The works of English author Ann Radcliffe (1764 – 1823) primarily consist of novels, interspersed with poems.
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Poems
Many of Radcliffe's poems were first published within her novels, either as epigraphs or integrated within the narrative as the creation of one of her characters.[citation needed] Most were later collected in the collection The Poems of Mrs. Ann Radcliffe (1816).
| No. in 1816 Poems | Title | First line | First published in | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "When first the vernal morn of life" | The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, p. 78 | 1789 | ||
| SONNET. | "Hail! to the hallow'd hill, the circling lawn" | The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, p. 93-4 | 1789 | |
| MORNING. | "Darkness! thro thy chilling glooms" | The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, p. 229-30 | 1789 | |
| SONNET. | "Still is the night breeze!–not a lonely sound" | A Sicilian Romance | 1790 | |
| EVENING. | "EVENING veil'd in dewy shades" | A Sicilian Romance | 1790 | |
| SONG. | "P[o]ur the rich libation high" | A Sicilian Romance | 1790 | |
| SUPERSTITION. AN ODE. | "HIGH mid Alverna's awful steeps" | A Sicilian Romance | 1790 | |
| "Far on the rocky shores the surges sound" | A Sicilian Romance | 1790 | ||
| 1 | TO THE VISIONS OF FANCY. | "Dear, wild illusions of creative mind!" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 1, p. 86-7 | 1791 |
| 2 | SONNET, TO THE LILLY. | "Soft silken flow'r! that in the dewy vale" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 1, p. 189 | 1791 |
| 3 | NIGHT. | "Now Ev'ning fades! her pensive step retires" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 1, p. 207-9 | 1791 |
| 4 | SONG. | "Life's a varied, bright illusion" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 2, p. 120 | 1791 |
| 5 | SONG OF A SPIRIT. | "In the sightless air I dwell" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 2, p. 129-31 | 1791 |
| 6 | SONNET. | "Morn's beaming eyes at length unclose" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 3, p. 33 | 1791 |
| 7 | STANZAS. | "How smooth that lake expands its ample breast!" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 3, p. 97-8 | 1791 |
| 8 | SUN-RISE: A SONNET. | "Oft let me wander, at the break of day" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 3, p. 145-6 | 1791 |
| 9 | TITANIA TO HER LOVE. | "O! fly with me through distant air" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 3, p. 150-2 | 1791 |
| 10 | SONNET. | "How-sweet is Love's first gentle sway" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 3, p. 153 | 1791 |
| 11 | MORNING, ON THE SEA SHORE. | "What print of fairy feet is here" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 3, p. 160-2 | 1791 |
| 12 | NIGHT. | "O'er the dim breast of Ocean's wave" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 3, p. 171-2 | 1791 |
| 13 | SUN-SET. | "Soft o'er the mountain's purple brow" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 3, p. 180 | 1791 |
| 14 | TO THE NIGHTINGALE. | "Child of the melancholy song!" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 3, p. 181-2 | 1791 |
| 15 | SONG. | "The rose that weeps with morning dew" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 3, p. 329 | 1791 |
| 16 | AIR. | "Now, at Moonlight's fairy hour" | The Romance of the Forest, vol. 3, p. 343 | 1791 |
References
- ^ Gamer, Michael. "Ann Radcliffe: Poems". Etexts.
- ^ Radcliffe, Ann (1816). The Poems of Mrs. Ann Radcliffe ...