Chapters (195)
- BROWNING'S SHORTER POEMS
- SELECTED AND EDITED
- FRANKLIN T. BAKER, A.M.
- New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY LONDON; MACMILLAN & CO., LTD.
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- LIFE OF BROWNING
- BROWNING AS POET
- APPRECIATIONS
- CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF BROWNING'S WORKS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN°
- A CHILD'S STORY
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- XV
- TRAY°
- INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP°
- "HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS° FROM GHENT TO AIX"
- HERVÉ RIEL°
- PHEIDIPPIDES°
- Χαίρετε, νικωμεν°
- MY STAR°
- EVELYN HOPE°
- LOVE AMONG THE RUINS°
- MISCONCEPTIONS°
- NATURAL MAGIC°
- APPARITIONS°
- (Prologue to "The Two Poets of Croisic.")
- A WALL°
- CONFESSIONS°
- A WOMAN'S LAST WORD°
- A PRETTY WOMAN°
- YOUTH AND ART°
- A TALE°
- (Epilogue to "The Two Poets of Croisic.")
- CAVALIER TUNES°
- I. MARCHING ALONG
- II. GIVE A ROUSE
- I
- II
- III
- III. BOOT AND SADDLE
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- HOME-THOUGHTS, FROM THE SEA°
- SUMMUM BONUM°
- A FACE
- SONGS FROM PIPPA PASSES°
- THE LOST LEADER°
- APPARENT FAILURE°
- "We shall soon lose a celebrated building." —Paris Newspaper.
- FEARS AND SCRUPLES°
- INSTANS TYRANNUS°
- THE PATRIOT°
- AN OLD STORY
- THE BOY AND THE ANGEL°
- MEMORABILIA°
- WHY I AM A LIBERAL°
- PROSPICE°
- EPILOGUE TO "ASOLANDO"°
- "DE GUSTIBUS—"°
- THE ITALIAN IN ENGLAND°
- MY LAST DUCHESS°
- FERRARA
- THE BISHOP ORDERS HIS TOMB AT SAINT° PRAXED'S CHURCH
- ROME, 15—
- THE LABORATORY°
- ANCIEN RÉGIME
- HOME THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD°
- UP AT A VILLA—DOWN IN THE CITY°
- (As distinguished by an Italian person of quality.)
- A TOCCATA OF GALUPPI'S °
- ABT VOGLER°
- (AFTER HE HAS BEEN EXTEMPORIZING UPON THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT OF HIS INVENTION)
- RABBI BEN EZRA°
- A GRAMMARIAN'S FUNERAL°
- SHORTLY AFTER THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING IN EUROPE
- ANDREA DEL SARTO°
- (CALLED "THE FAULTLESS PAINTER")
- CALIBAN UPON SETEBOS;°
- OR, NATURAL THEOLOGY IN THE ISLAND
- "Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself."
- "CHILDE ROLAND TO THE DARK TOWER CAME"°
- (See Edgar's song in "Lear.")
- AN EPISTLE°
- CONTAINING THE STRANGE MEDICAL EXPERIENCE OF KARSHISH, THE ARAB PHYSICIAN
- SAUL°
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- XV
- XVI
- XVII
- XVIII
- XIX
- ONE WORD MORE°
- TO E.B.B.
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- XV
- XVI
- XVII
- XVIII
- XIX
- NOTES
- THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN. (PAGE 1.)
- TRAY. (PAGE 15.)
- INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP. (PAGE 17.)
- HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX. (PAGE 19.)
- HERVÉ RIEL. (PAGE 22.)
- PHEIDIPPIDES. (PAGE 30.)
- MY STAR. (PAGE 40.)
- EVELYN HOPE. (PAGE 41.)
- LOVE AMONG THE RUINS. (PAGE 43.)
- MISCONCEPTIONS. (PAGE 47.)
- NATURAL MAGIC. (PAGE 48.)
- APPARITIONS. (PAGE 49.)
- A WALL. (PAGE 50.)
- CONFESSIONS. (PAGE 51.)
- A WOMAN'S LAST WORD. (PAGE 53.)
- A PRETTY WOMAN. (PAGE 55.)
- YOUTH AND ART. (PAGE 58.)
- A TALE. (PAGE 61.)
- CAVALIER TUNES. (PAGE 67.)
- I. MARCHING ALONG
- II. GIVE A ROUSE
- HOME-THOUGHTS, FROM THE SEA. (PAGE 70.)
- SUMMUM BONUM. (PAGE 71.)
- SONGS FROM PIPPA PASSES. (PAGE 73.)
- THE LOST LEADER. (PAGE 75.)
- APPARENT FAILURE. (PAGE 77.)
- FEARS AND SCRUPLES. (PAGE 80.)
- INSTANS TYRANNUS. (PAGE 82.)
- THE PATRIOT. (PAGE 85.)
- THE BOY AND THE ANGEL. (PAGE 87.)
- MEMORABILIA. (PAGE 91.)
- WHY I AM A LIBERAL. (PAGE 92.)
- PROSPICE. (PAGE 93.)
- EPILOGUE TO ASOLANDO. (PAGE 94.)
- "DE GUSTIBUS—." (PAGE 96.)
- THE ITALIAN IN ENGLAND. (PAGE 98.)
- MY LAST DUCHESS. (PAGE 105.)
- THE BISHOP ORDERS HIS TOMB AT SAINT PRAXED'S. (PAGE 107.)
- THE LABORATORY. (PAGE 113.)
- HOME THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD. (PAGE 115.)
- UP AT A VILLA—DOWN IN THE CITY. (PAGE 116.)
- A TOCCATA OF GALUPPI'S. (PAGE 122.)
- ABT VOGLER. (PAGE 126.)
- RABBI BEN EZRA. (PAGE 133.)
- A GRAMMARIAN'S FUNERAL. (PAGE 143.)
- ANDREA DEL SARTO. (PAGE 149.)
- CALIBAN UPON SETEBOS. (PAGE 161.)
- "CHILDE ROLAND TO THE DARK TOWER CAME." (PAGE 174.)
- AN EPISTLE. (PAGE 183.)
- SAUL. (PAGE 196.)
- ONE WORD MORE. (PAGE 224.)
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