The Forest Sanctuary, and Other Poems

by Felicia Hemans

THE

FOREST SANCTUARY,

&c.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY THOMAS DAVISON, WHITEFRIARS.

THE

FOREST SANCTUARY;

AND

OTHER POEMS.

BY MRS. HEMANS.

LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE-STREET.
MDCCCXXV.

Contents.

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	Page
THE FOREST SANCTUARY	1
Notes	91
LAYS OF MANY LANDS
Moorish Bridal Song	107
The Bird's Release	109
The Sword of the Tomb,—A Northern Legend	112
Valkyriur Song	120
The Cavern of the Three Tells,—Swiss Tradition	124
Swiss Song,—on the Anniversary of an ancient Battle	128
The Messenger Bird	131
The Stranger in Louisiana	134
The Isle of Founts,—an Indian Tradition	137
The bended Bow	142
He never smiled again	145
Cœur de Lion at the Bier of his Father	148
The Vassal's Lament for the fallen Tree	154
The Wild Huntsman	158
Brandenburgh Harvest-Song,—from the German of La Motte Fouqué	161
The Shade of Theseus,—Ancient Greek Tradition	163
Ancient Greek Song of Exile	166
Greek Funeral Chant or Myriologue	168
The Parting Song	173
The Suliote Mother	179
The Farewell to the Dead	182
MISCELLANEOUS PIECES.
The Treasures of the Deep	187
Bring Flowers	189
The Crusader's Return	191
Thekla's Song; or, The Voice of a Spirit,—from the German of Schiller	195
The Revellers	197
The Conqueror's Sleep	201
Our Lady's Well	203