Paul Hamilton Hayne

thumb|Paul Hamilton Hayne Paul Hamilton Hayne (January 1, 1830 – July 6, 1886) was a nineteenth century Southern poet, critic, and editor of minor but historical distinction. Quotes Poems (1882) Poems of Paul Hamilton Hayne: Complete Edition (Boston: D. Lothrop and Company, 1882) Happy the heart that keeps its twilight hour,And, in the depths of heavenly peace reclined.Loves to commune with thoughts of tender power;Thoughts that ascend, like angels beautiful,A shining Jacob's ladder of the mind. Sonnet ("Between the Sunken Sun and the New Moon"), p. 27. This is my world! within these narrow walls,I own a princely service. "My Study", p. 30. Low gurgling laughter, as sweetAs the swallow's song i' the South,And a ripple of dimples that, dancing, meetBy the curves of a perfect mouth "Ariel", p. 200. I think, ofttimes, that lives of men may beLikened to wandering winds that come and go,Not knowing whence they rise, whither they blowO’er the vast globe, voiceful of grief or glee. "A Comparison", p. 259. External links Category:1886 deaths Category:19th-century poets from the United States Category:Confederates Category:Editors from the United States Category:Journalists from South Carolina Category:People from Charleston Category:Poets from South Carolina