Sweet Hours
by Carmen Sylva
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About This Book
This collection of poetry by the Romanian queen Carmen Sylva offers a lyrical exploration of love and life. With themes ranging from the beauty of nature to the complexities of human relationships, Sweet Hours paints a vivid picture of the inner world of the poet. With a graceful and delicate style, Sylva's words inspire readers to appreciate the joys and sorrows of life with equal measure. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, an...
Chapters (52)(click to expand)
- SWEET HOURS
- CONTENTS
- TO THE MEMORY OF QUEEN VICTORIA
- A FRIEND
- OUT OF THE DEEP
- A CORONATION
- DOWN THE STREAM
- IN THE RUSHING WIND
- UNDER THE SNOW
- SOLITUDE
- THE GNAT
- REST
- THE SHADOW
- THE GLOWWORM
- A DREAM
- IN THE DARK
- THE SENTINEL
- LETHE
- A DEBTOR
- "VENGEANCE IS MINE," SAITH THE LORD
- NIGHT
- ROUSED
- SADNESS
- WHEN JOY IS DEAD
- A ROOM
- UNREST
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