The Vigil of Venus and Other Poems by "Q"
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About This Book
Arthur Quiller-Couch, known as "Q," unveils a tapestry of literary treasures in this collection of poems, short stories, and plays. From the stirring 'The Vigil of Venus', to the celestial allure of 'Hesperus', these works transport readers through realms of love, longing, and human emotion. Here's an excerpt from one of the included poems in his collection, entitled 'The Soldier': "When winter trees bestrew the path / Still to the twig a leaf or twain / Will cling and weep, not Winter's wrath / But that foreknown forlorner pain."
Chapters (32)(click to expand)
- THE VIGIL OF VENUS
- AND OTHER POEMS BY "Q"
- First Published, August 22nd, 1912 Second Edition, 1912
- CONTENTS
- THE VIGIL OF VENUS
- PERVIGILIUM VENERIS
- THE REGENT
- DRAMATIS PERSONAE
- THE REGENT
- POEMS
- EXMOOR VERSES
- II. SATURN
- III. DERELICTION
- TWO FOLK SONGS
- II. THE MARINE
- MARY LESLIE
- JENIFER'S LOVE
- TWO DUETS
- SONG
- THE STATUES AND THE TEAR
- NUPTIAL NIGHT
- HESPERUS
- CHANT ROYAL OF HIGH VIRTUE
- CORONATION HYMN
- THREE MEN OF TRURO
- II
- ALMA MATER
- CHRISTMAS EVE
- THE ROOT
- TO A FRIEND WHO SENT ME A BOX OF VIOLETS
- OF THREE CHILDREN
- EPILOGUE
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