Poems


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This is the first volume of poems published by the English poet Francis Thompson. It also includes his most famous poem, The Hound of Heaven. - Summary by Carolin (1 hr 31 min)

Chapters

Dedication to Wilfrid and Alice Meynell 1:17 Read by Christine Lehman
Love in Dian’s Lap - I. - Before Her Portrait in Youth 2:39 Read by Amelia Chesley
Love in Dian’s Lap - II. - To a Poet Breaking Silence 3:01 Read by Amelia Chesley
Love in Dian’s Lap - III. - 'Manus Animam Pinxit' 3:40 Read by Amelia Chesley
Love in Dian’s Lap - IV. - A Carrier Song 2:52 Read by Amelia Chesley
Love in Dian’s Lap - V. - Scala Jacobi Portaque Eburnea 1:00 Read by Amelia Chesley
Love in Dian’s Lap - VI. - Gilded Gold 2:23 Read by Amelia Chesley
Love in Dian’s Lap - VII. - Her Portrait 9:05 Read by Amelia Chesley
Love in Dian’s Lap - Epilogue 3:16 Read by Amelia Chesley
To the Dead Cardinal of Westminster 4:53 Read by Sonia
A Fallen Yew 3:41 Read by Amelia Chesley
Dream-Tryst 1:24 Read by Amelia Chesley
A Corymbus for Autumn 8:17 Read by Anusha Iyer
The Hound of Heaven 10:58 Read by Tony Addison
A Judgment in Heaven 7:22 Read by Anusha Iyer
Epilogue 2:42 Read by Christine Lehman
Daisy 3:17 Read by Anusha Iyer
The Making of Viola 3:29 Read by Anusha Iyer
To My Godchild, Francis M. W. M. 5:57 Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)
The Poppy, To Monica 4:53 Read by Anusha Iyer
To Monica Thought Dying 5:40 Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)