Poetry Codex

Victorian

William Morris

1834–1896

William Morris (1834–1896) was an English designer, socialist, and poet, a central figure of the Pre-Raphaelite circle whose vast output includes the narrative cycle The Earthly Paradise and the Icelandic-inspired epic Sigurd the Volsung. His first long narrative poem, The Life and Death of Jason (1867), tells the story of Jason and the Argo in seventeen books of rhymed couplets.

In later years his political convictions produced the direct, rallying verse of Chants for Socialists and The Pilgrims of Hope.

Major Works (4)

  1. The Earthly Paradise — Narrative poem, 1868
  2. The Earthly Paradise — Narrative poem, 1868
  3. The Life and Death of Jason — Narrative poem, 1867
  4. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs — Epic poem, 1876

Poems (188)

  1. From the Upland to the Sea
  2. A Story from the Land-settling Book of Iceland, Chapter Xxx
  3. Echoes of Love's House
  4. The Burghers' Battle
  5. Hope Dieth: Love Liveth
  6. Error and Loss
  7. The Hall and the Wood
  8. The Day of Days
  9. To the Muse of the North
  10. Of the Three Seekers
  11. Love's Gleaning-tide
  12. The Message of the March Wind
  13. A Death Song
  14. Iceland First Seen
  15. The Raven
  16. The King's Daughter
  17. Spring's Bedfellow
  18. Meeting in Winter
  19. The Maidens
  20. The Youths
  21. Love Fulfilled
  22. The King of Denmark's Sons
  23. Puellæ
  24. Amans
  25. A Garden by the Sea
  26. Mother and Son
  27. Thunder in the Garden
  28. The God of the Poor
  29. Love's Reward
  30. The Folk-mote by the River
  31. The Voice of Toil
  32. Gunnar's Howe Above the House at Lithend
  33. The Day is Coming
  34. Earth the Healer, Earth the Keeper
  35. All for the Cause
  36. Pain and Time Strive Not
  37. Drawing Near the Light
  38. Day
  39. Spring
  40. Summer
  41. Autumn
  42. Winter
  43. Night
  44. The Briarwood
  45. The Council Room
  46. The Garden Court
  47. The Rosebower
  48. Another for the Briar Rose
  49. The Woodpecker
  50. The Lion
  51. Pear-tree
  52. Chestnut-tree
  53. Oak-tree
  54. Pomona
  55. Flora
  56. The Orchard
  57. Oak
  58. Fir
  59. Ash
  60. Yew
  61. Poplar
  62. Olive
  63. Apple-tree
  64. Vine
  65. Orange-tree
  66. Fig-tree
  67. Mulberry-tree
  68. Bay
  69. Silk Embroidery
  70. The End of May
  71. The Half of Life Gone
  72. From a Flemish Poem of the Fourteenth Century
  73. Translated from the Icelandic
  74. From the Icelandic
  75. Translated from the Danish
  76. Goldilocks and Goldilocks
  77. Argument
  78. The Music
  79. The Empress
  80. A Councillor
  81. A Northern Lord
  82. The Northern Lord
  83. Master Oliver
  84. MUSIC _with singing (from without)
  85. Azalais
  86. King Theobald
  87. The People
  88. King Pharamond
  89. Love
  90. The Mayor
  91. The Emperor
  92. Giles
  93. Joan
  94. King Arthur's Tomb
  95. LAUNCELOT, _on awaking
  96. Sir Galahad, a Christmas Mystery
  97. An Angel
  98. Galahad
  99. Sir Bors
  100. Sir Ozana
  101. Sir Galahad
  102. John Curzon
  103. Sir Lambert
  104. Guesclin
  105. Clisson
  106. SIR LAMBERT, _coming forward
  107. Sir Peter
  108. Squire
  109. Alice
  110. THE PRINCE, _in the morning
  111. The Prince
  112. Rapunzel
  113. Guendolen
  114. King Sebald
  115. The Witch
  116. Concerning Geffray Teste Noire
  117. A Good Knight in Prison
  118. Sir Guy
  119. SIR LAUNCELOT, _from outside
  120. Sir Launcelot
  121. SIR GUY _sayeth afterwards
  122. Old Love
  123. The Gilliflower of Gold
  124. Shameful Death
  125. The Eve of Crecy
  126. The Judgment of God
  127. The Little Tower
  128. The Sailing of the Sword
  129. Spell-bound
  130. The Wind
  131. The Damozels
  132. Lady Louise
  133. Lady Alice
  134. The Tune of Seven Towers
  135. Golden Wings
  136. The Haystack in the Floods
  137. Two Red Roses Across the Moon
  138. Welland River
  139. Riding Together
  140. The Reapers
  141. Father John
  142. Maiden Mary
  143. Knight Roland
  144. Omnes
  145. Sir Giles' War-song
  146. Near Avalon
  147. Praise of My Lady
  148. Summer Dawn
  149. In Prison
  150. The Defence of Guenevere
  151. June
  152. Song
  153. July
  154. August
  155. Argument
  156. Hæc
  157. Chants for Socialists
  158. The Day is Coming
  159. The Voice of Toil
  160. All for the Cause
  161. No Master
  162. The March of the Workers
  163. The Message of the March Wind
  164. Down Among the Dead Men
  165. The Workers
  166. The Earth
  167. May Day, 1894
  168. Echoes of Love's House
  169. Hope Dieth: Love Liveth
  170. Error and Loss
  171. The Hall and the Wood
  172. To the Muse of the North
  173. Of the Three Seekers
  174. The Message of the March Wind
  175. A Death Song
  176. Iceland First Seen
  177. The Raven and the King's Daughter
  178. Love Fulfilled
  179. The King of Denmark's Sons
  180. The God of the Poor
  181. The Day is Coming
  182. The Forest
  183. Flora
  184. Love is Enough
  185. Inscription for an Old Bed
  186. An Apology
  187. March
  188. April

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