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The black panther
The black panther

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The black panther is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.
The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.
Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.
THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.
Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.
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The black panther

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The black panther is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.
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The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.
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Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.
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THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.
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Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

Learner Dictionary

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andante noun US /ɑːnˈdɑːnteɪ/

a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)

From this reading “THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.”

anthology noun US /ænˈθɑːlədʒi/

a collection of selected literary passages

From this reading “Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.”

austerity noun US /ˌɔːˈsterɪti/

the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

From this reading “THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.”

Bellman noun US /ˈbelmən/

someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels

Bookman noun US /ˈbʊkmən/

a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

reprint noun US /riˈprɪnt/

a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

From this reading “The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.”

tchaikovsky noun US /ˌtʃeɪˈkɑːvski/

important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893)

From this reading “THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.”

travail noun US /trəˈveɪl/

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

From this reading “THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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kind permission adjective + noun

In this reading “The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.”

IN THE DARK preposition + article + noun counted as “in … dark”

In this reading “THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.”

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19

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

21

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

22

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

25

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

26

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

28

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

29

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

31

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

32

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

34

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

35

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

36

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

38

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

39

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

42

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

43

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From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

47

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From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

48

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From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

51

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From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

53

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From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

54

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From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

55

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From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

57

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From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

58

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From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

ADVENTUREverbUS /ædˈventʃər/

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading “THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.

AGOadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

All's

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From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.

AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.

ANDANTEnounUS /ɑːnˈdɑːnteɪ/

a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

anthologynounUS /ænˈθɑːlədʒi/

a collection of selected literary passages

From this reading Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.

Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

AUSTERITYnounUS /ˌɔːˈsterɪti/

the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

authornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

BEAUTYnounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

BellmannounUS /ˈbelmən/

someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

BELOVÈD

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From this reading “THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.

BLINDnounUS /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

BookmannounUS /ˈbʊkmən/

a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

BraceverbUS /breɪs/

prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

From this reading Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.

BURIEDadjectiveUS /ˈberid/

placed in a grave

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

CAMEverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

CenturynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/

a period of 100 years

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

CITYnounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.

ContemporaryadjectiveUS /kənˈtempəreri/

characteristic of the present

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

DARKnounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

DAYnounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

DialnounUS /ˈdaɪəl/

the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

DISDAINFULadjectiveUS /dɪsˈdeɪnfəl/

expressing extreme contempt

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

DOOMverbUS /duːm/

decree or designate beforehand

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

DREAMnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

dueadjectiveUS /duː/

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.

DUSTverbUS /dʌst/

remove the dust from

From this reading “THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.

EARTHnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

editorsnounUS /ˈedɪtərz/

plural of “editor” — a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

EnchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.

ETC

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From this reading “THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.

EveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

FANTASYnounUS /ˈfæntəsi/

imagination unrestricted by reality

From this reading “THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.

FIFTHnounUS /fɪfθ/

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

FISH-HAWK

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From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

ForumnounUS /ˈfɔːrəm/

a public meeting or assembly for open discussion

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

FreemannounUS /ˈfriːmən/

a person who is not a serf or a slave

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

GRAYnounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

Harcourt

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From this reading Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.

Harper'snounUS /ˈhɑːrpərz/

possessive form of “harper” — someone who plays the harp

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

HAUNTEDadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

HUMANadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading “THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.

IInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

IIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

IMMENSITYnoun

unusual largeness in size or extent or number

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

InternationaladjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl/

concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

JournalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

LIBERATIONnounUS /ˌlɪbɜːrˈeɪʃən/

the act of liberating someone or something

From this reading “THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.

LIGHTadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading “THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.

LiteraryadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəreri/

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

LONELYadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

LONGadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

LOVEnounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading “THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.

LyricadjectiveUS /ˈlɪrɪk/

expressing deep emotion

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

MagazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

McClure's

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From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

Messrs

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From this reading Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.

MirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

MonthlynounUS /ˈmʌnθli/

a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

MYSTERYnounUS /ˈmɪstəri/

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

NIGHTnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

OutlooknounUS /ˈaʊtlʊk/

a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

pagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

permissionnounUS /pərˈmɪʃən/

approval to do something

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

PILGRIMnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəm/

someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

PLAINTnoun

(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

PLAYERSnounUS /ˈpleɪərz/

plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

POETnounUS /ˈpoʊət/

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

PoetrynounUS /ˈpoʊətri/

literature in metrical form

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

PostverbUS /poʊst/

affix in a public place or for public notice

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

PROUDadjectiveUS /praʊd/

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

Reedy's

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From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

reprintnounUS /riˈprɪnt/

a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

ReviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

Scribner's

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From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

SEAnounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

Sea-Horizons

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.

SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

SetverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

SmartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/

showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

SolitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/

a state of social isolation

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

SpacenounUS /speɪs/

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Space and Solitude_ IMMENSITY 47 SEA-HORIZONS 48 OF DAY CAME NIGHT 51 PILGRIM 53 BY THE GRAY SEA 54 THE FISH-HAWK 55 DISDAINFUL BEAUTY 57 MY LONELY ONE 58 _III.

SYMPHONYnounUS /ˈsɪmfəni/

a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

TCHAIKOVSKYnounUS /ˌtʃeɪˈkɑːvski/

important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893)

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

TELLSnounUS /telz/

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

thanksnounUS /θæŋks/

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “THE HUMAN FANTASY” “THE BELOVÈD ADVENTURE” “LOVE AND LIBERATION” “DUST AND LIGHT,” ETC.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

TRAVAILnounUS /trəˈveɪl/

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

UNDISSUADABLE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BELOVÈD 19 PROUD DOOM 21 THE SECRET ONE 22 THE UNDISSUADABLE AUSTERITY 25 BLIND PLAYERS 26 TRAVAIL 28 THE POET TELLS OF HIS LOVE 29 THE BURIED DREAM 31 HAUNTED EARTH 32 LONG AGO 34 TCHAIKOVSKY: FIFTH SYMPHONY 35 MIRROR 36 PLAINT 38 ANDANTE 39 THE DEAR MYSTERY 42 IN THE DARK CITY 43 _II.

variousadjectiveUS /ˈveriəs/

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

VersenounUS /vɜːrs/

literature in metrical form

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

WorldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

YalenounUS /jeɪl/

a university in Connecticut

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

YearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Thanks are also due to Messrs. Harcourt, Brace and Company for permission to reprint “Sea-Horizons,” first published in the anthology, _Enchanted Years_.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

YouthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading The author thanks the editors of the following, for kind permission to reprint here various poems first published in their pages: _All’s Well_, _The American Magazine_, _The Art World_, _The Bellman_, _The Bookman_, _The Century Magazine_, _Contemporary Verse_, _The Dial_, _The Forum_, _The Freeman_, _Harper’s Monthly_, _The International_, _The Literary Review of The New York Evening Post_, _The Lyric_, _McClure’s Magazine_, _The Outlook_, _Poetry_, _The Poetry Journal_, _The Poetry Review_, _Reedy’s Mirror_, _Scribner’s Magazine_, _The Smart Set_, _The Yale Review_, _Youth_.

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