OF ENGLISH SONNETS the Church" (From a London Garden: David Nutt, 1903); Mr. Henry Newbolt, for "Devon" (Poems New and Old: John Murray, 1912); also to Mr. Bertram Dobell, for a sonnet by himself and one by James Thomson (B.V.); Mr. Coulson Kernahan, for a sonnet by himself and four by Philip Bourke Marston; Mr. W. M. Rossetti, for his own "Democracy Downtrodden " and for " A Sonnet is a moment's monument" by D. G. Rossetti; Mr. Theodore WattsDunton, for his own sonnets and those of A. C. Swinburne: also to Mme Duclaux (A. Mary F. Robinson); the Hon. Mrs. Felkin (Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler); Mrs. Alice Meynell; Mrs. Woods (and her publishers, Messrs. Macmillan & Co.): also to Mrs. Dowden, for sonnets by the late Professor Dowden; Miss Harriett Jay, for a sonnet by Robert Buchanan; Mrs. Lee-Hamilton, for sonnets by Eugene Lee-Hamilton; Lady Leighton-Warren, for sonnets by Lord de Tabley; Mrs. Eveleen Myers, for sonnets by Frederic W. H. Myers; Mrs. Romanes, for a sonnet by George J. Romanes also to Mr. Bennett-Goldney, for a sonnet by Sebastian Evans; Mr. Horatio Brown, for sonnets by J. A. Symonds; The Marquess of Crewe, for "The Téméraire" by Lord Houghton (Mr. John Murray consenting); Mr. Edward Garnett, for sonnets by Richard Garnett; Mr. W. D. Main, for a sonnet by David M. Main, editor of the admirable Treasury of English Sonnets, 1880; Mr. Wilfrid Meynell, for sonnets by Francis Thompson; Mr. Marriott Watson, for sonnets by Rosamund Marriott Watson: also to Messrs. George Bell & Sons, for a sonnet by Thomas Ashe; to Messrs. Burns & Oates, for a sonnet by Aubrey de Vere; to Mr. Ellis, for the sonnets of D. G. Rossetti; to Mr. John Lane, for sonnets by E. C. Lefroy; to Messrs. Longmans, Green & Co., for a sonnet by Jean Ingelow (Collected Poems, 1879), and for two by Andrew Lang (Ballades in Blue China, 1880-81); to Messrs. Macmillan & Co., for sonnets by Christina Rossetti, Frances Anne Kemble, and Charles Tennyson-Turner; to Mr. John Murray, for two sonnets by Julian Fane; to Messrs. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., for a sonnet by Mr. Austin Dobson; and to Mr. T. Fisher Unwin for sonnets by Mathilde Blind. My wish to do honour to the work of Mr. Richard Le Gallienne will, I trust, be accepted as sufficient apology for printing his early sonnet, "Gentle Night,” without awaiting his formal permission. Finally, I desire to thank all who have helped me with good wishes and valuable suggestions-in particular, Mr. Theodore Watts-Dunton, Mr. Samuel Waddington, Mr. Coulson Kernahan, Mr. Bertram Dobell and Dr. George Galloway. ADCOCK, A. ST. JOHN, b. 1864 I passed without, what time the organ pealed PAGE 253 BACON, FRANCIS, 1561-1626 Seated between the old world and the new, 25 BARING, THE HON. MAURICE, b. 1874 BARNES, BARNABE, 1569-1609 Ah, sweet Content, where is thy mild abode ? BEECHING, HENRY CHARLES, 1859-1919 Two things I love in this most lovely dale: O that we too, above this earthly jar BENSON, ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER, b. 1862 I hold it now more shameful to forget I would not dwell with Passion; Passion grows Sitting with strangers in the hurrying train, xi 258 34 GOLDEN BLIND, MATHILDE, 1841-1896 The dead abide with us! Though stark and cold BLUNT, WILFRID SCAWEN, 1840-1922 I forego If I could live without the thought of Death, Clutching the brink with hands and feet and knees BRIDGES, ROBERT, b. 1844 While yet we wait for spring, and from the dry In autumn moonlight, when the white air wan PAGE 159 160 199 200 201 202 203 220 221 222 223 224 225 BROOKE, RUPERT, 1887-1915 If I should die, think only this of me : 259 BROWNING, ELIZABETH BARRETT, 1806-1861 95 96 What can I give thee back, O liberal 97 If I leave all for thee, wilt thou exchange 98 When our two souls stand up erect and strong, 99 100 BUCHANAN, ROBERT, 1841-1901 When He returns, and finds the World so drear 161 BYRON, LORD, 1788-1824 Eternal Spirit of the chainless Mind! 74 CAMPION, THOMAS, 1567-1619 Thrice toss these oaken ashes in the air, COLERIDGE, HARTLEY, 1796-1849 When we were idlers with the loitering rills, Think upon Death, 'tis good to think of Death, CONSTABLE, HENRY, 1562-1613 xii My lady's presence makes the roses red, GOLDEN ENGLISH SONNETS COURTNEY, WILLIAM LEONARD, b. 1850 Grief, and the ache of things that pass and fade, COWPER, WILLIAM, 1731-1800 Mary! I want a lyre with other strings, DANIEL, SAMUEL, 1562-1619 Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night, DE TABLEY, LORD, 1835-1895 O choir of Tempe mute these many years, DE VERE, AUBREY, 1814-1902 I saw the Master of the Sun. He stood 108 109 Death, be not proud, though some have called thee DOUGLAS, LORD ALFRED, b. 1870 Ah, Sleep, to me thou com'st not in the guise DOWDEN, EDWARD, 1843-1913 35 36 256 257 Why do I sing? I know not why, my friend; 164 165 166 DRAYTON, MICHAEL, 1563-1631 Since there's no help, come, let us kiss and part. DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEN, WILLIAM, 1585-1649 I know that all beneath the moon decays, 29 38 39 40 Dear quirister, who from those shadows sends, 41 42 xiii |