...Greek mind seemed instinctively familiar, in an unpublished fragment, speaks of the Greek Poets as " Bards who died content on pleasant sward, Leaving great verse unto a little clan," and continues with a prayer that he too may attain their old vigour, and sing " Unheard, Save of the...

...Greek mind seemed instinctively familiar, in an unpublished fragment, speaks of the Greek Poets as " Bards who died content on pleasant sward, Leaving great verse unto a little clan," and continues with a prayer that he too may attain their old vigour, and sing •' Unheard, Save of...

...Hermes ! and still youthful Maia ! May I sing to thee As thou wast hymned on the shores of Baisc ? Or may I woo thee In earlier Sicilian ? or thy smiles...Seek as they once were sought, in Grecian isles, By hards who died content on pleasant sward, Leaving great verse unto a little clan ? O, give me their...

...good, but I hate a mawkish popularity." In a fine fragment too, written about this time, he spoke of " Bards who died content on pleasant sward, Leaving great verse unto a little dan. 0 give me their old vigor, and unheard, Save of the quiet Primrose, and the span Of Heaven and...

...they, on thy favoured head, Virtues of earth and Heavenly Love distil. THE CONCENTRA TION OF A THENS. " Bards who died content on pleasant sward, Leaving great verse unto a little clan." — KEATS. WHY should we wonder that from such small space Of Earth so much of human strength upgrew,...

...they, on thy favoured head, Virtues of earth and Heavenly Love distil. THE CONCENTRATION OF ATHENS. " Bards who died content on pleasant sward, Leaving great verse unto a little clan." — KEATS. WHY should we wonder that from such small spaceOf Earth so much of human strength upgrew,...

...Hermes ! and still youthful Main ! May I sing to thee As thou wast hymned on the shores of Baire ? Or may I woo thee In earlier Sicilian ? or thy smiles...great verse unto a little clan ? O, give me their old vigour, and unheard Save of the quiet Primrose, and the span Of heaven and few ears, Rounded by thee,...

...Crabbe, and Moore. The best poetry certainly was only welcomed by a ' little clan,' and for awhile unheard, Save of the quiet primrose, and the span Of Heaven, and few ears ; * but that too, made its way in due time, while the verse that appealed to a wider range of sympathy...

...unto a little cUn." and continues with a prayer that he too may attain their old vigour, and sing 1 " Unheard, Save of the quiet primrose and the span Of Heaven and iew ears.1' WHY should we wonder that from such small space Of Earth so much of human strength upgrew,...

...I woo thee In earlier Sicilian ? or Ihy smiles Seek as Ihey once were souglil, in Grecian isles, Fy bards who died content on pleasant sward, Leaving great verse unto a little clan ? O, give me llieir old vigour.... Ibid. Wrillen on May Day. (3) Glory and Loveliness have pass'd away; For if we...