It is nothing to me that what I write should find immediate or general acceptance: it is much to know that on the whole it has won for me the right to address this dedication and inscribe this edition to you. ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE. POEMS AND BALLADS TO MY FRIEND EDWARD BURNE JONES THESE POEMS ARE AFFECTIONATELY AND ADMIRINGLY DEDICATED CONTENTS POEMS AND BALLADS PAGE A BALLAD OF LIFE 1 A BALLAD OF DEATH 4 LAUS VENERIS 11 PHÆDRA 27 THE TRIUMPH OF TIME 34 LES NOYADES 48 A LEAVE-TAKING 52 ITYLUS 54 ANACTORIA 57 HYMN TO PROSERPINE 67 ILICET 74 HERMAPHRODITUS 79 FRAGOLETTA 82 RONDEL 85 SATIA TE SANGUINE 87 A LITANY 89 A LAMENTATION 95 ANIMA ANCEPS 100 IN THE ORCHARD 102 A MATCH 104 FAUSTINE 106 A CAMEO 113 SONG BEFORE DEATH 114 ROCOCO 115 STAGE LOVE 118 THE LEPER 119 A BALLAD OF BURDENS 125 RONDEL 128 BEFORE THE MIRROR 129 EROTION 132 IN MEMORY OF WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR 134 A SONG IN TIME OF ORDER. 1852 137 A SONG IN TIME OF REVOLUTION. 1860. 140 TO VICTOR HUGO 144 BEFORE DAWN 151 DOLORES 154 THE GARDEN OF PROSERPINE 169 HESPERIA 173 LOVE AT SEA 179 APRIL 181 BEFORE PARTING 184 THE SUNDEW 186 FÉLISE 188 AN INTERLUDE 199 HENDECASYLLABICS 202 SAPPHICS 204 AT ELEUSIS 208 AUGUST 215 A CHRISTMAS CAROL 218 THE MASQUE OF QUEEN BERSABE 221 ST. DOROTHY 237