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Bayadere and Other Sonnets Saltus
Bayadere and Other Sonnets Saltus
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1894
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Copyright, 1894
BY
F. H. SALTUS
SONNETS.
PAGE
The Bayadere 3
Bamboo . 4
Chibouque , . 5
Ihlang-Ihlang 6
The Nautch Girl . 7
The Sphinx Speaks 8
To a Mummy . 9
Fleur de Riz .
ID
La Grisette .
II
ZaIda 12
The Japanese Fan . 13
Pastel 14
Language 15
The Monkey .
i6
La Blasee 17
Tete-a-Tete .
i8
The Jungfrau 19
Oblivion. 20
The Elephant 21
Rome 22
Stalactite 23
Rome's Magnificence 24
VI —
PAGE
Graves 25
This Once Was Greece ! 26
To AN Antique Mirror 27
La MaNola 28
Resurrection 29
Influence 30
Like Poor Ophelia 31
Sonnet 32
Flower Mad 33
Patte de Velours 34
To Yulma. a Moorish Lover Speaks 35
EscuRiAL 36
The Spirit of Ruins 37
Superior 38
Faithful 39
Vulnerable 40
Sonnet Improvise 41
Niagara 42
Sonnet 43
Sonnet 44
Souvenir 45
Sonnet 46
1755 47
Moon Spleen
QUARTETTO
Rome :
D' ITALIA.
La Trasteverina
NAPLES : ThE LAZZARONE ... 48
49
50
Venice: — The Gondoliers 51
The Apennines : The Brigand 52
Latin 53
Italian 54
Anglo-Saxon 55
Spanish 56
Greek . . .
•
57
Vll —
PAGE
French 58
Temperament 59
Envy 60
Sonnet 61
Tyll Owlglass. Obiit 1530 62
False Worship 63
Enigma 64
Deluded 65
A Wish 66
Overgrowth 67
When the Snow Falls 68
Inconsistency 69
Originality 70
The Earth Speaks 71
Satisfaction 72
The Idol. Statue of Venus, a.d. 500 . ... . .
73
Sleep's Regret 74
A Woman's Whim 75
Jealousy 76
Fear 77
Ultima Thule 78
Sonnet. To 79
Curiosity 80
Embarrassment 81
God's Ennui 82
Discontent 83
Worship 84
Sonnet 85
Sonnet 86
The Tower of Babel Speaks 87
Sonnet 88
Is Life Worth Living ? 89
The Oak 90
Vlll —
FLASKS AND FLAGONS.
FAGB
Water 93
Beer 94
Bass's Ale 95
Gin 96
KUMMEL 97
CURAgOA 98
Vermouth 99
Maraschino 100
Anisette loi
Absinthe 102
Amontillado 103
KiRscH 104
Lambic 105
Brandy 106
ToKAi 107
Chambertin 108
Geisenheimer 109
Benedictine 110
Rum Punch in
Chateau Margaux 112
Chartreuse Vert 113
Irish Whiskey 114
Scotch Whiskey 115
Menthe 116
Arrack 117
Port 118
Champagne FrappE 119
Tea 120
Chocolate 121
Coffee 122
Lachrym^e Christi 123
IX
SONNETS.
To Helena 211
The North Sea Maid • . 212
Snow Song . 213
Jena. October 14, 1806 214
Judas the Second 215
Influence 216
AUSTERLITZ 217
Pax et Puritas 218
In a Sevillian Cloister 219
Confidants 220
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PAGE
To-day, Delicious Agnes, Blond and Fair . . . .221
The Drowsy Glade 222
Sonnet. To 223
Thine Eyes 224
Outre Tombe 225
Yellow 226
Hands 227
To Anna Saltus 228
Souvenir 229
The Awakening 230
The Heart's Sad Song 231
The Gallery of the Mind 232
Profile 233
A Soul May Linger There 234
Moon-Music 235
Perfume 236
Rose-Window 237
The Ideal 238
SONNETS.
THE BAYADERE.
BAMBOO.
IHLANG-IHLANG.
Her dreams are red like blood and bright like gold !
THE SPHINX SPEAKS.
TO A MUMMY.
LA GRISETTE.
ZAIDA.
PASTEL.
LANGUAGE.
Full of grand mellow words like " star," like " Rome " !
THE MONKEY.
LA BLASEE.
As she touched the black dainty with white teeth that gleamed,
THE JUNGFRAU.
OBLIVION.
ROME.
STALACTITE.
ROME'S MAGNIFICENCE.
GRAVES.
The woods are still that heard war's pomp and pain ;
TO AN ANTIQUE MIRROR.
LA MAROLA.
RESURRECTION.
INFLUENCE.
SONNET.
FLOWER MAD.
PATTE DE VELOURS.
TO YULMA.
ESCURIAL.
-38-
SUPERIOR.
— 39
FAITHFUL.
VULNERABLE.
SONNET IMPROVISE.
NIAGARA.
— 43 —
SONNET.
— 44
SONNET.
— 45
SOUVENIR.
'T was there — sweet spot — where thy ripe lips divine.
!
'T was there that thou wert mine, that I was thine ;
SONNET.
1755-
48
MOON SPLEEN.
QUARTETTO D'lTALIA.
-LA TRASTEVERINA.
t
— 52
THE APENNINES :
— THE BRIGAND.
53
LATIN.
ITALIAN.
ANGLO-SAXON.
SPANISH.
GREEK.
FRENCH.
TEMPERAMENT.
ENVY.
SONNET.
TYLL OWLGLASS.
OBUT 1530.
FALSE WORSHIP.
64-
ENIGMA.
DELUDED.
A WISH.
OVERGROWTH.
INCONSISTENCY.
70
ORIGINALITY.
SATISFACTION.
THE IDOL.
74
SLEEP'S REGRET.
A WOMAN'S WHIM.
JEALOUSY.
— 17 —
FEAR.
ULTIMA THULE.
\Miere stars, and sun, and hope, and God are not,
SONNET.
CURIOSITY.
''
Peace, wretched atoms, know that ve are slaves
! ;
EMBARRASSMENT.
GOD'S EXXUI.
DISCONTENT.
WORSHIP.
SONNET.
— 86 —
SONNET.
SONNET.
THE OAK.
BEER.
BASS'S ALE.
GIN.
KUMMEL.
CURAgOA.
VERMOUTH.
MARASCHINO.
ANISETTE.
ABSINTHE.
AMONTILLADO.
104 —
KIRSCH.
LAMBIC.
BRANDY.
TOKAI.
CHAMBERTIN.
GEISENHEIMER.
BENEDICTINE.
RUM PUNCH.
The world to give thee lasting fame combines,
Jamaica sends thee sugar-cane, o'er seas ;
CHATEAU MARGAUX.
CHARTREUSE VERT.
IRISH WHISKEY.
SCOTCH WHISKEY.
For when thou art near, the devil has the pain,
MENTHE.
ARRACK.
ii8
PORT.
19 —
CHAMPAGNE FRAPPE.
TEA.
CHOCOLATE.
COFFEE.
LACHRYM^ CHRISTI.
125
!
— 127 —
HENRI DE LA ROCHEJAQUELEIN.
At the Battle of ChemilU, April ii, ijg^.
Follow me !
Kill me !
CALIGULA.
C^SAR.
PHARAOH.
ATTILA.
SCYTHIA,
— ^32 —
HAROUN-AL-RASCHID.
CHARLES XII.
MONTEZUMA.
MEXICO.
CHRISTINA.
But bloomed for Art and Lore, and found new force
When, leaving icy realms without remorse.
RICHARD III.
Where red swords gleamed, when Death claimed you his own,
HENRY VIII.
ENGLAND.
QUEEN ELIZABETH.
ENGLAND.
MARIE STUART.
SCOTLAND.
When love, and sin, and crime found one same tomb,
Remember, Queen, thy odious, hurried doom,
MARY TUDOR.
BLOODY MARY.
CHARLES V.
PHILIP II.
SPAIN.
CHARLES I.
CHARLES II.
FRANCIS I.
FRANCIS II.
HENRY III.
LAUZUN.
— 151-
HENRY IV.
FRANCE.
"
'
Long live our king, good Harry of Navarre !
CHARLES VII.
CHARLES IX.
How was thy sleep, King ? Were thine eyes not wet
154
LOUIS XI.
Nay, thou hast care but for the crown thou 'rt wearing ;
LOUIS XII.
FRANCE.
But fate broke down your bars, and you were king
Of that white, perfect pearl of nations, France,
LOUIS XIII.
LOUIS XIV.
FRANCE.
LOUIS XV.
LOUIS XVI.
And doom thy life, thy court, thy son, thy queen !
SONETTO.
OBIIT 1882.
DUKE OF REICHSTADT.
TO NAPOLEON.
After Reading Madame de R^musafs Memoirs.
164
TO HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
After Reading His Italian Sonnet to the Old Bridge at Florence.
GERARD DE NERVAL.
i66
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE.
THE MUSKETEERS.
d'artagnan.
THE MUSKETEERS.
THE MUSKETEERS.
THE MUSKETEERS.
— 171 —
TO VICTOR HUGO.*
IMPROMPTU.
BAUDELAIRE.
Que le " Laid c'est le Beau," que le Laid est une ame,
Et ta rime de feu, pleine d'autorite,
/
174
LE MARQUIS DE SADE.
175
"
Au doute tentateur tu sais crier " arriere !
176
GIOVANNI TAGLIAPIETRA.
IN FAVORITA.
A T. B. ALDRICH.
And ere thy days were done men saw thee gain
The rare and radiant Mecca of sweet song !
— 179
CHARLES GOUNOD.
FERDINAND HILLER.
TO KARL FORMES.
PIETRO BIGNARDI.
FRANCISCO MAZZOLENI.
i85-
thought
* Gaetano Donizetti.
i86
TO M.\X MARETZEK.
Thy soul finds room for all called great and true.
— i88
CARLOS SOBRINO.
— 191 —
E. L. DAVENPORT.
SIR GILES.
— 192 —
E. L. da\t:nport
AS "RICHARD III."
E. L. DAVENPORT.
AS RICHELIEU.
— 194
E. L. DAVENPORT
E. L. DAVENPORT.
AS " OTHELLO."
E. L. DAVENPORT.
AS *' MACBETH."
— 197
HENRY IRVING.
GAETANO DONIZETTI.
AGOSTIXO SUSINI.
OBIIT 1SS4-
FOUR SONNETS.
I. ADELINA PATTI.
— 202 —
IL — FAURE,
J admire la beaute de ton talent splendide,
Tu sais comprendre enfin les mysteres dn cceut,
III. — SANTLEY.
The northern blood that courses through thy frame
Yea, and thou hast not swerved, thou hast not turned
IV. MARIO.
MODJESKA AS "CAMILLE."
MARIO.
BERTEL THORWALDSEN.
211
TO HELENA.
SNOW SONG.
JENA.
215 —
Saying, *'
Be thou my friend, my friend remain."
INFLUENCE.
brood.
AUSTERLITZ.
PAX ET PURITAS.
IN A SEVILLIAN CLOISTER.
220 —
CONFIDANTS.
SONNET.
THINE EYES.
OUTRE TOMBE.
YELLOW.
HANDS.
TO ANNA SALTUS.
SOUVENIR.
Like the sweet Spring, we, too, are fresh and gay,
230 —
THE AWAKENING.
— 231 —
We strive to them
fill with desires and aims,
PROFILE.
235 —
MOON-MUSIC.
PERFUME.
237 —
ROSE-WINDOW.
238 —
THE IDEAL.