Produced by Douglas E. Levy THE POEMS of EMMA LAZARUS By Emma Lazarus in Two Volumes VOL. II. Jewish Poems: Translation TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: As a convenience to the reader I have included in this volume the biographical sketch of Emma Lazarus which originally appeared only in Vol. I. of these works. Further, the sketch contains references to passages contained in this volume.--D.L. CONTENTS. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF EMMA LAZARUS. THE NEW YEAR. THE CROWING OF THE RED COCK. IN EXILE. IN MEMORIAM--REV. J. J. LYONS. THE VALLEY OF THE BACA. THE BANNER OF THE JEW. THE GUARDIAN OF THE RED DISK. THE NEW EZEKIEL. THE CHOICE. THE WORLD'S JUSTICE. THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. THE FEAST OF LIGHT GIFTS. BAR KOCHBA. 1492. THE BIRTH OF MAN. RASCHI IN PRAGUE. THE DEATH OF RASCHI. AN EPISTLE. BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON: LITTLE POEMS IN PROSE. I. The Exodus. II. Treasures. III. The Sower. IV. The Test. V. Currents. VI. The Prophet. VII. Chrysalis. TO CARMEN SYLVA. THE DANCE TO DEATH. TRANSLATIONS. FROM SOLOMON BEN JUDAH GABIROL. Night-Piece. Night-Thoughts. Meditations. Hymn. To a Detractor. Fragment. Stanzas. Wine and Grief. Defiance. A Degenerate Age. FROM ABUL HASSAN JUDAH BEN HA-LEVI. A Letter to his Friend Isaac. Admonition. Love-Song. Separation. Longing for Jerusalem. On the Voyage to Jerusalem. To the West Wind. FROM MOSES BEN ESRA. Extracts from the Book of Tarshish, or "Necklace of Pearls." In the Night. Love Song of Alcharisi. NACHUM. Spring Songs. A TRANSLATION AND TWO IMITATIONS. I. Donna Clara. II. Don Pedrillo. III. Fra Pedro. TRANSLATIONS FROM PETRARCH. In Vita, LXVII. In Vita, LXXVI. In Vita, CV. In Vita, CIX. In Morte, II. On the Death of Cardinal Colonna and Laura. In Morte, XLIII. In Vita. Canzone XI. Fragment. Canzone XII. Fragment. Trionfo d'Amore. Fragment. Trionfo della Morte. TRANSLATIONS FROM ALFRED DE MUSSET. The May Night. The October Night. NOTES TO "EPISTLE" OF JOSHUA IBN VIVES OF ALLORQUI. Most of the poems in this volume were originally printed in "The American Hebrew." Publisher's note: Thanks are due to the Editors of "The Century," Lippincott's Magazine, and "The Critic," for their courtesy in allowing the poems published by them to be reprinted in these pages. EMMA LAZARUS. (Written for "The Century Magazine") Born July 22, 1849; Died November 19, 1887.