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Copyright, 1848, 1857, 1866, 1868, 1869, 1876, and 1885,

BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.

The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass., U. S. A.

Printed by H. O. Houghton & Company.

TO

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS,

THIS FIRST COMPLETE EDITION OF MY POEMS

IS

AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED.

CONTENTS.

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS.

Threnodia

The Sirens

Irené

Serenade

With a Pressed Flower

The Beggar

My Love

Summer Storm

Love

To Perdita, Singing

The Moon

Remembered Music

Song

Allegra

The Fountain

Ode

The Fatherland

The Forlorn

Midnight

A Prayer

The Heritage

The Rose : A Ballad

A Legend of Brittany .

Prometheus

Song

Rosaline

The Shepherd of King Admetus

The Token

An Incident in a Railroad Car.

Rhæcus

The Falcon

Trial.
A Requiem

A Parable.

A Glance behind the Curiain

Song