Persian and Arabic poetry are things of the past, but Armenian poetry, like the Armenian nation, has an unquenchable vitality, ever advancing towards new horizons, and soaring to loftier heights. CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX TO AUTHORS Moses of Khorene, fifth century— PAGE Vahagn, King of Armenia, 10 Ara and Semiramis, 23 The Founding of Van, 33 Artashes and Satenik, 48 Artavasd, 65 Christ and Abgarus, 75 Folk Songs— The Exile’s Song, 1 The Apple Tree, 3 The Fox, the Wolf, and the Bear, 15 The Song of the Stork, 27 The Song of the Partridge, 36 The Hawk and the Dove, 63 Charm Verses, 67 O’er the Mountains High He went, 81 The Fox, 90 Dance Song (Haberban), 101 Author Unknown, mediaeval— Yesternight I walked Abroad, 7 Saint Gregory of Narek, 951–1009— The Christ-Child, 113 Saint Nerses Shnorhali, 1102–1173— The Arrival of the Crusaders, 58 Hovhannes Erzingatzi, b. 1260— Like an Ocean is this World 59 “Frik,” d. 1330— Reproaches, xv John Gower, d. 1408— The Tale of Rosiphelee, 91 Hovhannes Tulkourantzi, 1450–1525— Concerning Death, 119 Grigoris of Aghtamar, fifteenth century— Concerning the Rose and the Nightingale, 52 Nahabed Kouchak, fifteenth century— My Heart is turned into a Wailing Child, 4 O Night, be long, 5 Birthday Song, 31 Sayat Nova, 1713–1795— I beheld my Love this Morning, 14 I have a Word I fain would say, 35 “Thy Voice is Sweet”, 74 Without Thee what are Song and Dance to Me?, 85 Thou art so Sweet, 110 Leo Alishan, 1820–1901— The Lily of Shavarshan, 37 The Nightingale of Avarair, 108 Mikael Nalbandian, 1829–1866— Liberty, 12 Muggurdich Beshigtashlian, 1829–1868— Spring, 89 Raphael Patkanian, 1830–1892— Cradle Song, 21 Cradle Song, 41 The Tears of Araxes, 69 Raffi, 1837–1888— The Parrot’s Song, 78 The Lake of Van, 86 Ballad, 103 The Castle of Anoush, 114 Karekin Srvanstian, 1840–1892— Lament over the Heroes fallen in the Battle of Avarair, 25 Smpad Shahaziz, 1840–1897— The Dream, 46 Thomas Terzyan, 1842–1909— The Chragan Palace, 44 Elia Demirjibashian, 1851–1908— The Song of the Vulture 98 Bedros Tourian, 1852–1872— The Little Lake, 18 My Death, 50 Complaints, 82 A Day after, 84 Love One Another, 121 William Watson, b. 1858— A Trial of Orthodoxy, xvi Hovhannes Hovhannessian, b. 1869— Spring, 20 The Rock, 60 Araxes came devouringly, 77 Hovhannes Toumanian, b. 1869— The Crane, 62 Earth and Sky, 79 Alexander Dzadourian, b. 1870— The Armenian Poet’s Prayer, 43 Arschag Tchobanian, b. 1872— Happiness, 118