Lascelles Abercrombie Quiet Poems
- 1. Marriage Song
I
Come up, dear chosen morning, come,
Blessing the air with light,
... - 2. Emblems Of Love, Part Ii Imperfection
MARY
[A LEGEND OF THE FORTY-FIVE]
... - 3. Epilogue To Emblems Of Love
What shall we do for Love these days?
How shall we make an altar-blaze
To smite the horny eyes of men
With the renown of our Heaven,
... - 4. The End Of The World, Act I
PERSONS
HUFF, the Farmer
SOLLERS, the Wainwright.
... - 5. The End Of The World, Act Ii
ACT II
As before, a little while after. The room is empty when the curtain goes up. SOLLERS runs in and paces about, but stops short when he catches sight of a pot dog on the mantlepiece.
... - 6. All Last Night
All last night I had quiet
In a fragrant dream and warm:
She became my Sabbath,
And round my neck, her arm.
... - 7. The Sale Of Saint Thomas
A quay with vessels moored
Thomas
... - 8. The Box
Once upon a time, in the land of Hush-A-Bye,
Around about the wondrous days of yore,
They came across a kind of box
Bound up with chains and locked with locks
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