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William Ernest Henley

August 23, 1849 – July 11, 1903


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: A Desolate Shore A desolate shore, 38564
2: A Wink From Hesper A wink from Hesper, falling 10454
3: Admiral Guinea Once was an Age, an Age of blood and gold, 37426
4: Arabian Nights' Entertainments - To Elizabeth Robins Pennell Once on a time There was a little boy: a master-mage 381429
5: As Like The Woman As You Can As like the Woman as you can 32464
6: At Queensferry - To W. G. S. The blackbird sang, the skies were clear and clean 14427
7: Attadale West Highlands - To A. J. A black and glassy float, opaque and still, 141008
8: Back-View - To D. F. I watched you saunter down the sand: 14492
9: Ballade (Double Refrain) Of Midsummer Days And Nights - To W. H. With a ripple of leaves and a tinkle of streams 28418
10: Ballade (Double Refrain) Of Youth And Age - I. M. Thomas Edward Brown Spring at her height on a morn at prime, 28447
11: Ballade Made In The Hot Weather - To C. M. Fountains that frisk and sprinkle 38444
12: Ballade Of A Toyokuni Colour-Print - To W. A. Was I a Samurai renowned, 28522
13: Ballade Of Dead Actors - I. M. Edward John Henley (1861-1898) Where are the passions they essayed, 28390
14: Ballade Of Truisms Gold or silver, every day, 42408
15: Beau Austin To all and singular,' as DRYDEN says, 36412
16: Beside The Idle Summer Sea Beside the idle summer sea 1380
17: Bring Her Again, O Western Wind Bring her again, O western wind, 1875 8462
18: Croluis - To G. W. The beach was crowded. Pausing now and then, 14386
19: Crosses And Troubles Crosses and troubles a-many have proved me. 12485
20: Dedication - To My Wife Take, dear, my little sheaf of songs, 8421
21: Double Ballade Of Life And Fate Fools may pine, and sots may swill, 52420
22: Double Ballade Of The Nothingness Of Things The big teetotum twirls, 72436
23: Envoy - To Charles Baxter Do you remember That afternoon - that Sunday afternoon! 1888 33508
24: Epilogue These, to you now, O, more than ever now 22434
25: Fill A Glass With Golden Wine Fill a glass with golden wine, 1875 12502
26: Fresh From His Fastnesses Fresh from his fastnesses 36416
27: Friends. . . Old Friends Friends . . . old friends . . . 36475
28: From A Window In Princes Street - To M. M. M'B. Above the Crags that fade and gloom 14452
29: Gulls In An Aery Morrice Gulls in an aery morrice 12434
30: Hawthorn And Lavender My songs were once of the sunrise: 870476
31: Her Little Feet Her little feet!... Beneath us ranged the sea, 15160
32: Here They Trysted, Here They Strayed Here they trysted, here they strayed, 24432
33: I Am The Reaper I am the Reaper. All things with heedful hook 1875 27454
34: I Gave My Heart To A Woman I gave my heart to a woman 12560
35: I. M. - Margaritae Sorori (1886) - A Late Lark Twitters From The Quiet Skies A late lark twitters from the quiet skies; 1876 23517
36: I. M. R. G. C. B. 1878 The ways of Death are soothing and serene, 42431
37: I. M. To R. T. Hamilton Bruce (1846-1899) Out of the night that covers me, 16448
38: If It Should Come To Be If it should come to be, 12519
39: In Fisherrow A hard north-easter fifty winters long 14434
40: In Hospital (Complete Series) The morning mists still haunt the stony street; 552487
41: In Hospital - I - Enter Patient The morning mists still haunt the stony street; 14504
42: In Hospital - II - Waiting A square, squat room (a cellar on promotion), 12588
43: In Hospital - III - Interior The gaunt brown walls 16488
44: In Hospital - IV - Before Behold me waiting - waiting for the knife. 14464
45: In Hospital - IX - Lady-Probationer Some three, or five, or seven, and thirty years; 14591
46: In Hospital - V - Operation You are carried in a basket, 24490
47: In Hospital - VI - After Like as a flamelet blanketed in smoke, 14529
48: In Hospital - VII - Vigil Lived on one's back, 42478
49: In Hospital - VIII - Staff-Nurse: Old Style The greater masters of the commonplace, 14484
50: In Hospital - X - Staff-Nurse: New Style Blue-eyed and bright of face but waning fast 14409
51: In Hospital - XI - Clinical Hist? . . . Through the corridor's echoes, 47487
52: In Hospital - XII - Etching Two and thirty is the ploughman. 24449
53: In Hospital - XIII - Casualty As with varnish red and glistening 20476
54: In Hospital - XIV - Ave Caeser! From the winter's grey despair, 18429
55: In Hospital - XV - 'The Chief' His brow spreads large and placid, and his eye 14423
56: In Hospital - XVI - House-Surgeon Exceeding tall, but built so well his height 14436
57: In Hospital - XVII - Interlude O, the fun, the fun and frolic 24449
58: In Hospital - XVIII - Children: Private Ward Here in this dim, dull, double-bedded room, 14450
59: In Hospital - XVIIII - Scrubber She's tall and gaunt, and in her hard, sad face 14397
60: In Hospital - XX - Visitor Her little face is like a walnut shell 14466
61: In Hospital - XXI - Romance Talk of pluck!' pursued the Sailor, 20465
62: In Hospital - XXII - Pastoral It's the Spring. Earth has conceived, and her bosom, 34487
63: In Hospital - XXIII - Music Down the quiet eve, 28468
64: In Hospital - XXIV - Suicide Staring corpselike at the ceiling, 20473
65: In Hospital - XXV - Apparition Thin-legged, thin-chested, slight unspeakably, 14448
66: In Hospital - XXVI - Anterotics Laughs the happy April morn 12424
67: In Hospital - XXVII - Nocturn At the barren heart of midnight, 16496
68: In Hospital - XXVIII - Discharged Carry me out Into the wind and the sunshine, 27441
69: In Memoriam George Warrington Steevens We cheered you forth - brilliant and kind and brave. 4404
70: In Memoriam Reginae Dilectissimae Victoriae Sceptre and orb and crown, 162435
71: In Memoriam Thomas Edward Brown He looked half-parson and half-skipper: a quaint, 14395
72: In The Dials To GARRYOWEN upon an organ ground 29436
73: In The Placid Summer Midnight In the placid summer midnight, 24422
74: In The Year That's Come And Gone In the year that's come and gone, love, his flying feather 1877 12459
75: Invictus Out of the night that covers me, 16565
76: It Came With The Threat Of A Waning Moon It came with the threat of a waning moon 16600
77: Kate-A-Whimsies, John-A-Dreams Kate-a-Whimsies, John-a-Dreams, 1876 8482
78: Last Post The day's high work is over and done, 32448
79: Life Is Bitter Life is bitter. All the faces of the years, 12466
80: London Types - I. Bus-Driver He's called The General from the brazen craft 14469
81: London Types - II. Life-Guardsman Joy of the Milliner, Envy of the Line, 14456
82: London Types - III. Hawker Far out of bounds he's figured - in a race 14473
83: London Types - IV. Beef-Eater His beat lies knee-high through a dust of story 14416
84: London Types - IX. Mounted Police Army Reserve; a worshipper of BOBS, 14427
85: London Types - V. Sandwich-Man An ill March noon; the flagstones gray with dust; 14460
86: London Types - VI. 'Liza LIZA'S old man's perhaps a little shady, 14434
87: London Types - VII. 'Lady' Time, the old humourist, has a trick to-day 14415
88: London Types - VIII. Bluecoat Boy So went our boys when EDWARD SIXTH, the King, 14426
89: London Types - X. News-Boy Take any station, pavement, circus, corner, 14421
90: London Types - XI. Drum-Major Who says Drum-Major says a man of mould, 14454
91: London Types - XII. Flower-Girl There's never a delicate nurseling of the year 14440
92: London Types - XIII. Barmaid Though, if you ask her name, she says ELISE, 1898 22491
93: London Voluntaries - To Charles Whibley - I - Grave St. Margaret's bells, 27573
94: London Voluntaries - To Charles Whibley - II - Andante Con Moto Forth from the dust and din, 103514
95: London Voluntaries - To Charles Whibley - III - Scherzando Down through the ancient Strand 77449
96: London Voluntaries - To Charles Whibley - IV - Largo E Mesto Out of the poisonous East, 78422
97: London Voluntaries - To Charles Whibley - V - Allegro Maestoso Spring winds that blow 76419
98: Matri Dilectissimae - I.M. - In The Waste Hour In the waste hour Between to-day and yesterday 57466
99: Midsummer Midnight Skies Midsummer midnight skies, 37415
100: Not To The Staring Day Not to the staring Day, 70421
101: O, Gather Me The Rose O, gather me the rose, the rose, 1874 16428
102: O, Have You Blessed, Behind The Stars O, have you blessed, behind the stars, 1877 16445
103: O, Time And Change O, Time and Change, they range and range 16454
104: On The Way To Kew On the way to Kew, 30416
105: One With The Ruined Sunset One with the ruined sunset, 12373
106: Orientale She's an enchanting little Israelite, 14431
107: Praise The Generous Gods Praise the generous gods for giving 1875 12489
108: Prologue To Hawthorn And Lavender These to the glory and praise of the green land 14424
109: Rhymes And Rhythms - I Where forlorn sunsets flare and fade 2476
110: Rhymes And Rhythms - II A desolate shore, 3878
111: Rhymes And Rhythms - III We are the Choice of the Will: God, when He gave the word 2878
112: Rhymes And Rhythms - IV It came with the threat of a waning moon 1674
113: Rhymes And Rhythms - IX As like the Woman as you can', 3275
114: Rhymes And Rhythms - Prologue Something is dead . . . 24396
115: Rhymes And Rhythms - V Why, my heart, do we love her so? 1677
116: Rhymes And Rhythms - VI Space and dread and the dark, 3684
117: Rhymes And Rhythms - VII There's a regret 2874
118: Rhymes And Rhythms - VIII Fresh from his fastnesses 3670
119: Rhymes And Rhythms - X Midsummer midnight skies, 3774
120: Rhymes And Rhythms - XI Gulls in an aery morrice 1279
121: Rhymes And Rhythms - XII Some starlit garden grey with dew, 1680
122: Rhymes And Rhythms - XIII Under a stagnant sky, 3094
123: Rhymes And Rhythms - XIV Time and the Earth, 3973
124: Rhymes And Rhythms - XIX O Time and Change, they range and range 1684
125: Rhymes And Rhythms - XV You played and sang a snatch of song, 1685
126: Rhymes And Rhythms - XVI One with the ruined sunset, 1273
127: Rhymes And Rhythms - XVII Tree, Old Tree of the Triple Crook 4064
128: Rhymes And Rhythms - XVIII When you wake in your crib, 4684
129: Rhymes And Rhythms - XX The shadow of Dawn; 1583
130: Rhymes And Rhythms - XXI When the wind storms by with a shout, and the stern sea-caves 1069
131: Rhymes And Rhythms - XXII Trees and the menace of night; 2966
132: Rhymes And Rhythms - XXIII Here they trysted, here they strayed, 2480
133: Rhymes And Rhythms - XXIV What should the Trees, 6974
134: Rhymes And Rhythms - XXV What have I done for you, 5076
135: Richard Savage To other boards for pun and song and dance! 46410
136: She Sauntered By The Swinging Seas She sauntered by the swinging seas, 1876 8510
137: Some Starlit Garden Grey With Dew Some starlit garden grey with dew, 16384
138: Space And Dread And The Dark Space and dread and the dark 36492
139: The Full Sea Rolls And Thunders The full sea rolls and thunders 1876 8447
140: The Gods Are Dead? The gods are dead? Perhaps they are! Who knows? 1578
141: The Past Was Goodly Once The Past was goodly once, and yet, when all is said, 10433
142: The Sands Are Alive With Sunshine The sands are alive with sunshine, 1875 12389
143: The Sea Is Full Of Wandering Foam The sea is full of wandering foam, 1876 8434
144: The Shadow Of Dawn The shadow of Dawn; 15418
145: The Skies Are Strown With Stars The skies are strown with stars, 1877 10453
146: The Song Of The Sword - To Rudyard Kipling The Sword Singing - The voice of the Sword from the heart of the Sword 166391
147: The Spring, My Dear The spring, my dear, 16426
148: The Surges Gushed And Sounded The surges gushed and sounded, 1877 8396
149: The Wan Sun Westers, Faint And Slow The wan sun westers, faint and slow; 1875 24408
150: The Ways Are Green The ways are green with the gladdening sheen 1878 24401
151: The West A Glimmering Lake Of Light The West a glimmering lake of light, 1876 24439
152: There Is A Wheel Inside My Head There is a wheel inside my head 1875 10409
153: There's A Regret There's a regret 28465
154: Time And The Earth Time and the Earth - 38415
155: To A. D. - The Nightingale Has A Lyre Of Gold The nightingale has a lyre of gold, 1876 8434
156: To D. H. O, - Falmouth Is A Fine Town O, Falmouth is a fine town with ships in the bay, 1878 26415
157: To F. W. Let us be drunk, and for a while forget, 44371
158: To K. de M. - Life In Her Creaking Shoes Life in her creaking shoes 1878 16417
159: To Me At My Fifth-Floor Window To me at my fifth-floor window 1875 12432
160: To My Mother Chiming a dream by the way 1872 24399
161: To R. A. M. S. - The Spirit Of Wine The Spirit of Wine Sang in my glass, and I listened 38403
162: To R. L. S. - A Child A child, Curious and innocent, 1876 21484
163: To S. C. Blithe Dreams Arise To Greet Us Blithe dreams arise to greet us, 1878 48453
164: To W. A. - Or Ever The Knightly Years Were Gone Or ever the knightly years were gone 24416
165: To W. B. - From The Brake The Nightingale From the brake the Nightingale 20424
166: To W. R. (Madam Life's A Piece In Bloom) Madam Life's a piece in bloom 1877 16457
167: To W. R. Thick Is The Darkness Thick is the darkness Sunward, O, sunward! 1876 12354
168: Tree, Old Tree Of The Triple Crook Tree, Old Tree of the Triple Crook 40433
169: Trees And The Menace Of Night Trees and the menace of night; 29413
170: Two Days That day we brought our Beautiful One to lie 14407
171: Under A Stagnant Sky 29424
172: We Are The Choice Of The Will We are the Choice of the Will: God, when He gave the word 28477
173: We Flash Across The Level We flash across the level. 1876 16421
174: We Shall Surely Die We shall surely die: 1382
175: We'll Go No More A-Roving We'll go no more a-roving by the light of the moon. 1875 12444
176: What Have I Done For You What have I done for you, 50472
177: What Is To Come We Know Not What is to come we know not. But we know 1572
178: When The Wind Storms By With A Shout When the wind storms by with a shout, and the stern sea-caves 10394
179: When You Are Old When you are old, and I am passed away 1481
180: When You Wake In Your Crib When you wake in your crib, 1891 46412
181: Where Forlorn Sunsets Flare And Fade Where forlorn sunsets flare and fade 24410
182: While The West Is Paling While the west is paling 1876 12558
183: Why, My Heart, Do We Love Her So? Why, my heart, do we love her so? 16414
184: You Played And Sang A Snatch Of Song You played and sang a snatch of song, 16481
185: Your Heart Has Trembled To My Tongue Your heart has trembled to my tongue, 1876 12417




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William Ernest Henley was an English poet, critic and editor.


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