Preludes is a collection of lyrical poetry by Alice Meynell, first published in 1875 under the name A. C. Thompson, with illustrations by Elizabeth Thompson. Its poems offer quiet reflections on nature, faith, time and human feeling, making it a gentle introduction to her contemplative verse.
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PRELUDES. Climbing vines with leaves and a flower. A figure sitting beneath a tree by the sea at sunset. Frontispiece.
PRELUDES. BY A. C. THOMPSON. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND ORNAMENTS BY ELIZABETH THOMPSON. Two butterflies. HENRY S. KING & CO., 65, CORNHILL, AND 12, PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON, 1875.
A flowering vine and a butterfly. (All rights reserved.) TO MY FATHER AND MOTHER. Flowers with star symbols above a line. CONTENTS. PAGE IN EARLY SPRING 1 PARTED 3 TO A POET 5 SONG OF THE SPRING TO THE SUMMER 8 TO THE BELOVED 10 MEDITATION 12
TO THE BELOVED DEAD 13 SONNET 15 IN AUTUMN 16 A LETTER FROM A GIRL TO HER OWN OLD AGE 19 SONG 23 PYGMALION 25 BUILDERS OF RUINS 27 SONNET 31 SONG OF THE DAY TO THE NIGHT 32 “SOEUR MONIQUE” 34 SONNET 40 A TRYST THAT FAILED 41 SONNET. THOUGHTS IN SEPARATION 43 REGRETS 44 SONG 46 SONNET. IN FEBRUARY 47 SAN LORENZO GIUSTINIANI’S MOTHER 48 THE POETS 50 SONNET. THE LOVE OF NARCISSUS 53 TO A LOST MELODY 54 SONNET. AT A POET’S GRAVE 57 SONNET. THE POET TO NATURE 58 THE POET TO HIS CHILDHOOD 59 SONNET. TO —— 63 AN UNMARKED FESTIVAL 64 SONNET. A YOUNG CONVERT 66 SONNET. SPRING ON THE ALBAN HILLS 67 SONG OF THE NIGHT AT DAYBREAK 69 SONNET. TO A DAISY 70 SONNET. TO ONE POEM IN A SILENT TIME 71 A STUDY: IN THREE MONOLOGUES, WITH INTERRUPTIONS 72
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