Poems of Paganism; or, Songs of Life and Love

Paganus

• Editorial: Obscure Press
• Año: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781528767965
• Categoría: Literature
• Categoría: Religious Poetry

Originating from the Christian community of southern Europe during late antiquity, the term 'pagan' was used to refer to any religions that were not related the three Abrahamic religions—Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. "Poems of Paganism; or, Songs of Life and Love" is collection of 60 'pagan' songs compiled by L. Cranmer-Byng and first published in 1895. Contents include: "A Patriot Poet", "A Prayer for Peace", "All that I Have", "Au Revoir—Not Adieu!", "Christian and Pagan", "Cloud, Wind and Rain", "Concerning Truth and Art", "Cupid's Sleep", "Despair", "Good-bye, Love!", "Haunted", "Heart of Stone", "Hesitation", "Homeward Bound", "Ignorant Roses", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of poetry.

CONTENTS.

DEDICATION

A PATRIOT POET

A PRAYER FOR PEACE

ALL THAT I HAVE

AU REVOIR—NOT ADIEU!

CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN

CLOUD, WIND, AND RAIN

CONCERNING TRUTH AND ART

CUPID’S SLEEP

DESPAIR

GOOD-BYE, LOVE!

HAUNTED

HEART OF STONE

HESITATION

HOMEWARD BOUND

IGNORANT ROSES

KOSSUTH, LOUIS

LIFE

LIFT THE LYRE

LINUS TO LYTERSES

LINKED TO THE PAST

LOST IDEALS

LOVE AND THE LARK

LOVE BEYOND LAW

LOVE, DEATH, AND SONG, IN THRACE

LOVE LAUGHS AT CASTE

LOVE, MORN, AND MUSIC

LOVE’S SILENT SHRINE

NATURE’S SADNESS [AFTER OLD ENGLISH]

PASSION’S PASTORAL

SLEEP, DEAR!

SONG

SONNET

THEE ONLY

THE GUARDIAN OF THE FOUNT

THE SEER

TO AN OLD-WORLD LOVE

TO L. G. A.

TO NATURE

WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

THE BRIDE OF LIFE

CAROL NO MORE

BEYOND WORDS

OF HIS MUSE

THE LIGHT OF DEATH

WHAT REMAINS

A FALLEN DEITY

ON READING “FROM DAWN TO SUNSET”

THE POET’S LEGACY

SUDDEN LIGHT

TO EU...