
This etext was prepared by David Price, email ccx074@coventry.ac.uk from the 1890 George Bell and Sons edition.
LEGENDS AND LYRICS—SECOND SERIES by Adelaide Anne Procter
VERSE: A LEGEND OF PROVENCE
VERSE: ENVY
VERSE: OVER THE MOUNTAIN
VERSE: BEYOND
VERSE: A WARNING
VERSE: MAXIMUS
VERSE: OPTIMUS
VERSE: A LOST CHORD
A collection of lyrical poems invites listeners into a tapestry of myth and memory. Through vivid, musical language the narrator drifts from a quiet hearth, where a painted portrait awakens an old Provençal legend, to sun‑drenched cliffs and a secluded convent perched among hawthorn blooms. Each piece feels like a whispered story, balancing the timeless weight of chivalry with the intimacy of personal longing.
The opening legend centers on Sister Angela, an orphan raised by the nuns, whose gentle hands tend herbs, lace, and garlands that crown the altar each day. The poems celebrate the convent as a sanctuary of healing, song, and quiet bravery, while hinting at the larger currents of love, envy and destiny that ripple through the surrounding world. Listeners are drawn into a world where every feathered phrase and rustling leaf suggests a deeper moral and spiritual quest.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (130K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2000-08-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1825–1864
A hugely popular Victorian poet in her lifetime, she wrote with warmth and conviction about poverty, homelessness, faith, and the lives of working women. Her verses reached a wide audience through Charles Dickens’s journals and were admired by readers across Britain.
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