Part 1

Transcribed from the 1912 Times Book Club “Surrey Edition” by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

POEMS VOL. I

BY GEORGE MEREDITH

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SURREY EDITION

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LONDON THE TIMES BOOK CLUB 376–384 OXFORD STREET, W. 1912

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Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable, Printers to his Majesty

CONTENTS

PAGE CHILLIANWALLAH, 1

Chillianwallah, Chillianwallah! THE DOE: A FRAGMENT, 3

And—‘Yonder look! yoho! yoho! BEAUTY ROHTRAUT, 9

What is the name of King Ringang’s daughter? THE OLIVE BRANCH, 11

A dove flew with an Olive Branch; SONG, 16

Love within the lover’s breast THE WILD ROSE AND THE SNOWDROP, 17

The Snowdrop is the prophet of the flowers; THE DEATH OF WINTER, 19

When April with her wild blue eye SONG, 21

The moon is alone in the sky JOHN LACKLAND, 21

A wicked man is bad enough on earth; THE SLEEPING CITY, 22

A Princess in the eastern tale THE POETRY OF CHAUCER, 27

Grey with all honours of age! but fresh-featured and ruddy THE POETRY OF SPENSER, 27

Lakes where the sunsheen is mystic with splendour and softness; THE POETRY OF SHAKESPEARE, 28

Picture some Isle smiling green ’mid the white-foaming ocean;— THE POETRY OF MILTON, 28

Like to some deep-chested organ whose grand inspiration, THE POETRY OF SOUTHEY, 29

Keen as an eagle whose flight towards the dim empyréan THE POETRY OF COLERIDGE, 29

A brook glancing under green leaves, self-delighting, exulting, THE POETRY OF SHELLEY, 30

See’st thou a Skylark whose glistening winglets ascending THE POETRY OF WORDSWORTH, 30