THE COLLECTED EDITION OF THE POETICAL WORKS OF A. C. SWINBURNE In 6 Vols. Cr. 8vo. 45s. net. I. POEMS AND BALLADS (1st series) II. SONGS BEFORE SUNRISE and SONGS OF TWO NATIONS III. POEMS AND BALLADS (2nd and 3rd series), and SONGS OF THE SPRINGTIDES IV. TRISTRAM OF LYONESSE, THE TALE OF BALEN, ATALANTA IN CALYDON, ERECHTHEUS V. STUDIES IN SONG, A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS, SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS, THE HEPTALOGIA, etc. VI. A MIDSUMMER HOLIDAY, ASTROPHEL, A CHANNEL PASSAGE, and other Poems LONDON WILLIAM HEINEMANN, BEDFORD ST. OCTOBER AND OTHER POEMS THE GOLDEN PINE EDITION OF SWINBURNE’S WORKS Each Volume Cr. 8vo. Cloth 4s. net; Leather 6s. net. I. POEMS AND BALLADS (1st series) II. POEMS AND BALLADS (2nd and 3rd series) III. SONGS BEFORE SUNRISE (Including Songs of Italy) IV. ATALANTA IN CALYDON AND ERECHTHEUS V. TRISTRAM OF LYONESSE VI. A STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE LONDON WILLIAM HEINEMANN, BEDFORD ST. OCTOBER AND OTHER POEMS WITH OCCASIONAL VERSES ON THE WAR BY ROBERT BRIDGES POET LAUREATE [Illustration: colophon] 1920 LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN TO GENERAL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE JAN CHRISTIAAN SMUTS PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA SOLDIER, STATESMAN, & SEER WITH THE AUTHOR’S HOMAGE PREFACE This miscellaneous volume is composed of three sections. The first twelve poems were written in 1913, and printed privately by Mr. Hornby in 1914. The last of these poems proved to be a “war poem,” and on that follow eighteen pieces which were called forth on occasion during the War, the last being a broadsheet on the surrender of the German ships. All of these verses appeared in some journal or serial. There were a few others, but they are not included in this collection, either because they are lost, or because they show decidedly inferior claims to salvage. The last six poems or sonnets are of various dates. R. B. CONTENTS PAGE OCTOBER 1 THE FLOWERING TREE 2