WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR. THE SHAVING OF SHAGPAT: AN ARABIAN ENTERTAINMENT. THE ORDEAL OF RICHARD FEVEREL. EVAN HARRINGTON. EMILIA IN ENGLAND. VITTORIA. BEAUCHAMP’S CAREER. THE EGOIST. &c. &c. _Forthcoming Publications in Verse._ POEMS. THE SENTIMENTALISTS: A COMEDY. POEMS AND LYRICS OF THE JOY OF EARTH [Illustration] POEMS AND LYRICS OF THE JOY OF EARTH BY GEORGE MEREDITH London MACMILLAN AND CO. 1883 _Printed by_ R. & R. CLARK, _Edinburgh_. INSCRIBED TO JAMES COTTER MORISON * * * * _Antistans mihi milibus trecentis._ CONTENTS. PAGE THE WOODS OF WESTERMAIN 1 A BALLAD OF PAST MERIDIAN 28 THE DAY OF THE DAUGHTER OF HADES 30 THE LARK ASCENDING 64 PHOEBUS WITH ADMETUS 71 MELAMPUS 79 LOVE IN THE VALLEY 87 THE THREE SINGERS TO YOUNG BLOOD 101 THE ORCHARD AND THE HEATH 105 MARTIN’S PUZZLE 109 EARTH AND MAN 115 A BALLAD OF FAIR LADIES IN REVOLT 130 SONNETS. LUCIFER IN STARLIGHT 157 THE STAR SIRIUS 158 SENSE AND SPIRIT 159 EARTH’S SECRET 160 THE SPIRIT OF SHAKESPEARE 161 THE SPIRIT OF SHAKESPEARE--_Continued_ 162 INTERNAL HARMONY 163 GRACE AND LOVE 164 APPRECIATION 165 THE DISCIPLINE OF WISDOM 166 THE STATE OF AGE 167 PROGRESS 168 THE WORLD’S ADVANCE 169 A CERTAIN PEOPLE 170 THE GARDEN OF EPICURUS 171 A LATER ALEXANDRIAN 172 AN ORSON OF THE MUSE 173 THE POINT OF TASTE 174 CAMELUS SALTAT 175 CAMELUS SALTAT--_Continued_ 176 TO J. M. 177 TO A FRIEND LOST 178 MY THEME 179