Poetic Openings : Ernest Dowson to Ernest Dowson

Poet : Ernest Dowson : Poem : Sapientia Lunae : First Line : The wisdom of the world said unto me;
Poet : Ernest Dowson : Poem : Seraphita : First Line : Come not before me now, O visionary face!
Poet : Ernest Dowson : Poem : Soli Cantare Periti Arcades : First Line : Oh, I would live in a dairy,
Poet : Ernest Dowson : Poem : Spleen : First Line : I was not sorrowful, I could not weep,
Poet : Ernest Dowson : Poem : Terre Promise : First Line : Even now the fragrant darkness of her hair

Poet : Ernest Dowson : Poem : The Garden Of Shadow : First Line : Love heeds no more the sighing of the wind
Poet : Ernest Dowson : Poem : The Moon Maiden's Song : First Line : Sleep! Cast thy canopy
Poet : Ernest Dowson : Poem : The Sea-change : First Line : Where river and ocean meet in a great tempestuous
Poet : Ernest Dowson : Poem : To One In Bedlam : First Line : With delicate, mad hands, behind his sordid bars,
Poet : Ernest Dowson : Poem : Vain Hope : First Line : Sometimes, to solace my sad heart, I say,