"Others shrewdly noted that the author had portrayed himself and his acquaintances . . . . A Hero Of Our Time, gentlemen, is in fact a portrait, but not of an individual; it is the aggregate of...
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COLMAN THE HERMIT Colman of Galway, Pledged to be Addict of chosen poverty, Living single in his wattled cell, Yet had creatures To serve him well; Kept three friends To cheer his...
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298 Six Nuns in the Snow Beautifully, now, they walk among these new petals the snow shook down— identical figures, going two by two, each in a black gown. With what a placid tread, what...
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Outlander Though he should love the placid fields and fountains Of lowland countries where no canyon is, Can one whom mountains bred, forget the mountains ? Their mark is on him and their ways...
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June 13, 1928 THE COMMONWEAL POEMS in the Poplar Qypsy Lament From my window I can see Rain is in the poplar tree. Slanting silver ribbons tie All its branches to the sky. The proud...
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Introspection When the dark devil Under the world Bowls the red moon up Into the heavens And its thin shadows Chill the earth's slumber Thin, chilling shadows Move over my heart. Sadly,...
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(^ix Cranes at Dusk^ I came to the lake and six cranes were there And twilight was there and a thin mist fell, The cranes were like blooms that subsist on air, Amazingly white and...
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POEMS The Great Singing This is the great singing— Nothing mean or small of it, For the Voice of the Lord is ringing In the splendid rise and fall of it. This is the great singing Which sweeps...
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