Produced by Thierry Alberto, Chandra Friend and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net THE POETICAL WORKS OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING _In Six Volumes_ VOL. II. LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1890 CONTENTS. PAGE THE ROMAUNT OF MARGRET 3 ISOBEL'S CHILD 15 THE ROMAUNT OF THE PAGE 40 THE LAY OF THE BROWN ROSARY. FIRST PART 57 SECOND PART 63 THIRD PART 72 FOURTH PART 80 A ROMANCE OF THE GANGES 83 RHYME OF THE DUCHESS MAY 94 THE RHYME 96 THE ROMANCE OF THE SWAN'S NEST 132 BERTHA IN THE LANE 138 LADY GERALDINE'S COURTSHIP 150 THE RUNAWAY SLAVE AT PILGRIM'S POINT 192 THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN 205 A CHILD ASLEEP 213 THE FOURFOLD ASPECT 217 NIGHT AND THE MERRY MAN. NIGHT 223 THE MERRY MAN 224 EARTH AND HER PRAISERS 229 THE VIRGIN MARY TO THE CHILD JESUS 239 AN ISLAND 248 THE SOUL'S TRAVELLING 259 TO BETTINE, THE CHILD-FRIEND OF GOETHE 270 MAN AND NATURE 274 A SEA-SIDE WALK 276 THE SEA-MEW 278 FELICIA HEMANS TO L. E. L. 281 L. E. L.'S LAST QUESTION 284 POEMS _THE ROMAUNT OF MARGRET._ Can my affections find out nothing best, But still and still remove? QUARLES. I. I plant a tree whose leaf The yew-tree leaf will suit: But when its shade is o'er you laid, Turn round and pluck the fruit. Now reach my harp from off the wall Where shines the sun aslant; The sun may shine and we be cold! O hearken, loving hearts and bold, Unto my wild romaunt. Margret, Margret. II. Sitteth the fair ladye Close to the river side Which runneth on with a merry tone Her merry thoughts to guide: It runneth through the trees, It runneth by the hill, Nathless the lady's thoughts have found A way more pleasant still Margret, Margret. III.