MADELEINE - A POEM IN FRAGMENTS - by DANIEL CHAUNCEY BREWER - 1888 - CONTENTS - THE GATHERING OF THE SHADOWS. TWIXT DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT. A LETTER . . . A QUERY . . . . TOWARD THE TRYSTING PLACE . . iii PAGE CONTENTS. PAGE WAITING . 19 AT LAST . . 20 THE RIDDLE SOLVED . . . 21 EXULTATION . . . 22 THE KNIGHT . 23 POSTLUDE . 24 THE COMING OF THE BRIDE SUERISE . A ROUNDHEADS VALENTINE SONNET . THOUGHTS . THE ROMANCE NASTURTIUMS . CLOTHO . ARBUTUS . DRIFTING . OF AN ARROW DAISIES . THE REVEALING TOUCH . MT. GREYLOCK . THALES . VIOLETS . THE BROOK FEBRUARY . MOONLIGHT PHANTASIES . SOFTLY, SWEETLY . MARK HOPKINS . . TO THE BRANDYWINE RIVER OCEAN FOAM . FATES CHANGES . THEPOETRYOFCLOUDLAND PRINCETON . CONTENTS. PAGE SONNET . . . 50 DREAMLAND 51 BY TI-IE SEA. To A CERTAIN HOUSEHOLD QUEEN . 52 53 CONTENTS. PAGE A STUDY . 87 BALLADE OF VOICES . . 88 ATFT. WM. HENRY . 89 DIE LIEBENDE SCHREIBT . 90 BAUERNREGEL-PRECEPTS FOR PEASANTS . g1 THE LETTER WHICH YOU HAVE WRITTEN 91 ICH SPRACH ZUR SONNE . 92 CLASS-POEM-VILLIAMS . 95 THE SAXONS . . 106 AT EVENTIDE . . 107 A REBUFF . . 107 To ORION . - 108 IVY SONG . . rog A FRAGMENT . . 110 ON THE DEATH OF A FAVORITE DOG . . 111 HERMON . . 111 COMPANIONSHIP OF NATURE . . 112 BY THE GRATE . . I13 GOLDEN-ROD . . 115 MY GRANDFATHER . . . 116 A SONNET . . 116 POLYCARP . . 117 THE FLOWER GIRL . 119 SUNLIGHT THROUGH CLOUDLAND . . 120 LIFE . . 120 CONSECRATION . . 121 A SUGGESTION . . I23 CHRIST AND PETER . . I24 To A FLOWER . . 125 CONTENTS. vii PAGE WATCII AND PRAY . . . . 126 Fonr hlu WINDOW . . . 127 THE SLEEPERS IN THE OLD COPPS HILL BURYING- GROUND . . 128 MISSIONARY SONNET . . 129 LONGFELLOW . . 130 DESPAIR . . 131 LAST WORDS OF COLUMBUS . 132 THE TWO SONGS OF A MAIDEN . I33 STORM IN THE NIGHT . . . I35..........