
POEMS - BY - WALTER R. CASSELS - LONDON
MABEL HEBE SPRING THE BITTERN GONE BEATRICE DI TENDA SERENADE THE EAGLE WHITHER? THE MORNING STAR THE DELECTABLE MOUNTAINS THE DARK RIVER WYTHAM WOODS THE STAR IN THE EAST UNDER THE SEA WIND A CHALLENGE AT PARTING A WITHERED ROSE-BUD DE PROFUNDIS THE MOTHER SONNET—DATUR HORA QUIETI SEA MARGINS SONG—"LOVE TOOK ME SOFTLY BY THE HAND" THE BELL LLEWELLYN A SHELL THE RAVEN SONNETS ON THE DEATH OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON THE PASSAGE-BIRDS MEMNON A CONCEIT THE LAND'S END THE OLDEN TIME FATHER AND SON ORION THE GOLDEN WATER YEARS AGO VULCAN SONG—"THE DAYS ARE PAST" GUY OF WARWICK AT EVENTIDE A DIRGE TO MY DREAM-LOVE A NIGHT SCENE SONNET—"O CLOUD SO GOLDEN" FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER ORPHEUS THE SCULPTOR
DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
MABEL. - SCENE I—A Study. Books, pictures, and sculpture about the room, interspersed with chemical and other instruments, globes, &c.; a singular blending of science with art, indicating a delicate and speculative organization in the arranger.
SCENE II.—The Same. - ORAN. - ORAN.
SCENE III.—A Boudoir. Flowers about it, in beautifully shaped Vases. A Greenhouse at one end. The window-panes delicately tinted, and hung with light fleecy draperies. MABEL working, and singing in a low voice.
HEBE.
SPRING.
THE BITTERN.
GONE.
A sweeping tapestry of nineteenth‑century verse, this collection gathers lyrical gems that move from soaring odes to whispered lullabies. The poet’s imagination drifts across seas, mountains, and starlit skies, while intimate sonnets explore love, loss, and the fleeting pulse of memory. Each piece is steeped in the rich language of its age, inviting listeners to linger over the cadence of a single line as if it were a soft sigh or a triumphant shout.
Interwoven with the poetry is a short dramatic sketch that transports the ear to a candle‑lit study, where a speculative philosopher and his family argue over the boundaries of science, art, and the soul. The dialogue crackles with tension as brothers question the moral cost of obsessive curiosity, and the scene builds a bittersweet portrait of love caught in the cross‑currents of reason and desire. The result is a compelling blend of lyrical beauty and theatrical intrigue that rewards attentive ears.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (146K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2003-11-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1826–1907
Best known for the controversial book Supernatural Religion, this English writer brought a sharp, questioning mind to religion, history, and literature. He also wrote poetry and later explored early Christian texts in works such as The Gospel According to Peter.
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