(1795 - 1846 / Dublin)

Poems of George Darley

1. Dirge 1/3/2003
2. It Is Not Beauty I Demand 1/3/2003
3. Nepenthe 4/21/2010
4. Song 1/3/2003
5. The Anonymous Poet 1/3/2003
6. The Fallen Star 1/3/2003
7. The Joy of Childhood 1/3/2003
8. The Mermaidens' Vesper-Hymn 1/3/2003
9. The Moon and Sea 1/3/2003
10. The Phoenix 1/3/2003
11. The Solitary Lyre 4/21/2010
12. To Helene 1/3/2003

The Anonymous Poet

You, the choice minions of the proud-lipped nine
Who warble at the great Apollo's knee,
Why do you laugh at these rude lays of mine?
I seek not of your brotherhood to be:
I do not play the public swan, nor try
To curve my proud neck on your vocal streams.
In my own little isle retreated, I
Lost myself in my waters and my dreams:
Forgetful of the world, forgotten too,

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