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Lament of Brünhilde L'Amour fait Peur The Lark The Land of Promise Last Night I dreamed Leaders of Men Leave-taking Let Me Believe The Liberty-Bell (Sent from Philadelphia to Atlanta, October 4, 1895) Life. ("Before we knew thee thou wert with us; ay") Century v. 46 no. 6 p. 839 (October 1893); 1898 p. 1; 1916 v. 1 p. 5. Stanza break after line 8 (1916). Punctuation differences. Before we knew thee thou wert with us; aye,   In that far time forgotten and obscure   When, doubtful of ourselves, of naught secure,   We feebly uttered first our human cry. We had not murmured hadst thou passed us by,   And now, with all our vaunted knowledge sure,   We know not from what source of bounty pure   Thou camest, our dull clay to glorify. Yet—for thou didst awake us when but dust,   Careless of thee—one tender hope redeems   Each loss by the dark river: more and more We feel that we who long for thee may trust   To wake again, as children do from dreams,   And find thee waiting on the farther shore. Life ("Thou art more ancient than the oldest skies") Limitation Lines for a Fiftieth Anniversary The Little Lass—An Old-Time Ditty A Little Minister A Little Song Live Thy Life Longing. Poet-Lore v. 10 no. 1 p. 25 (January 1898); 1898 p. 6; 1916 v. 2 p. 14. Punctuation differences. The lilacs blossom at the door,     The early rose Whispers a promise to her buds,     And they unclose. There is a perfume everywhere,     A breath of song, A sense of some divine return     For waiting long. Who knows but some imprisoned joy     From bondage breaks,— Some exiled and enchanted hope     From dreams awakes? Who knows but you are coming back     To comfort me For all the languor and the pain,     Persephone? O come! For one brief spring return,     Love's tryst to keep; Then let me share the Stygian fruit,     The wintry sleep! The Lordly Pines The Lost Gioconda Love and the Child Love Conquers Death Love, Dost Thou Smile? Love Has No Foes Love is Passing Love never is Too Late The Love of Life Love, Reproachful Love Sailed at Morn Love that Faltered A Lover's "Litany to Pan" A Love-Song A Lowly Parable Lullaby