-FlakesA Day of SunshineSomething left UndoneWearinessTALES OF A WAYSIDE INN.Part FirstPreludeThe Wayside InnThe Landlord’s Tale: Paul Revere’s RideInterludeThe Student’s Tale: The Falcon of Ser FederigoInterludeThe Spanish Jew’s Tale: The Legend of Rabbi Ben LeviInterludeThe Sicilian’s Tale: King Robert of SicilyInterludeThe Musician’s Tale: The Saga of King OlafI. The Challenge of ThorII. King Olaf’s ReturnIII. Thora of RimolIV. Queen Sigrid the HaughtyV. The Skerry of ShrieksVI. The Wraith of OdinVII. Iron-BeardVIII. GudrunIX. Thangbrand the PriestX. Raud the StrongXI. Bishop Sigurd at Salten FiordXII. King Olaf’s ChristmasXIII. The Building of the Long SerpentXIV. The Crew of the Long SerpentXV. A Little Bird in the AirXVI. Queen Thyri and the Angelica StalksXVII. King Svend of the Forked BeardXVIII. King Olaf and Earl SigvaldXIX. King Olaf’s War-HornsXX. Einar TamberskelverXXI. King Olaf’s Death-drinkXXII. The Nun of NidarosInterludeThe Theologian’s Tale: TorquemadaInterludeThe Poet’s Tale: The Birds of KillingworthFinalePART SECOND.PreludeThe Sicilian’s Tale: The Bell of AtriInterludeThe Spanish Jew’s Tale: KambaluInterludeThe Student’s Tale: The Cobbler of HagenauInterludeThe Musician’s Tale: The Ballad of CarmilhanInterludeThe Poet’s Tale: Lady WentworthInterludeThe Theologian’s Tale: The Legend BeautifulInterludeThe Student’s Second Tale: The Baron of St. CastineFinalePART THIRD.PreludeThe Spanish Jew’s Tale: AzraelInterludeThe Poet’s Tale: CharlemagneInterludeThe Student’s Tale: Emma and EginhardInterludeThe Theologian’s Tale: ElizabethInterludeThe Sicilian’s Tale:The Monk of Casa-MaggioreInterludeThe Spanish Jew’s Second Tale: ScanderbegInterludeThe Musician’s Tale: The Mother’s GhostInterludeThe Landlord’s Tale: The Rhyme of Sir ChristopherFinaleFLOWER-DE-LUCE.Flower-de-LucePalingenesisThe Bridge of CloudHawthorneChristmas BellsThe Wind over the ChimneyThe Bells of LynnKilled at the FordGiotto’s TowerTo-morrowDivina CommediaNoëlBIRDS OF PASSAGEFLIGHT THE THIRD.Fata MorganaThe Haunted ChamberThe MeetingVox PopuliThe Castle-BuilderChangedThe ChallengeThe Brook and the WaveAftermathTHE MASQUE OF PANDORA.I. The Workshop of HephæstusII. OlympusIII. Tower of Prometheus on Mount CaucasusIV. The AirV. The House of EpimetheusVI. In the GardenVII. The House of EpimetheusVIII. In the GardenTHE HANGING OF THE CRANEMORITURI SALUTAMUSA BOOK OF SONNETS.Three Friends of MineChaucerShakespeareMiltonKeatsThe GalaxyThe Sound of the SeaA Summer Day by the SeaThe TidesA ShadowA Nameless GraveSleepThe Old Bridge at FlorenceIl Ponte Vecchio di FirenzeNatureIn the Churchyard at TarrytownEliot’s OakThe Descent of the MusesVeniceThe PoetsParker CleavelandThe Harvest MoonTo the River RhoneThe Three Silences of MolinosThe Two RiversBostonSt. John’s, CambridgeMoodsWoodstock ParkThe Four Princesses at WilnaHolidaysWapentakeThe Broken OarThe Cross of SnowBIRDS OF PASSAGEFLIGHT THE FOURTH.Charles SumnerTravels by the FiresideCadenabbiaMonte CassinoAmalfiThe Sermon of St. FrancisBelisariusSongo RiverKERAMOSBIRDS OF PASSAGE.FLIGHT THE FIFTH.The Herons of ElmwoodA Dutch PictureCastles in SpainVittoria ColonnaThe Revenge of Rain-in-the-FaceTo the River YvetteThe Emperor’s GloveA Ballad or the French FleetThe Leap of Roushan BegHaroun Al Raschid.King TrisankuA Wraith in the MistThe Three KingsSong: “Stay, Stay at Home, my Heart, and Rest.”The White CzarDeliaULTIMA THULE.DedicationPoemsBayard TaylorThe Chamber over the GateFrom my Arm-ChairJugurthaThe Iron PenRobert BurnsHelen of TyreElegiacOld St. David’s at RadnorFOLK-SONGS.The Sifting of PeterMaiden and WeathercockThe WindmillThe Tide Rises, the Tide FallsSONNETSMy CathedralThe Burial of the PoetNightL’ENVOI: The Poet and his SongsIN THE HARBOR.BecalmedThe Poet’s CalendarAutumn WithinThe Four Lakes of MadisonVictor and VanquishedMoonlightThe Children’s CrusadeSundownChimesFour by the ClockAuf WiedersehenElegiac VerseThe City and the SeaMemoriesHermes TrismegistusTo the AvonPresident GarfieldMy BooksMad RiverPossibilitiesDecoration DayA FragmentLoss and GainInscription on the Shanklin FountainThe Bells of San BlasFRAGMENTS.“Neglected record of a mind neglected”“O Faithful, indefatigable tides”“Soft through the silent air”“So from the bosom of darkness”CHRISTUS: A MYSTERY.IntroitusPART I. THE DIVINE TRAGEDY.The First PassoverI. Vox ClamantisII. Mount QuarantaniaIII. The Marriage in CanaIV. In the CornfieldsV. NazarethVI. The Sea of GalileeVII. The Demoniac of GadaraVIII. Talitha CumiIX. The Tower of MagdalaX. The House of Simon the PhariseeThe Second PassoverI. Before the Gates of MachaerusII. Herod’s Banquet-HallIII. Under the Wall of MachaerusIV. Nicodemus at NightV. Blind BartimeusVI. Jacob’s WellVII. The Coasts of Caesarea PhilippiVIII. The Young RulerIX. At BethanyX. Born BlindXI. Simon Magus and Helen of TyreThe Third PassoverI. The Entry into JerusalemII. Solomon’s PorchIII. Lord, is it I?IV. The Garden of GethsemaneV. The Palace of CaiaphasVI. Pontius PilateVII. Barabbas in PrisonVIII. Ecce HomoIX. AceldamaX. The Three CrossesXI. The Two MariesXII. The Sea of GalileeEpilogue. Symbolum ApostolorumFirst Interlude. The Abbot JoachimPART II. THE GOLDEN LEGEND.Prologue: The Spire of Strasburg CathedralI. The Castle of Vautsberg on the RhineCourtyard of the CastleII. A Farm in the OdenwaldA Room in the FarmhouseElsie’s ChamberThe Chamber of Gottlieb and UrsulaA Village ChurchA Room in the FarmhouseIn the GardenIII. A Street in StrasburgSquare in Front of the CathedralIn the CathedralThe Nativity: A Miracle-PlayIntroitusI. HeavenII. Mary at the WellIII. The Angels of the Seven PlanetsIV. The Wise Men of the EastV. The Flight into EgyptVI. The Slaughter of the InnocentsVII. Jesus at Play with his SchoolmatesVIII. The Village SchoolIX. Crowned with FlowersEpilogueIV. The Road to HirschauThe Convent of Hirschau in the Black ForestThe ScriptoriumThe CloistersThe ChapelThe RefectoryThe Neighboring NunneryV. A Covered Bridge at LucerneThe Devil’s BridgeThe St. Gothard PassAt the Foot of the AlpsThe Inn at GenoaAt SeaVI. The School of SalernoThe Farm-house in the OdenwaldThe Castle of Vautsberg on the RhineEpilogue. The Two Recording Angels AscendingSecond Interlude. Martin LutherPART III. THE NEW ENGLAND TRAGEDIES.John EndicottPrologueAct I.Act II.Act III.Act IV.Act V.Giles Corey of the Salem FarmsPrologueAct I.Act II.Act III.Act IV.Act V.Finale. St. JohnJUDAS MACCABAEUSAct I. The Citadel of Antiochus at JerusalemAct II. The Dungeons in the CitadelAct III. The Battle-field of Beth-HoronAct IV. The Outer Courts of the Temple at JerusalemAct V. The Mountains of EcbatanaMICHAEL ANGELODedicationPART FIRSTI. Prologue at IschiaMonologue : The Last JudgmentII. San SilvestroIII. Cardinal IppolitoIV. Borgo delle Vergine at NaplesV. Vittoria ColonnaPART SECOND.I. MonologueII. ViterboIII. Michael Angelo and Benvenuto CelliniIV. Fra Sebastiano del PiomboV. Palazzo BelvedereVI. Palazzo CesariniPART THIRD.I. MonologueII. Vigna di Papa GiulioIII. Bindo AltovitiIV. In the ColiseumV. Macello de’ CorviVI. Michael Angelo’s StudioVII. The Oaks of Monte LucaVIII. The Dead ChristTRANSLATIONS.PreludeFrom the Spanish: Coplas de ManriqueSonnets.I. The Good ShepherdII. To-morrowIII. The Native LandIV. The Image of GodV. The BrookAncient Spanish Ballads.I. Rio Verde, Rio VerdeII. Don Nuno, Count of LaraIII. The peasant leaves his plough afieldVida de San MillanSan Miguel, the ConventSong: “She is a maid of artless grace”Santa Teresa’s Book-MarkFrom the CancionerosI. Eyes so tristful, eyes so tristfulII. Some day, some dayIII. Come, O death, so silent flyingIV. Glove of black in white hand bareFrom the Swedish and Danish.Passages from Frithiof’s SagaI. Frithiof’s HomesteadII. A Sledge-Ride on the IceIII. Frithiof’s TemptationIV. Frithiof’s FarewellThe Children of the Lord’s SupperKing ChristianThe Elected KnightChildhoodFrom the German.The Happiest LandThe WaveThe DeadThe Bird and the ShipWhither?Beware!Song of the BellThe Castle by the SeaThe Black KnightSong of the Silent LandThe Luck of EdenhallThe Two Locks of HairThe Hemlock TreeAnnie of TharawThe Statue over the Cathedral DoorThe Legend of the CrossbillThe Sea hath its PearlsPoetic AphorismsSilent LoveBlessed are the DeadWanderer’s Night-SongsRemorseForsakenAllahFrom the Anglo-Saxon.The GraveBeowulf’s Expedition to HeortThe Soul’s Complaint against the BodyFrom the FrenchSong: Hark! Hark!Song: “And whither goest thou, gentle sigh”The Return of SpringSpringThe Child AsleepDeath of Archbishop TurpinThe Blind Girl of Castel-CuilleA Christmas CarolConsolationTo Cardinal RichelieuThe Angel and the ChildOn the Terrace of the AigaladesTo my BrookletBarrégesWill ever the dear days come back again?At La ChaudeauA Quiet LifeThe Wine of JurançonFriar LubinRondelMy SecretFrom the Italian.The Celestial PilotThe Terrestrial ParadiseBeatriceTo ItalySeven Sonnets and a CanzoneI. The ArtistII. Fire.III. Youth and AgeIV. Old AgeV. To Vittoria ColonnaVI. To Vittoria ColonnaVII. DanteVIII. CanzoneThe Nature of LoveFrom the Portuguese.Song: If thou art sleeping, maidenFrom Eastern sources.The FugitiveThe Siege of KazanThe Boy and the BrookTo the StorkFrom the Latin.Virgils First EclogueOvid in Exile