JOHN ADDINGTON SYMONDS
CHATTO AND WINDUS, PICCADILLY 1884 TO
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
Wine, Women, and Song.
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ON THE ORDER OF WANDERING STUDENTS. No. 1. At the mandate, Go
ON THE DECAY OF THE ORDER. No. 2. Once (it was in days of yore)
A WANDERING STUDENT'S PETITION. No. 3. I, a wandering scholar
A SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD. No. 4. We in our wandering, Blithesome
THE CONFESSION OF GOLIAS. No. 5. Boiling in my spirit's veins
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WELCOME TO SPRING. No. 6. Spring is coming! longed-for spring
THE LOVER AND THE NIGHTINGALE. No. 7. These hours of spring are
THE INVITATION TO YOUTH. No. 8. Take your pleasure, dance and
THE EXAMPLE OF THE ROSE. No. 9. Winter's untruth yields at
THE VOW TO CUPID. No. 10. Winter, now thy spite is spent, Frost
A-MAYING. No. 11. Now the fields are laughing; now the maids
THE RETURN OF SPRING: No. 12. Spring returns, the glad
THE SWEETNESS OF THE SPRING. No. 13. Vernal hours are sweet as
THE SUIT TO PHYLLIS. No. 14. Hail! thou longed-for month of
MODEST LOVE. No. 15. Summer sweet is coming in; Now the
THE SERENADE TO FLOWER-O'-THE-THORN. No. 16. The blithe young
THE LOVE-LETTER IN SPRING. No. 17. Now the sun is streaming,
A SPRING DITTY. No. 18. In the spring, ah happy day! Underneath
LOVE-DOUBTS. No. 19. With so sweet a promise given All my bosom
THE VILLAGE DANCE. No. 20. Wide the lime-tree to the air
LOVE AMONG THE MAIDENS. No. 21. Yonder choir of virgins see
AT THE VILLAGE DANCE. No. 22. Meadows bloom, in Winter's room
INVITATION TO THE DANCE. No. 23.
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A PASTORAL. No. 24. There went out in the dawning light A
THE MULBERRY-GATHERER. No. 25. In the summer's burning heat,
THE WOOING. No. 26. All the woods are now in flower, Song-birds
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A DESCANT UPON SLEEP AND LOVE. No. 27. When the lamp of Cynthia
FLORA AND PHYLLIS. PART I. No. 28. In the spring-time, when the
FLORA AND PHYLLIS. PART II. No. 29. On their steeds the ladies
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FLOS FLORAE. No. 30. Take thou this rose, O Rose! the loves in
A BIRD'S SONG OF LOVE. No. 31. Come to me, come, O come! Let me
TO LYDIA. No. 32. Lydia bright, thou girl more white Than the
A POEM OF PRIVACY. No. 33. When a young man, passion-laden, In
FLORA. No. 34. Rudely blows the winter blast, Withered leaves
THE LOVER'S MONOLOGUE. No. 35.
THE INVITATION TO LOVE. No. 36. List, my girl, with words I
PHYLLIS. No. 37. Think no evil, have no fear, If I play with
LOVE LONGINGS. No. 38. With song I seek my fate to cheer, As
THE LOVER'S VOW. No. 39. False the tongue and foul with
FAREWELL TO THE FAITHLESS. No. 40. A mortal anguish How often
GRETCHEN. No. 41. Up to this time, well-away! I concealed the
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ADIEU TO THE VALLEY. No. 42. Oh, of love twin-brother anguish!
THE LOVER'S PARTING. No. 43. Sweet native soil, farewell! dear
IN ARTICULO MORTIS. No. 44.
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A SEQUENCE IN PRAISE OF WINE. No. 45. Wine the good and bland,
A CAROL OF WINE. No. 46. In dulci jubilo Sing we, make merry
THE STUDENTS' WINE-BOUT. No. 47. Ho, all ye jovial brotherhood,
TIME'S A-FLYING. No. 48. Laurel-crowned Horatius, True, how
THERE'S NO LUST LIKE TO POETRY. No. 49. Sweet in goodly
WINE AND VENUS. No. 50. Ho, comrades mine! What is your
THE CONTEST OF WINE AND WATER. No. 51.
BACCHIC FRENZY. No. 52. Topers in and out of season! 'Tis not
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THE LAMENT OF THE ROAST SWAN. No. 53. Time was my wings were my
THE WILL OF THE DYING ASS. No. 54. While a boor, as poets tell,
THE ABBOT OF COCKAIGNE. No. 55. I am the Abbot of Cockaigne,
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DEATH TAKES ALL. No. 56. Hear, O thou earth, hear, thou
AUTUMN YEARS. No. 57. While life's April blossom blew, What I
VANITAS VANITATUM. No. 58. This vile world In madness hurled
ON CONTEMPT FOR THE WORLD. No. 59. "De contemptu mundi:" this
GAUDEAMUS IGITUR. No. 60. Let us live then and be glad While
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APPENDIX. NOTE ON THE "ORDO VAGORUM" AND THE "ARCHIPOETA."
BOOKS ON GOLIARDIC LITERATURE.
TABLE OF SONGS TRANSLATED IN THIS VOLUME.
"Wer liebt nicht Weib Wein and Gesang Der bleibt ein Narr sein Lebenslang."
—Martin Luther.
MEDIÆVAL LATIN STUDENTS' SONGS
Now First Translated into English Verse
WITH AN ESSAY
BY
