ear."

SNOWY NIGHT

The snow lies deep, ice-fringes hem the thatch;
I knock my shoes, my Love lifts me the latch,
Shows me her eyes--O frozen stars, they shine
Kindly! I clasp her. Quick! her lips are mine.

EVENING MOOD

Late, when the sun was smouldering down the west,
She took my arm and laid her cheek to me;
The fainting twilight held her, and I guess'd
All she would tell, but could not let me see--
Wonder and joy, the rising of her breast,
And confidence, and still expectancy.

THE PARTING

Breathless was she and would not have us part:
"Adieu, my Saint," I said, "'tis come to this."
But she leaned to me, one hand at her heart,
And all her soul sighed trembling in a kiss.

DEDICATION OF A BOOK

To the Fountain of my long Dream,
To the Chalice of all my Sorrow,
To the Lamp held up, and the Stream
Of Light that beacons the Morrow;

To the Bow, the Quiver and Dart,
To the Bridle-rein, to the Yoke
Proudly upborne, to the Heart
On Fire, to the Mercy-stroke;

To Apollo herding his Cattle,
To Proserpina grave in Dis;
To the high Head in the Battle,
And the Crown--I consecrate this.

_1911._

_Printed by_ R. & R. CLARK, LIMITED, _Edinburgh_.

BY MAURICE HEWLETT

THE AGONISTS

A TRILOGY OF GOD AND MAN

MINOS KING OF CRETE, ARIADNE IN NAXOS,
THE DEATH OF HIPPOLYTUS

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_SPECTATOR._--"The three plays have throughout a high level of dramatic
interest, and they have moments of great tragic beauty.... It is not a
book of sporadic beauties, for its most remarkable quality is its unity
of interest and effect. The chorus has many passages of lyrical charm
... but it is the great story which moves us most deeply, the stress of
dramatic and logical sequence, so that we have no time to notice the art
of it all. This is a high tribute to Mr. Hewlett's technical skill. At
its best the irregular verse has a sharp freshness which the more
orthodox metres could scarcely give."

_DAILY TELEGRAPH._--"The poetry is full of music, yet refreshingly free
from monotony, and in passages when swift broken phrases are of the
essence of the atmosphere the effect is splendidly dramatic and austere.
Mr. Hewlett is to be congratulated upon a high success in a field of the
worthiest enterprise."

_OBSERVER._--"There is no single passage that can fail to charm wh