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Excerpt from The Martyrs' Idyl: And Shorter Poems His mound is sweet to me. All my blood aches, Since driven onward like a dark hill cloud, Dizzy with secret lightnings nowhere spent, I chase yon happy sun to his bright death, Alas, I know not whither: but I know I shall not see the myriad shields uphung In camp to - night, nor on our cypresses Smoke rise and sink in loath blue fountain spray. SO far, so far I drift from even them Who fill one gourd with me, who cheer my heart, Who come in, warm and singing, to the tent, And miss me who am gone away, I think, Forever, though a day; out of their world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The Martyrs' Idyl, and Shorter Poems is a brilliant collection of the most beloved poems by American poet Louise Imogen Guiney. The titular poem illustrates the martyrdom of Saint Didymus and Saint Theodora at Alexandria in a dramatic manner. Saints Theodora and Didymus were Christian saints, and their legend is based on the word of Saint Ambrose. They were martyred in the reigns of co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximianus. This volume contains several short poems, including Romans in Dorset, the Vigil in Tyrone, Ode for a Master Mariner Ashore, Of Joan's Youth, and many more. Guiney was a member of various famous literary and social clubs and was the most prominent and visionary personal influence on Boston's circle of authors and artists.