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Songs at the Start

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  • 35 min read
  • 46 chapters
  • Reading level: 7th grade

"Songs at the Start" by Louise Imogen Guiney is a collection of poetry written in the late 19th century. The book captures a variety of themes ranging from nature and love to reflections on war and mortality. Through her lyrical style, Guiney explores the richness of life and the complexities of human emotions. In this collection, Guiney showcases her talent for evoking vivid imagery and deep sentiments. The poems often feature natural landscapes, personal reflections, and historical references, illustrating her appreciation for beauty and her contemplation of the human experience. Notable poems such as “Gloucester Harbor” and “A Ballad of Metz” highlight the contrasts between tranquility and turmoil, while others like “After the Storm” and “The Sea-Gull” explore themes of love and loss. Throughout the work, Guiney’s lyrical voice resonates with a timeless quality, inviting readers to reflect on their own lives and the passage of time.

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  • American poetry · 19th century

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Errata

BY
LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY

“And we sail on, away, afar,
Without a course, without a star,
But by the instinct of sweet music driven.”
SHELLEY: Prometheus Unbound.

Copyright,
BY LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY,
1884.

PAGE 10. Third line: read haunt for haunts.

PAGE 26. Tenth and eleventh lines: omit the word no.

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Contents

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  1. Errata
  2. Leonore
  3. A Ballad of Metz
  4. Private Theatricals
  5. Divination by an Easter Lily
  6. The Rival Singers
  7. After the Storm
  8. Hemlock River
  9. On One Poet Refusing Homage to Another
  10. Brother Bartholomew
  11. Reserve
  12. Patriot Chorus on the Eve of War
  13. Lo and Lu
  14. Her Voice
  15. An Epitaph
  16. The Falcon and the Lily
  17. Boston, from the Bridge
  18. The Red and Yellow Leaf
  19. Mount Auburn in May
  20. In Doric Hall, Massachusetts State House
  21. Child and Flower
  22. Knight Falstaff
  23. A Criminal. 1865
  24. Orient-Born
  25. Charondas
  26. Crazy Margaret
  27. To the Winding Charles
  28. The Sea-Gull
  29. Lily-of-the-Valley
  30. Lover Loquitur
  31. Vitality
  32. To the River
  33. The Second Time They Met
  34. Bessy in the Storm
  35. After a Duel
  36. Indifference
  37. The Pledging
  38. At Gettysburg
  39. Early Death
  40. My Soprano
  41. The Cross Roads
  42. A Jacobite Revival
  43. Spring
  44. Adventurers
  45. L’etiquette
  46. The Grave and the Rose

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This free edition of Songs at the Start by Louise Imogen Guiney comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #53087, released 2016-09-19. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Poetry.

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