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George MacDonald

10 December 1824 — 18 September 1905


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: 0 Lord, How Happy! O Lord, how happy is the time 48477
2: A Baby-Sermon The lightning and thunder 41102
3: A Better Thing I took it for a bird of prey that soared 8567
4: A Birthday-Wish Who know thee, love: thy life be such 4530
5: A Book Of Dreams. I lay and dreamed. The Master came, 590538
6: A Book Of Dreams. I lay and dreamed. The master came 748449
7: A Boy's Grief. Ah me! in ages far away, 48485
8: A Broken Prayer 0 Lord, my God, how long 216501
9: A Christmas Carol Babe Jesus lay in Mary's lap, 20490
10: A Christmas Carol For 1862 The skies are pale, the trees are stiff, 48452
11: A Christmas Prayer Loving looks the large-eyed cow, 14457
12: A Cry Lord, hear my discontent: all blank I stand, 28480
13: A Dead House. When the clock hath ceased to tick 32466
14: A Dream Of Waking A child was born in sin and shame, 56435
15: A Dream Song I dreamed of a song--I heard it sung; 1842 22456
16: A Dream Within A Dream. Young, as the day's first-born Titanic brood, 641471
17: A Dream-Song The stars are spinning their threads, 16417
18: A Father To A Mother When God's own child came down to earth, 8393
19: A Fear O Mother Earth, I have a fear 24480
20: A Gift. My gift would find thee fast asleep, 24395
21: A Hidden Life. Proudly the youth, by manhood sudden crowned, 1363446
22: A Lown Nicht Rose o' my hert, 20402
23: A Make-Believe I will think as thinks the rabbit: 163420
24: A Mammon-Marriage. The croak of a raven hoar! 30385
25: A Manchester Poem Tis a poor drizzly morning, dark and sad. 262392
26: A Meditation Of St. Eligius Queen Mary one day Jesus sent 36443
27: A Memorial Of Africa. Upon a rock, high on a mountain side, 28377
28: A Mood My thoughts are like fire-flies, pulsing in moonlight; 4457
29: A Noonday Melody Everything goes to its rest; 24414
30: A Prayer When I look back upon my life nigh spent, 8408
31: A Prayer Thou who mad'st the mighty clock 16411
32: A Prayer For The Past All sights and sounds of day and year, 120382
33: A Prayer For The Past. Now far from my old northern land, 28400
34: A Prayer For The Past. All sights and sounds of every year, 140416
35: A Prayer In Sickness. Thou foldest me in sickness; 14408
36: A Prisoner The hinges are so rusty 8423
37: A Sang O' Zion Ane by ane they gang awa; 9368
38: A Song For Christmas Hark, in the steeple the dull bell swinging 24383
39: A Song In A Dream. I dreamed of a song, I heard it sung; 20466
40: A Song In The Night I would I were an angel strong, 12429
41: A Song In The Night. A brown bird sang on a blossomy tree, 20510
42: A Song Of Hope I dinna ken what's come ower me! 30518
43: A Song Prayer Lord Jesus, 36410
44: A Song-Sermon: Would that thou hid me in the grave 14425
45: A Story Of The Sea-Shore. I sought the long clear twilights of the North, 590438
46: A Thanksgiving For F. D. Maurice The veil hath lifted and hath fallen; and him 36382
47: A Thanksgiving. I Thank Thee, boundless Giver, 48476
48: A Vision Of St. Eligius I see thy house, but I am blown about, 24421
49: A Winter Prayer. Come through the gloom of clouded skies, 20390
50: A Year Song. Sighing above, 30374
51: Abu Midjan If I sit in the dust 276349
52: Abu Midjan. It is only just 238369
53: After An Old Legend. The monk was praying in his cell, 56409
54: After An Old Legend. The monk was praying in his cell, 52433
55: After The Fashion Of An Old Emblem. I have long enough been working down in my cellar, 28384
56: After Thomas Kempis Who follows Jesus shall not walk 82383
57: An Autumn Song Are the leaves falling round about 18442
58: An Evening Prayer I am a bubble 16431
59: An Improvisation The stars cleave the sky. 16396
60: An Old Sermon With A New Text My wife contrived a fleecy thing 72384
61: An Old Story In the ancient house of ages, 64387
62: An Old Story. They were parted at last, although 8445
63: Angels Came of old to houses lonely 4492
64: Annie She's Dowie Annie she's dowie, and Willie he's wae: 8415
65: Antiphon Daylight fades away. 48424
66: Appeal If in my arms I bore my child, 12409
67: Approaches When thou turn'st away from ill, 14389
68: At My Window After Sunset Heaven and the sea attend the dying day, 1890 48426
69: Autumn Song Autumn clouds are flying, flying 40374
70: Autumn's Gold Along the tops of all the yellow trees, 14439
71: Awake! The stars are all watching; 30432
72: Baby. Where did you come from, baby dear? 24449
73: Bedtime Come, children, put away your toys; 18401
74: Bell Upon Organ. It's all very well, 29357
75: Better Things Better to smell the violet 36380
76: Better Things Better to smell a violet, 48349
77: Bird-Songs. I will sing a song, 36384
78: Blessed Are The Meek, For They Shall Inherit The Earth A quiet heart, submissive, meek, 32382
79: Blind Bartimeus As Jesus went into Jericho town, 24445
80: Blind Sorrow My life is drear; walking I labour sore; 16428
81: Born Of Water Methought I stood among the stars alone, 14404
82: Brother Artist! Brother artist, help me; come! 52372
83: By The Cradle. Close her eyes: she must not peep! 20366
84: Christmas Day And Every Day Star high, 8446
85: Christmas Day, 1850 Beautiful stories wed with lovely days 14388
86: Christmas Meditation He who by a mother's love 10375
87: Christmas Prayer. Cold my heart, and poor, and low, 8441
88: Christmas Song Of The Old Children Well for youth to seek the strong, 1891 42380
89: Christmas, 1873 Christmas-Days are still in store: 24371
90: Christmas, 1880. Great-hearted child, thy very being The Son, 35361
91: Christmas, 1884 Though in my heart no Christmas glee, 12425
92: Christmas-Day, 1878 I think I might be weary of this day 18370
93: Cleaning The Windows. Wash the window; rub it dry; 32399
94: Come Down Still am I haunting 8381
95: Come To Me Come to me, come to me, O my God; 28414
96: Come Unto Me Come unto me, the Master says: 28419
97: Coming When the snow is on the earth 16405
98: Confidence Lie down upon the ground, thou hopeless one! 14373
99: Consider The Ravens Lord, according to thy words, 55404
100: Contrition Out of the gulf into the glory, 30389
101: De Profundis When I am dead unto myself, and let, 24350
102: Death Mourn not, my friends, that we are growing old: 14402
103: Death When in the bosom of the eldest night 32355
104: Death And Birth Tis the midnight hour; I heard 129359
105: Death And Birth. Tis the midnight hour; I heard 394376
106: Death. Yes, there is one who makes us all lay down 14450
107: Death. When, like a garment flung aside at night, 40373
108: Dejection O Father, I am in the dark, 16554
109: Dorcas If I might guess, then guess I would 24386
110: Doubt Heralding Vision. An angel saw me sitting by a brook, 14381
111: Dr. Doddridge's Dog My little dog, who blessed you 28358
112: Drawing Water. Dark, as if it would not tell, 36383
113: Eine Kleine Predigt Graut Euch nicht, Ihr lieben Leute, 4425
114: Equity No bird can sing in tune but that the Lord 14579
115: Evening Hymn O God, whose daylight leadeth down 16399
116: Evil Influence Tis not the violent hands alone that bring 14418
117: Failure Farewell, O Arm of the Lord! 6427
118: Faith Earth, if aught should check thy race, 16406
119: False Prophets. Would-be prophets tell us 16318
120: Far And Near Blue sky above, blue sea below, 44346
121: Far And Near. Blue sunny skies above; below, 48423
122: Fate Oft, as I rest in quiet peace, am I 14383
123: Fighting Here is a temple strangely wrought: 28363
124: First Sight Of The Sea I do remember how, when very young, 14381
125: Foolish Children Waking in the night to pray, 24373
126: For Where Your Treasure Is, There Will Your Heart Be Also. The miser lay on his lonely bed; 42370
127: Forgiveness God gives his child upon his slate a sum 6380
128: From Home Some men there are who cannot spare 12452
129: From North Wales: To The Mother When the summer gave us a longer day, 32318
130: From Novalis Uplifted is the stone 32377
131: Gaein And Comin Whan Andrew frae Strathbogie gaed 24387
132: Galileo And yet it moves!" Ah, Truth, where wert thou then 14442
133: George Rolleston Dead art thou? No more dead than was the maid 12411
134: God In Growth. I said, I will arise and work some thing, 14391
135: God; Not Gift Gray clouds my heaven have covered o'er; 24396
136: Going To Sleep Little one, you must not fret 20367
137: Granny Canty. What maks ye sae canty, granny dear? 36405
138: Greitna, Father Greitna, father, that I'm gauin, 24426
139: Halloween Sweep up the flure, Janet; 88382
140: Hame The warl it's dottit wi' hames 40405
141: Hard Times I am weary, and very lonely, 17365
142: He Heeded Not Of whispering trees the tongues to hear, 84338
143: Him Wi' The Bag. Ance was a woman wha's hert was gret; 28391
144: Hom. Il. V. 403. If thou art tempted by a thought of ill, 14403
145: Home From The Wars A tattered soldier, gone the glow and gloss, 4456
146: Hope And Patience An unborn bird lies crumpled and curled, 6396
147: Hope Deferred Summer is come again. The sun is bright, 1845 60366
148: Hope Deferred Where is thy crown, O tree of Love? 8389
149: How Shall He Sing Who Hath No Song How shall he sing who hath no song? 38371
150: Hunger Father, I cry to thee for bread 16365
151: Hymn For A Sick Girl Father, in the dark I lay, 24329
152: I Ken Something. What gars ye sing sae, birdie, 20369
153: I Know What Beauty Is I know what beauty is, for thou 36369
154: I See Thee Not Yes, Master, when thou comest thou shalt find 24327
155: I Would I Were A Child I would I were a child, 52426
156: I Would I Were A Child. I would I were a child, 56404
157: If I Were A Monk, And Thou Wert A Nun If I were a monk, and thou wert a nun, 66361
158: In A Churchyard. There may be seeming calm above, but no! 14384
159: In Bonds Of the poor bird that cannot fly 12356
160: In February Now in the dark of February rains, 14370
161: In Memorium - Lady Caroline Charteris The mountain-stream may humbly boast 24357
162: In The Night As to her child a mother calls, 24460
163: In The Winter In the winter, flowers are springing; 40382
164: King Cole King Cole he reigned in Aureoland, 68389
165: Legend Of The Corrievrechan Prince Breacan of Denmark was lord of the strand 76324
166: Lessons For A Child There breathes not a breath of the summer air 94370
167: Lessons For A Child. There breathes not a breath of the morning air, 89337
168: Let Your Light So Shine. Sometimes, O Lord, thou lightest in my head 16363
169: Life Or Death? Is there a secret Joy, that may not weep, 14368
170: Life-Weary O Thou that walkest with nigh hopeless feet 12342
171: Light First-born of the creating Voice! 292443
172: Light. First-born of the creating Voice! 266374
173: Little Bo-Peep Little Bo-Peep, she has lost her sheep, 64326
174: Little Boy Blue. Little Boy Blue lost his way in a wood 168347
175: Little Elfie I have a puppet-jointed child, 44397
176: Little Elfie. I have an elfish maiden child; 40380
177: Longing My heart is full of inarticulate pain, 36362
178: Longing. Away from the city's herds! 24425
179: Lost And Found. I missed him when the sun began to bend; 14396
180: Lost But Safe Lost the little one roams about, 8380
181: Love Is Home Love is the part, and love is the whole; 30396
182: Love Is Strength Love alone is great in might, 20372
183: Love's History Love, the baby, 28410
184: Love's Ordeal. Hear'st thou that sound upon the window pane? 302383
185: Love's Ordeal; Know'st thou that sound upon the window pane?" 302355
186: Lycabas: O ye months of the year, 133363
187: Marriage Song They have no more wine!" she said. 30389
188: Master And Boy. WHO is this little one lying, 20353
189: Mirls The stars are steady abune; 24398
190: Morning Hymn O Lord of life, thy quickening voice 24384
191: Mother Nature. Beautiful mother is busy all day, 12384
192: Much And More When thy heart, love-filled, grows graver, 8315
193: My Eyes Make Pictures. Fair morn, I bring my greeting 56449
194: My Heart Night, with her power to silence day, 54377
195: My Heart Thy Lark Why dost thou want to sing 16493
196: My Heart. I heard, in darkness, on my bed, 60380
197: My Room Tis a little room, my friend 296376
198: My Room. To G.E.M. Tis a little room, my friend; 372417
199: My Two Geniuses One is a slow and melancholy maid; 42397
200: Nannie Braw I like ye weel upo Sundays, Nannie, 44381
201: Nature A Moral Power Nature, to him no message dost thou bear 14413
202: New Year's Eve: A Waking Dream I have not any fearful tale to tell 176352
203: No End Of No-Story There is a river 213337
204: No Sign O Lord, if on the wind, at cool of day, 32396
205: Noontide Hymn I love thy skies, thy sunny mists, 16349
206: Not Understood. Tumultuous rushing o'er the outstretched plains; 14375
207: November, 1851 What dost thou here, O soul, 264389
208: O Do Not Leave Me O do not leave me, mother, lest I weep; 12382
209: O Lassie Ayont The Hill O lassie ayont the hill, 54459
210: O Wind Of God. O wind of God, that blowest in the mind, 14399
211: Obedience Trust him in the common light; 10346
212: Of One Who Died In Spring Loosener of springs, he died by thee! 4399
213: Of The Son Of Man I honour Nature, holding it unjust 1852 210379
214: Oh That A Wind Oh that a wind would call 32376
215: Oh Thou Of Little Faith! Sad-hearted, be at peace: the snowdrop lies 12403
216: On A December Day This is the sweetness of an April day; 28355
217: On A Midge Whence do ye come, ye creatures? Each of you 14348
218: On The Source Of The Arve Hears't thou the dash of water, loud and hoarse, 14377
219: One With Nature I have a fellowship with every shade 14345
220: Our Ship Had I a great ship coming home, 8385
221: Ower The Hedge Bonny lassie, rosy lassie, 62369
222: Picture Songs. A pale green sky is gleaming; 54415
223: Power. Power that is not of God, however great, 14385
224: Prayer We doubt the word that tells us: Ask, 8406
225: Professor Noctutus. Nobody knows the world but me. 24369
226: Provision Above my head the great pine-branches tower; 14437
227: Punishment Mourner, that dost deserve thy mournfulness, 14393
228: Quiet Dead! Quiet, quiet dead, 44422
229: Reciprocity Her mother, Elfie older grown, 1892 16474
230: Rejoice Rejoice," said the Sun; "I will make thee gay 28363
231: Rest When round the earth the Father's hands 64370
232: Reverence Waking Hope A power is on me, and my soul must speak 14405
233: Riddles. I have only one foot, but thousands of toes; 45399
234: Rondel I follow, tottering, in the funeral train 14381
235: Rondel Heart, thou must learn to do without 14407
236: Rondel I do not know thy final will, 14363
237: Room To Roam Strait is the path? He means we must not roam? 2425
238: Sabbath Bells Oh holy Sabbath bells, 1840 20396
239: Said And Did Said the boy as he read, "I too will be bold, 16401
240: Saint Peter O Peter, wherefore didst thou doubt? 40462
241: Second Sight. Rich is the fancy which can double back 14379
242: Shadows. All things are shadows of thee, Lord; 20455
243: Shall The Dead Praise Thee? I cannot praise thee. By his instrument 28383
244: Sharing On the far horizon there 44373
245: Shew Us The Father Shew us the Father." Chiming stars of space, 14339
246: Sir Lark And King Sun. Good morrow, my lord!" in the sky alone 42370
247: Sleep Oh! is it Death that comes 45412
248: Smoke Lord, I have laid my heart upon thy altar 12415
249: Somnium Mystici Quiet I lay at last, and knew no more 660343
250: Song Lighter and sweeter 4447
251: Song She loves thee, loves thee not! 14378
252: Song Why do the houses stand 14409
253: Song I was very cold 24409
254: Song Of A Poor Pilgrim Roses all the rosy way! 28383
255: Song Of The Innocents Merry, merry we well may be, 10359
256: Song Of The Saints And Angels Gordon, the self-refusing, 1885 20390
257: Song Of The Waiting Dead With us there is no gray fearing, 16325
258: Song-Prayer: After King David. I shall be satisfied 65356
259: Song-Sermon Mercy to thee, O Lord, belongs, 8371
260: Song-Sermon In his arms thy silly lamb, 8347
261: Song-Sermon. Lord, what is man 8329
262: Songs Of The Autumn Days We bore him through the golden land, 64325
263: Songs Of The Autumn Nights O night, send up the harvest moon 64361
264: Songs Of The Spring Days A gentle wind, of western birth 64378
265: Songs Of The Spring Nights The flush of green that dyed the day 64355
266: Songs Of The Summer Days A glory on the chamber wall! 64353
267: Songs Of The Summer Nights The dreary wind of night is out, 64357
268: Songs Of The Winter Days The sky has turned its heart away, 64347
269: Songs Of The Winter Nights Back shining from the pane, the fire 64404
270: Sonnet. (Exodus xxxiii. 18-23.) I do beseech Thee, God, show me thy face. 14364
271: Sonnet. About Jesus. I. If Thou hadst been a sculptor, what a race 14441
272: Sonnet. About Jesus. II. There, Buonarotti, stands thy statue. Take 14377
273: Sonnet. About Jesus. III. Some men I have beheld with wonderment, 14406
274: Sonnet. About Jesus. IV. If Thou hadst been a painter, what fresh looks, 14359
275: Sonnet. About Jesus. IX. So if Thou hadst been scorned in human eyes, 14359
276: Sonnet. About Jesus. V. But I have looked on pictures made by man, 14476
277: Sonnet. About Jesus. VI. And is not Earth thy living picture, where 14393
278: Sonnet. About Jesus. VII. If Thou hadst been a Poet! On my heart 14354
279: Sonnet. About Jesus. VIII. Thou wouldst have led us through the twilight land 14379
280: Sonnet. About Jesus. X. But as Thou earnest forth to bring the Poor, 14364
281: Sonnet. About Jesus. XI. The eye was shut in men; the hearing ear 14419
282: Sonnet. About Jesus. XII. So highest poets, painters, owe to Thee 14423
283: Sonnet. About Jesus. XIII. So, as Thou wert the seed and not the flower, 14359
284: Sonnet. About Jesus. XIV. All divine artists, humble, filial, 14361
285: Sonnet. About Jesus. XV. Men may pursue the Beautiful, while they 14421
286: Sonnet. About Jesus. XVI. And yet I fear lest men who read these lines, 14447
287: Sonnet. About Jesus. XVII The highest marble Sorrow vanishes 14393
288: Sonnet. About Jesus. XVIII. Thou art before me, and I see no more 14399
289: Sonnet. To A.M.D. Methinks I see thee, lying calm and low, 14359
290: Sonnets I. They say that lonely sorrows do not chance. 14418
291: Sonnets II. I went to listen to my teacher friend. 14355
292: Sonnets III. I, strengthened, left him. Next in a close place, 14356
293: Sonnets IV. And there I found him whom I went to find, 14381
294: Spoken Of Several Philosophers I pray you, all ye men who put your trust 14332
295: Spring Song Days of old, 8430
296: Steadfast Here stands a giant stone from whose far top 14416
297: Subsidy If thou wouldst live the Truth in very deed, 14336
298: Sudden Calm There is a bellowing in me, as of might 14384
299: Summer Summer, sweet Summer, many-fingered Summer! 14427
300: Summer Song Murmuring, 'twixt a murmur and moan, 24411
301: Sun And Moon. First came the red-eyed sun as I did wake; 14455
302: Sunday A dim, vague shrinking haunts my soul, 95405
303: Sweeping The Floor. Sweep and sweep and sweep the floor, 16385
304: Sympathy Grief held me silent in my seat; 32377
305: Tell Me. Traveller, what lies over the hill? 60346
306: That Holy Thing. They all were looking for a king 12384
307: The Asthmatic Man To The Satan That Binds Him Satan, avaunt! 42386
308: The Auld Fisher There was an auld fisher, he sat by the wa', 26374
309: The Auld Man's Prayer Lord, I'm an auld man, 104429
310: The Aurora Borealis Now have I grown a sharpness and an edge 14405
311: The Beloved Disciple One do I see and twelve; but second there 28394
312: The Bonny, Bonny Dell Oh! the bonny, bonny dell, whaur the yorlin sings, 60429
313: The Burnie The water ran doon frae the heich hope-heid, 35359
314: The Burnt Offering. Is there a man on earth, who, every night, 14460
315: The Carpenter 0 Lord, at Joseph's humble bench 28416
316: The Child-Mother Heavily slumbered noonday bright 132360
317: The Child-Mother. Heavily lay the warm sunlight 138408
318: The Children's Heaven. The infant lies in blessed ease 48387
319: The Christmas Child Little one, who straight hast come 8399
320: The Clock Of The Universe A clock aeonian, steady and tall, 98435
321: The Consoler - On An Engraving Of Scheffer's Christus Consolator. What human form is this? what form divine? 45345
322: The Coorse Cratur. The Lord gaed wi' a crood o' men 32349
323: The Dawn And must I ever wake, gray dawn, to know 14431
324: The Dead Hand The witch lady walked along the strand, 32451
325: The Death Of The Old Year. The weary Old Year is dead at last; 184354
326: The Deil's Forhooit His Ain The Deil's forhooit his ain, his ain! 81365
327: The Diary Of An Old Soul - Complete Sweet friends, receive my offering. You will find 2582505
328: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - April. LORD, I do choose the higher than my will. 210365
329: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - August. SO shall abundant entrance me be given 217394
330: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - December. I AM a little weary of my life 217378
331: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - Dedication Sweet friends, receive my offering. You will find 7373
332: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - February. I TO myself have neither power nor worth, 203407
333: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - January. LORD, what I once had done with youthful might, 217385
334: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - July. ALAS, my tent! see through it a whirlwind sweep! 217497
335: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - June. FROM thine, as then, the healing virtue goes 210382
336: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - March. THE song birds that come to me night and morn, 217373
337: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - May. WHAT though my words glance sideways from the thing 217356
338: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - November THOU art of this world, Christ. Thou know'st it all; 210316
339: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - October. REMEMBER, Lord, thou hast not made me good. 217356
340: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - September. WE are a shadow and a shining, we! 210391
341: The Diver. Which of you, knight or squire, will dare 162360
342: The Donkey In The Cart To The Horse In The Carriage I say! hey! cousin there! I mustn't call you brother! 42422
343: The Dwellers Therein Down a warm alley, early in the year, 14354
344: The Early Bird. A little bird sat on the edge of her nest; 48592
345: The Failing Track Where went the feet that hitherto have come? 24364
346: The Father's Worshippers Tis we, not in thine arms, who weep and pray; 2409
347: The Flower-Angels Of old, with goodwill from the skies 24392
348: The Foolish Harebell A harebell hung her wilful head: 38363
349: The Girl That Lost Things There was a girl that lost things 88382
350: The Giver. To give a thing and take again 12435
351: The Goal In God alone, the perfect end, 2427
352: The Golden Key. From off the earth the vapours curled, 64379
353: The Grace Of Grace Had I the grace to win the grace 16399
354: The Haunted House This must be the very night! 210432
355: The Healer They come to thee, the halt, the maimed, the blind, 24407
356: The Herd And The Mavis What gars ye sing," said the herd-laddie, 46335
357: The Hills. Behind my father's cottage lies 48386
358: The Hills. Behind my father's house there lies 54387
359: The Holy Midnight Ah, holy midnight of the soul, 12362
360: The Holy Snowdrops. Of old, with goodwill from the skies, 16356
361: The Home Of Death Death, whaur do ye bide, auld Death?" 24357
362: The Homeless Ghost Through still, bare streets, and cold moonshine 259362
363: The Homeless Ghost. Still flowed the music, flowed the wine. 212529
364: The Human. Within each living man there doth reside, 14342
365: The Journey. Hark, the rain is on my roof! 132430
366: The Lark And The Wind. In the air why such a ringing? 8360
367: The Last Wooin O lat me in, my bonny lass! 80316
368: The Laverock Laverock i' the lift, 83362
369: The Lily Of The Valley There is not any weed but hath its shower, 14443
370: The Lost House Out of thy door I run to do the thing 15331
371: The Lost Soul Look! look there! 81424
372: The Lost Soul. Brothers, look there! 114383
373: The Man Of Songs. Thou wanderest in the land of dreams, 12349
374: The Mermaid Up cam the tide wi' a burst and a whush, 76375
375: The Mistletoe. Kiss me: there now, little Neddy, 87354
376: The Moon. She comes! again she comes, the bright-eyed moon! 14366
377: The New Year Be welcome, year! with corn and sickle come; 8392
378: The Old Castle The brother knew well the castle old, 17355
379: The Old Garden I stood in an ancient garden 156387
380: The Owl And The Bell. Bing, Bim, Bang, Bome! 78382
381: The Pinafore When peevish flaws his soul have stirred 40359
382: The Prism A pool of broken sunbeams lay 40506
383: The Prophet Speak, Prophet of the Lord! We may not start 14427
384: The Sang O' The Auld Fowk. Doon cam the sunbeams, and up gaed the stour, 20412
385: The Sangreal Through the wood the sunny day 227374
386: The Shadows My little boy, with smooth, fair cheeks, 24370
387: The Sheep And The Goat The thousand streets of London gray 50344
388: The Sleepless Jesus Tis time to sleep, my little boy: 45321
389: The Souls' Rising. See how the storm of life ascends 134350
390: The Sparrow O Lord, I cannot but believe 60368
391: The Talk Of The Echoes - A Fragment. When the cock crows loud from the glen, 22320
392: The Temple Of God In the desert by the bush, 20344
393: The Thank Offering. My little child receives my gift, 24345
394: The Thank-Offering My Lily snatches not my gift; 24404
395: The Thankless Lady It is May, and the moon leans down at night 32370
396: The Thorn In The Flesh. Within my heart a worm had long been hid. 31407
397: The Three Horses What shall I be?--I will be a knight 192374
398: The Tree's Prayer Alas, 'tis cold and dark! 36451
399: The True I envy the tree-tops that shake so high 14386
400: The Twa Baubees. Stately, lang-robit, an' steppin at ease, 8419
401: The Twa Gordons There was John Gordon an' Archibold, 176391
402: The Unseen Model Forth to his study the sculptor goes 66367
403: The Waesome Carl There cam a man to oor toon-en', 99384
404: The Wakeful Sleeper When things are holding wonted pace 60339
405: The Watcher From out a windy cleft there comes a gaze 14355
406: The Wind And The Moon Said the Wind to the Moon, "I will blow you out! 66361
407: The Wind Of The World Chained is the Spring. The Night-wind bold 8342
408: The Word Of God Where the bud has never blown 8372
409: The Yerl O' Waterydeck The wind it blew, and the ship it flew, 124361
410: They Are Blind They are blind, and they are dead: 1852 28356
411: This Side An' That. The rich man sat in his father's seat 24328
412: This World Thy world is made to fit thine own, 48335
413: Thou Also Cry out upon the crime, and then let slip 14380
414: Thy Heart Make not of thy heart a casket, 4417
415: Time A lang-backit, spilgie, fuistit auld carl 32431
416: Time And Tide As I was walkin on the strand, 60388
417: To ---- I cannot write old verses here, 20353
418: To A Certain Critic Such guests as you, sir, were not in my mind 8386
419: To A February Primrose I know not what among the grass thou art, 14415
420: To A Sister A fresh young voice that sings to me 24387
421: To A Thunder-Cloud. Oh, melancholy fragment of the night 14371
422: To A. J. Scott I walked all night: the darkness did not yield. 33341
423: To A. J. Scott When, long ago, the daring of my youth 1857 17325
424: To A.J. Scott. Thus, once, long since, the daring of my youth 1857 17336
425: To An Autograph-Hunter Seek not my name--it doth no virtue bear; 16366
426: To Any Friend If I did seem to you no more 20347
427: To Any One Go not forth to call Dame Sorrow 6368
428: To Aurelio Saffi To God and man be simply true; 16413
429: To Aurelio Saffi. To God and man be simply true: 16330
430: To E. G., Dedicating A Book A broken tale of endless things, 12407
431: To G. M. T The sun is sinking in the west, 28342
432: To Gordon, Leaving Khartoum. The silence of traitorous feet! 36315
433: To June Ah, truant, thou art here again, I see! 14375
434: To Lady Noel Byron Men sought, ambition's thirst to slake, 8379
435: To My Aging Friends It is no winter night comes down 24314
436: To My Father. Take of the first fruits, Father, of thy care, 1857 28352
437: To My God Oh how oft I wake and find 4375
438: To My Lord And Master Imagination cannot rise above thee; 4458
439: To My Mother Earth 0 Earth, Earth, Earth, 100385
440: To My Sister, On Her Twenty-First Birthday. Old fables are not all a lie 36357
441: To My Sister. O sister, God is very good 48344
442: To One Unsatisfied When, with all the loved around thee, 4388
443: To The Clouds. Through the unchanging heaven, as ye have sped, 14362
444: To The Life Eternal Thou art my thought, my heart, my being's fortune, 4365
445: To The Same (Lady Noel Byron ) Dead, why defend thee, who in life 8312
446: To-Morrow My TO-MORROW is but a flitting 12406
447: Translations. - A Parable.(From Novalis.) (From The Disciples At Sais) Long ago, there lived far to the west a very young man, 14323
448: Translations. - Contentment. (From Claudius.) I am content. In triumph's tone 36334
449: Translations. - Death. (Luther's Song-Book.) In the midst of life, we are 42294
450: Translations. - Die Heimkehr. (From Heine.) They have company this evening, 24331
451: Translations. - Die Nordsee (From Heine.) High in heaven the sun was glowing, 44356
452: Translations. - Expectation And Fulfilment. (From Schiller.) Thousand-masted, mighty float, 4305
453: Translations. - Friend And Foe. (From Schiller.) Dear is my friend, but my foe too 4439
454: Translations. - Hope. (From Schiller.) Men talk with their lips and dream with their soul 18311
455: Translations. - Knight Toggenburg. (From Schiller.) True love, knight, as to a brother, 80344
456: Translations. - Knowledge. (From Schiller.) To this man, 'tis a goddess tall, 4284
457: Translations. - Legend. (From Goethe.) While yet unknown, and very low, 64266
458: Translations. - Longing. (From Schiller.) Ah, from out this valley hollow, 32298
459: Translations. - My Faith. (From Schiller.) Which religion I profess? 4319
460: Translations. - Of Life At Court. (Luther's Song-Book.) Who number one 68347
461: Translations. - Sayings Of Confucius. (From Schiller.) Threefold is of Time the tread: 32302
462: Translations. - Song Of The Lonely. (From The German) Son, first-born, at home abiding! 12284
463: Translations. - The Castle On The Mountain. (From Goethe.) Up there, upon yonder mountain, 52311
464: Translations. - The Diver (From Schiller.) Which of you, knight or squire, will dare 162298
465: Translations. - The Dream. (From Uhland.) In a garden sweet went walking 12313
466: Translations. - The Mother By The Cradle. (From Claudius.) Sleep, baby boy, sleep sweet, secure; 16321
467: Translations. - The Philosophers. (From Schiller.) The principle whence everything 54289
468: Translations. - The Praise Of God. (Luther's Song-Book.) Unto the seer, Isaiah, it was given 32452
469: Translations. - The Words Of Faith. (From Schiller.) Three words I will tell you, of meaning full: 60333
470: Translations. - A Children'S Song, To Sing Against The Two Archenemies Of Christ And His Holy Church, The Pope And The Turks. (Luther's Song-Book.) Lord, keep us by thy word in hope, 12347
471: Translations. - A Song Concerning The Two Martyrs Of Christ, Burnt At Brussels By The Sophists Of Loubaine, Which Took Place In The Year 1523. (Luther's Song-Book.) A new song here shall be begun 108317
472: Translations. - A Song Of Praise For Easter. (Luther's Song-Book.) Jesus Christ, our Saviour true 15322
473: Translations. - A Song of Praise for the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Luther's Song-Book.) Praised be thou, O Jesus Christ, 35294
474: Translations. - A Song Of Praise. (Luther's Song-Book.) Now let us pray the Holy Ghost, 20340
475: Translations. - A Song Of Praise. (Luther's Song-Book.) Let God be blest, be praised, and be thanked, 30318
476: Translations. - A Song Of St. John Huss, Improved By Dr. Martin Luther. (Luther's Song-Book.) Christ Jesus, our Redeemer born, 40388
477: Translations. - A Song Of Thanksgiving For The Benefits Most Great Which God Hath Shown To Us In Christ. (Luther's Song-Book.) Dear Christians, let us now rejoice, 70305
478: Translations. - A Song Of The Holy Christian Church, From The Twelfth Chapter Of The Apocalypse. (Luther's Song-Book.) Her, the worthy maid, my heart doth hold, 36325
479: Translations. - A Song Of The Little Child Jesus, For Children At Christmas. Taken Out Of The Second Chapter Of The Gospel Of St. Luke. (Luther's Song-Book.) From heaven high I come to you, 60327
480: Translations. - A Spiritual Song, Concerning Our Holy Baptism, Wherein Is Briefly Contained What It Is, Who Has Instituted It, Whereto It Serves, &C. (Luther's Song-Book.) To Jordan when our Lord had gone, 63380
481: Translations. - Advent. (Luther's Song-Book.) Come, saviour of nations wild, 32272
482: Translations. - Another Christ-Song. (Luther's Song-Book.) From heaven the angel-troop come near 24330
483: Translations. - Christmas. (Luther's Song-Book.) Jesus we now must laud and sing, 32432
484: Translations. - Dame Music. (Luther's Song-Book.) Of all the joys earth possesses, 40349
485: Translations. - Easter. (Luther's Song-Book.) Death held our Lord in prison 49302
486: Translations. - Epiphany. (Luther's Song-Book.) Herod, why dreadest thou a foe 20332
487: Translations. - Hymns To The Night. (From Novalis.) Before all the wondrous shows of the widespread space around him 189415
488: Translations. - Lieder. (From Heine.) Thy little hand lay on my bosom, dear: 8396
489: Translations. - Lyrisches Intermezzo. Lxiv. (From Heine.) Night lay upon mine eyelids; 44291
490: Translations. - Lyrisches Intermezzo. Xli. (From Heine.) I dreamt of the daughter of a king, 12286
491: Translations. - Lyrisches Intermezzo. Xlv. (From Heine.) In the sunny summer morning 8353
492: Translations. - Lyrisches Intermezzo. Xxxviii. (From Heine.) The phantoms of times forgotten 24268
493: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. I. O Lady fair, whose honoured name doth grace 51304
494: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. Ii. As in the twilight brown, on hillside bare, 14425
495: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. Iii. Canzone. Ladies, and youths that in their favour bask, 15360
496: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. Iv. Diodati--and I muse to tell the tale 14307
497: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. V. Certes, my lady sweet, your blessed eyes 14319
498: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. VI. A modest youth, in love a simpleton, 14371
499: Translations. - Part I. Sonnet Lix. (From Petrarch.) I am so weary with the burden old 14350
500: Translations. - Part Ii. Sonnet Lxxv. (From Petrarch.) The elect angels and the souls in bliss, 14299
501: Translations. - Pentecost. (Luther's Song-Book.) Come, God, Creator, Holy Ghost, 55350
502: Translations. - Poems. (From Goethe.) Poems are painted window-panes: 13300
503: Translations. - Psyches Mourning. (From Von Salis-Seewis.) Psyche moans, in deep-sunk, darksome prison, 36297
504: Translations. - Simeon The Patriarch's Song Of Praise. (Luther's Song-Book.) In peace and joy I now depart, 48324
505: Translations. - Spiritual Songs.(From Novalis.) Without thee, what were life or being! 578324
506: Translations. - The Commandments. (Luther's Song-Book.) These are the holy ten commands 85298
507: Translations. - The Creed. (Luther's Song-Book.) In one true God we all believe, 30321
508: Translations. - The Fourteenth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Although the fools say with their mouth: 42303
509: Translations. - The Fourty-Sixth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Our God he is a castle strong, 36300
510: Translations. - The Grave. (From Von Salis-Seewis.) The grave is deep and soundless, 20292
511: Translations. - The Hundred And Thirtieth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) From trouble deep I cry to thee; 35334
512: Translations. - The Hundred And Twenty-Eighth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Happy who in God's fear doth stay, 20369
513: Translations. - The Hundred And Twenty-Fourth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Were God not with us all the time 21323
514: Translations. - The Litany. (Luther's Song-Book.) Lord God, the Father in heaven, 69354
515: Translations. - The Lord's Prayer, Briefly And Plainly Set Forth, And Turned Into Metre. (Luther's Song-Book.) Our Father in the heaven who art, 54330
516: Translations. - The Lost Church. (From Uhland.) In the far forest, overhead, 64311
517: Translations. - The Metaphysician. (From Schiller.) How far the world lies under me! 12318
518: Translations. - The Sixty-Seventh Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Would that the Lord would grant us grace, 27299
519: Translations. - The Song Of Praise "Te Teum Laudamus," Turned Into German By Dr. Mart. Luther. (Luther's Song-Book.) Thee, Father, eternal God, 96341
520: Translations. - The Trinity. (Luther's Song-Book.) God, the Father, with us be, 30342
521: Translations. - The Tryst. (From Schiller.) That was the sound of the wicket! 64287
522: Translations. - The Twelfth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Ah God, from heaven look down and view; 42335
523: Translations. - Three Pairs And One. (From Genestet.) You have two ears--and but one mouth: 12307
524: Travellers' Song Bands of dark and bands of light 16337
525: Triolet Oh that men would praise the Lord 8312
526: Triolet Few in joy's sweet riot 8354
527: Triolet I'm a puir man I grant, 8318
528: Triolet. When the heart is a cup 8339
529: Truth, Not Form! I came upon a fountain on my way 14291
530: Two In One Were thou and I the white pinions 16327
531: Two Rondels When, in the mid-sea of the night, 28313
532: Unrest Comes there, O Earth, no breathing time for thee, 14317
533: Up And-Down. The sun is gone down 16331
534: Up In The Tree What would you see, if I took you up 16318
535: Waiting I waited for the Master 8393
536: Waiting Lie, little cow, and chew thy cud, 6390
537: Washing The Clothes. This is the way we wash the clo'es 16336
538: Were I A Skilful Painter. Were I a skilful painter, 40330
539: Wha's My Neibour? Doon frae Jerus'lem a traveller took 36328
540: What Makes Summer? Winter froze both brook and well; 132363
541: What Man Is There Of You? The homely words how often read! 16319
542: What The Auld Fowk Are Thinkin The bairns i' their beds, worn oot wi' nae wark, 20369
543: What The Lord Saith Trust my father, saith the eldest-born; 20293
544: When The Storm Was Proudest When the storm was proudest, 30390
545: Who Lights The Fire? Who lights the fire--that forth so gracefully 14356
546: Who Would Have Thought? Who would have thought that even an idle song 14287
547: Wild Flowers Content Primroses, 77306
548: Willie's Question Is it wrong, the wish to be great, 278333
549: Win' That 'Blaws Win' that blaws the simmer plaid 40329
550: Winter Song They were parted then at last? 8325
551: With A Copy Of "In Memoriam." Dear friend, you love the poet's song, 52299
552: Words In The Night I woke at midnight, and my heart, 80355
553: Written For One In Sore Pain Shepherd, on before thy sheep, 20372
554: Written On A Stormy Night. O wild and dark! a night hath found me now 14349
555: Zacchaeus To whom the heavy burden clings, 28410




About:
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.

Though no longer well known, his works have inspired admiration in such notables as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle. For instance C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master".


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