PAGE INTRODUCTORY i HOME THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD 11 HOME THOUGHTS, FROM THE SEA 12 “HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX” 13 ECHETLOS 16 HELEN’S TOWER 18 SHOP 19 THE BOY AND THE ANGEL 25 THE PATRIOT 29 INSTANS TYRANNUS 31 THE LOST LEADER 34 LOVE AMONG THE RUINS 36 MY STAR 40 RUDEL TO THE LADY OF TRIPOLI 41 NEVER THE TIME AND THE PLACE 43 WANTING IS—WHAT? 44 EVELYN HOPE 45 PROSPICE 48 GOOD, TO FORGIVE 49 TOUCH HIM NE’ER SO LIGHTLY 51 POPULARITY 52 THE GUARDIAN ANGEL 56 DEAF AND DUMB 59 ABT VOGLER 60 ONE WORD MORE 68 SAUL 77 AN EPISTLE 87 CHRISTMAS-EVE 100 EASTER-DAY 121 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A SELECTION FROM THE POEMS OF ROBERT BROWNING. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOME THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD.