Lionel Johnson, Desideria, To Mrs. Hinkson, from The Bibelot, Volume X, A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers, chosen in part from scarce editions and sources not generally known, Swinburne, rare poetry, rare prose, free online text, e-book, 20th century English literature, online text, free e-book, on www.elfinspell.com (Bibelot10JohnsonDesideria)

From The Bibelot, A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers, chosen in part from scarce editions and sources not generally known, Volume X, Testimonial Edition, Edited and Originally Published by Thomas B. Mosher, Portland, Maine; Wm. Wise & Co.; New York; 1904; p. 87.

DESIDERIA.

To Mrs. Hinkson.

THE angels of the sunlight clothe
In England the corn‘s golden ears,
Round me: yet would that I to-day
Saw sunlight on the Hill of Howth,
And sunlight on the Golden Spears,
And sunlight upon Dublin Bay.

In hunger of the heart I loathe
These happy fields: I turn with tears
Of love and longing, far away:
To where the heathered Hill of Howth
Stands guardian, with the Golden Spears,
Above the blue of Dublin Bay.

III. POEMS BY LIONEL JOHNSON.

DESIDERIA.

To Mrs. Hinkson.

1894.

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