The Subject Index covers all the poems published by HDR in his poetry books as well as the many individual poems found in newspapers, journals and the Crosthwaite Parish Magazine. It also includes numerous unpublished poems from the Rawnsley Archives.
Abbeys see Churches, Abbeys and Cathedrals
Abbots Leigh
Churchyard Gate, at Abbot’s Leigh, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 66.
Knotted Elm, at Abbot’s Leigh, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 65.
Sunset at Abbot’s Leigh, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 67.
Abbott, William
A Crosthwaite Hero in Matabele Land, Ballads of Brave Deeds, 1896, pp. 25-27.
Adelboden (Switzerland)
The Judgment Picture at Adelboden, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 136.
The Village Dance at Adelboden, A Sad Face, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 137.
Adams, John Couch
John Couch Adams, the English Discoverer of the Planet Neptune, Died at Cambridge, January 21st, 1892, Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 116.
Ainger, Alfred
The Master of the Temple, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 51.
Airy, George Biddell
Sir George Airy, K.C.B., Died January 2nd, 1892, In His 92st Year, Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 115.
Albani, Emma
Madlle. Albani, at the Bristol Festival, 1876, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 113.
Alcohol
Mistaken Kindness, Whitby Gazette, 19 January 1900, p. 8; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 106-107.
The Fox and Hound, Poems, Ballads, and Bucolics, 1890, pp. 214-216.
To the Sillyman, Who Is the Wise Man After All, (Rawnsley Archives RR/3/1 – view full text).
Alexander II (Czar)
The Czar: Murdered March 1881, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
Alfred, King
The Millenary of Alfred the King, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 19.
Alnmouth
At Alnmouth, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 123.
Akhenaten
(The) Dream-City of Khuenâten, Idylls and Lyrics of the Nile, 1894, pp. 93-95.
Alexandra, Queen
Hymn for the Anniversary of the King’s Coronation, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, August 1903.
Hymns for the Coronation Day of their Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra, (Carlisle Archives, PR/12/125).
The Egret’s Royal Charter, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, April 1906; Nature Notes, 17 (June 1906), p. 105.
The Queen’s Appeal, 13th November, 1905, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, December 1905; A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 83.
Albert 1 (King)
King Albert’s Return, Brussels, November 22nd, 1918, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1918 – view full text).
Alfred the Great (King)
King Alfred the Great, London Daily News, 19 March 1898, p. 6.
Ambleside
Pigeon Shooting at Ambleside, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 52.
Stock Ghyll, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 39.
Stock Ghyll After a Thaw, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 90.
Stock Ghyll Barred. A Protest, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 17.
Sycamore Tree, Ambleside, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 5.
Amenemhat
At the Tomb of Ameni Amenemhât, Idylls and Lyrics of the Nile, 1894, pp. 90-92.
America
America to England, Greeting, Westminster Gazette, 26 January 1903, p. 2; A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 43.
To America, Penrith Observer, 10 May 1898, p. 6; Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, May 1898).
To America, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 171.
To England and America: A Christmas Greeting, Christian World Pulpit, 49 (1 January 1896), p. 11; Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, January 1896.
Anderson, J. R.
In Memoriam, J. R. A., 20th March 1907, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 83. [J. R. Anderson?]
In Memoriam: J. R. Anderson. Died at Glasgow, March 26th, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, April 1907.
Anemones
Alpine Anemones in the Blumenthal at Murren, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 96.
Alpine Anemone-Seed, Leysin, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 157.
Angus, William (Lance-Corporal)
A Scottish V.C., Scotsman, 23 August 1915, p. 11; Carlisle Journal, 24 August 1915, p. 6.
Animal Cruelty
‘A wasted life is like a wreck that lies’, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
Death Aboard Our Transports, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 27.
Hannibal, the Lion in the Clifton Zoological Gardens, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 84.
My Feathered Lady, Nature Notes, 4 (December 1893), pp. 225-227.
Noble Sport, Nature Notes, 7 (December 1896), p. 256.
Pigeon Shooting at Ambleside, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 52.
Starved to Death, at Ladysmith, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 147-148.
The Altar of Fashion: A Picture by G. F. Watts, R.A., Nature Notes, 9 (May 1898), p. 81.
The Bitter Cry of Brer Rabbit, Cornhill Magazine, 18 (May 1892), pp. 541-543.
The Dead Seal Children, (Rawnsley Archives RR/3/1 – view full text).
The Dying Charger, Royal Cornwall Gazette, 24 May 1900, p. 6; Church of England Pulpit and Ecclesiastical Review, 49 (26 May 1900), p. 252; English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 26 May 1900, p. 5; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 184-185.
The Eagle, at the Zoological Gardens, Clifton, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 83.
The Egret’s Royal Charter, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine April 1906; Nature Notes, 17 (June 1906), p. 105.
The End, The Animal’s Guardian, (March 1910); Fife Free Press and Kirkcaldy Guardian, 19 March 1910, p. 3; Cornishman, 24 March 1910, p. 3.
The Greater Love, (Rawnsley Archives RR/3/1 – view full text).
The Home of Rest for Horses, Middlesex and Surrey Express, 8 January 1900, p. 3; A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 57.
The Pigeons’ Sanctuary, Nature Notes, 8 (March 1897), p. 52.
The Royal Buck-Hounds: A Deputation to Windsor, Nature Notes, 8 (January 1897), p. 11.
The Stag Impaled, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 106.
The War-Worn Horses’ Appeal, Bournemouth Graphic, 13 April 1917, p. 5.
To the Two Last Survivors of Nansen’s Team of 28 Sledge Dogs Who Were Shot, as Being of No Further use, on the Ice-Floe of Franz Josef Land, (Rawnsley Archives RR/3/1 – view full text).
War Notes in Rydal Vale, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 74.
Animals see also Birds, Horses
A Buffalo Ride, Idylls and Lyrics of the Nile, 1894, p. 82.
Cowbells on the Rischeren Alp, Amisbuhl, Beatenberg, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 122.
Hannibal, the Lion in the Clifton Zoological Gardens, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 84.
The Chamois of Lauterbrunnen, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 90.
The Dying Straggler, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 65.
The Eagle, at the Zoological Gardens, Clifton, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 83.
The Old-Fashioned “Tortossy” Cat, Poems, Ballads, and Bucolics, 1890, pp. 46-52.
The Squirrel, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 36.
To a Snail, I, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
To a Snail, II, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
We Meet at Morn, My Dog and I, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, pp. 91-92.
Annie
Grand-Dad’s Annie, Dead, Poems, Ballads, and Bucolics, 1890, pp. 13-19.
Antarctic
To the Heroes of the Antarctic: A Sonnet Sequence, British Review, April 1913, pp. 80-84. [Individual sonnets in the sequence have been given individual titles as follows:
To the Heroes of the Terra Nove, p. 80
Memorial Service at St. Paul’s, February 14th, 1913, p. 81.
In Memory of Captain Scott, March 17th, 1912, p. 81.
In Memory of Captain Oates, p. 82.
In Memory of Dr. E. A. Wilson, Naturalist to the Scott Antarctic Expedition, p. 82.
In Memory of Lieutenant H. R. Bowers, Commissariat Officer to the Expedition, p. 83.
In Memory of Petty Officer Edgar Evans, p. 83.
The Heroes at Rest, p. 84.
To Commander E. R. G. Evans, Lieut. Campbell, Lieut. Bruce, Surgeon Atkinson, and the Survivors, p. 84.
April see also Spring
A Rainless April, Spectator, 60 (23 April 1887), p. 558; Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 43.
An April Snowstorm, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 83.
April Sunshine (Rawnsley Archives, RR/3/4).
April with Rain—A Sequel, Spectator, 60 (30 April 1887), p. 590; Carlisle Journal, 20 May 1887, p. 6. Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 42.
Brathay Music, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 120.
The First Swallow, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 44.
The Seasons, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, pp. 33-35.
Arbuthnot, Alice Charlotte
On the Schilthorn, June 21, 1896. The Anniversary of the Death by Lightning of Mrs. Arbuthnot, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 94.
Argles, Alice
The Bride, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
The Stars on the Wedding Night, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
Armenia
A Call to England, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 25.
A Contrast, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 30.
A Cry for Edessa, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, pp. 42-43.
A Cry for the Shepherd, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, pp. 32-33.
A Dream: At Scutari, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 21.
A Happier Christmas: 1896, A Christmas Hope for Armenia, (Rawnsley Archives RR/3/1 – view full text).
A Haunting Voice, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 17.
A Nation’s Funeral, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 52.
A Sunday in Armenia, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 31.
A Voice from Sancta Sophia, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 49.
An Incident of the Adana Massacre. The Martyrs of Missis, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, October 1909.
At Arabkir, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, pp. 34-35.
Banner of England, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, pp. 28-29.
British Interests, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, pp. 50-51.
England and Armenia, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 23.
Harvest Here and There, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 22.
Hate’s After-Glow—Love’s Morning Star, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 56.
Hymn for the Armenian Relief Fune, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 59.
In Memory of September 23, 1896, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 55.
In the Burning Church at Oorfah, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, pp. 36-37.
“Out of the Deep Have I Called Unto Thee, Lord, Hear My Voice”, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, pp. 46-47.
Peace-False and True, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 48.
Quomodo Sedet Sola Civitas: Armenian Meeting in St. James’s Hall, Monday, 19th October, 1896, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 57.
Schacke, the Brave, Daily Gazette for Middlesborough, 12 September 1896, p. 3; The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 44.
Such As Sit in Darkness and in the Shadow of Death, Daily Gazette for Middlesborough, 12 September 1896, p. 3; The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 19.
The Christ-King of Edessa, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 41.
The Crusaders—Then and Now, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 27.
The Czar at Balmoral: 24th Sept., The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 53.
The Darkened West, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 18.
The Madness of Despair: Ottoman Bank, Aug. 26th, 1896, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 45.
The Parable of Aboukaiatyan: The Martyred Pastor of Oorfah, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 40.
The Spectre of the Broken, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 20.
Thy Neighbour, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 24.
To W. E. Gladstone: Liverpool, September 24th, 1896, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 54.
Tried in the Fire, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, pp. 38-39.
Two Voices, The Darkened West: An Appeal to England for Armenia, 1896, p. 26.
Armitt Library
The Miss Armitt Memorial Trust, Lakes Herald, 15 November 1912, p. 8.
Arnold, Matthew
Matthew Arnold, In Laleham Churchyard, April, 1888, Sheffield Weekly Telegraph, 27 October 1894, p. 27; Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 97.
Arnold, Thomas
From Fox How, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 10.
Art
A Sonneteer at the New Gallery, Pall Mall Gazette, 17 May 1888, p. 14.
At a Picture Exhibition, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, August 1907.
At Como Cathedral, Pliny’s Statue, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 77.
At the Royal Academy, May 1897, (Rawnsley Archives RR/3/1 – view full text).
At the Unveiling of the Tennyson Statue, Lincoln, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 75.
Four Portraits of the Painter, at the Watts’ Exhibition, 1905, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 68.
In the Church of S. Maria Degli Angioli, Lugano, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 67.
In the Refectory, Milan, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 76.
Leaving Home. Mr. La Thangue’s Picture in the New Gallery, Living Age, 187 (25 October 1890), p. 194.
Mrs. Fry Visiting Newgate, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 55.
The Altar of Fashion: A Picture by G. F. Watts, R.A., Nature Notes, 9 (May 1898), p. 81.
The Dying Gladiator, by Ctesilaus. A Cast in the Vestibule of the Museum, Bristol, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 104.
The Red Maids’ School, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 54.
The Star of Prayer: Written on Morris’s Tapestry in Exeter Chapel, Oxford, (Rawnsley Archives RR/3/1 – view full text).
The Triumph of the Innocents, (Rawnsley Archives RR/3/1 – view full text).
Three Pictures of St. John Baptist, in the Billiard Room at Leigh Court, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 143.
To G. F. Watts, R.A., On His 87th Birthday, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 52.
Arth-Goldau (Switzerland)
At Arth-Goldau, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 29.
Arthur, King
A Legend of King Arthur (At Sennen), Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 40.
Stone Arthur, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 104.
Ash Wednesday
On Hearing the Birds Sing, Ash Wednesday Morning, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 35.
Ashley Hill (Bristol)
A Calm Evening, from Ashley Hill, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 49.
A March Day, on Ashley Hill, Looking Down on Bristol, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 51.
Bristol by Gaslight, from Asley Hill, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 50.
Müller’s Orphanage, Ashley Down, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 52.
Plucking Daisies; or, the Orphanage at the Foot of Ashley Hill, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 53.
Ashton Court (Bristol)
Ashton Court, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 62.
Ashton Iron Works (Bristol)
The Blast Furnace at Ashton Iron Works, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 63.
Asquith, Herbert Henry
The Premier’s Speech to Labour Delegates, Jan. 15, 1915, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1915 – view full text).
Attlee, Elizabeth
In Memoriam: Mrs Attlee, who died in mission work on Mount Olivet, February, 1892, English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 20 February 1892, p. 5; Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, pp. 145-149.
August see also Summer
August at the Lakes, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 108.
August at the Lakes, Spectator, 60 (6 August 1887), p. 1057.
August in the Keswick Vale, Spectator, 59 (31 July 1886), p. 1022; Westmorland Gazette, 7 August 1886, p. 3; Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, August 1886.
Heather on Lonscale, Aug. 18th, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, pp. 51-52.
Pickering Moor, From Near Saltersgate, in Heather-Time, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 190.
The Seasons, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, pp. 33-35.
Austria
The Empress of Austria: In Memoriam, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, October 1898.
In Vienna, Carlisle Journal, 30 December 1919, p. 4.
Autumn
A Quiet Autumn Day, from the Terrace at Muncaster, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 83.
At King Henry’s Chapel, Muncaster. Autumn, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 112.
Autumn at Brandelhow, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 36.
Early Autumn, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
The Lake Mirror: In Autumn, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 27.
The Lake Steamer in Autumn, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 47.
The Seasons, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, pp. 33-35.
The Tarn in Autumn, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 41.
Windermere—Autumn, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 4.
Ava, Earl of
In Memory of the Late Earl of Ava, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 85.
Aviation
In Memory of Flight-Lieutenant R. A. J. Warneford, V.C., Legion of Honour, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1915 – view full text).
Major McCudden, V.C., DSO, Mc, MM, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1918 – view full text.
Rhodes-Moorhouse, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, pp. 212-214.
The Unforgotten Dead: To the Memory of Capt. Hamilton, Lieut. Wyness-Stuart, Hitchin, Sept. 6; and Lieut. Bettington, Wolvercote, Sept. 10, Army and Navy Gazette, 5 October 1912, p. 2.
To Flight Sub-Lieutenant R. A J. Warneford V.C. June 7th 1915, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1915 – view full text).
Avon
The Cry of the Avon Banks, London Daily News, 1 October 1904, p. 6.
The Sea-Wall; After Returning from Switzerland, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 80.
The Vision That Helped Sebastian Cabot, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 48.
Avonmouth Docks (Bristol)
Avonmouth Docks, Before Their Completion, 1876, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 101.
On Seeing Two Vessels (Cutter-Rigged) Pass One Another at Avonmouth, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, pp. 102-103.
Opening of the Avonmouth Docks, Saturday, February 24, 1877, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 144.
Axenstrasse (Switzerland)
On the Axenstrasse, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 27.
Ayres, Alice
Alice Ayres, Ballads of Brave Deeds, 1896, pp. 10-12.
Baden-Powell, Robert
To Colonel, now General Baden-Powell, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 180-182.
Baird, John McDonald
Captain Baird, In Memoriam, Ballads of Brave Deeds, 1896, pp. 23-24.
Bakewell, Thomas
In Memory of Thomas Bakewell, Cumberland and Westmorland Herald, 8 April 1916, p. 1.
Bamborough
Bamborough Castle, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 121.
Bardsley, John Wareing (Bishop)
At the Bishop’s Grave, Raughtonhead, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, October 1904; A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 63.
Barmouth
At Barmouth, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 64.
Barmouth Bridge, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 69.
Barmouth Shore. A Walk to Llanaber, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 67.
Cottages of St. George, Barmouth, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 70.
Low Tide in the Estuary, Barmouth, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 66.
Barrow, Sir John
The Tower on the Hoad, Ulverston, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 116; Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 78.
Battles see Conflicts and Battles
Baveno (Italy)
At Baveno, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 55.
At the Church Door, Baveno, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 59.
Orange-Flowers at Baveno, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 57.
Baxter, Frank William
To the Honour of Trooper Frank William Baxter, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, May 1896.
Bayly, Ada Ellen (aka Edna Lyall)
In Memory of Edna Lyall, Christian World Pulpit, 63 (25 February 1903), pp. 125-126; Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, March 1903; A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 44.
Beatenberg (Switzerland)
A Return to St. Beatenberg, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 109.
A Sermon in the Church at St. Beatenberg, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, p. 118.
At Amisbuhl, St. Beatenberg, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 121.
Hotel de la Poste, 1890, St. Beatenberg, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 110.
The Birenfluh, St. Beatenberg, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 120.
The Vision of Kings, St. Beatenberg, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 111.
Beatrice (Princess)
A Royal Wedding: July 23, 1885, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, August 1885.
Bede
Unveiling of the Bede Memorial, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 64.
Beetles
In Butterfly-Land, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 114.
Beggar’s Bridge, Glaisdale
Beggar’s Bridge, Glaisdale, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 188.
Belgium
An Invitation and a Refusal, Antwerp, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, pp. 109-110.
Antwerp, October 9th, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 106.
Belgium, Times, 7 November 1914, p. 9; European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 101.
Crucified Belgium, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 104.
In a Churchyard at Liege, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, pp. 42-43.
King Albert’s Return, Brussels, November 22nd, 1918, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1918 – view full text).
Life Beyond Death, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 137.
Louvain, August 25th, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 50.
Rheims Cathedral, September 20th, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 78.
The Boy Sentry at Ypres, Carlisle Journal, 13 August 1915, p. 8.
The Landing of the Queen of the Belgians, December 2nd, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 141.
The Martyrdom of Father Dergent, Aerschott, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, pp. 46-47.
The Massacres in the Province of Namur, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 61.
To General Leman, the Defender of Liege, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 44.
To Max, Burgomaster of Brussels, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 100.
To the Gallant Gunners of Liege, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 41.
To the Officer in Command at Aerschott, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 45.
What’s In a Name?, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 51.
Bells and Bell-Ringing
A Belfry Sermon on Christmas Morn., Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 77.
A Crosthwaite Belfry Song, January 1st, 1906, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, February 1906; Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 58.
Christmas Bells, Poems, Ballads, and Bucolics, 1890, pp. 175-180.
Christmas Day, 1919, Carlisle Journal, 26 December 1919, p. 7.
In Memory of the Bell-Master—Stephen Hogarth, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, December 1907.
On Hearing Bells on Easter Morning, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 37.
On Hearing St. Matthew’s Peal, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 28.
Six O’clock Bell, Whitby, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 181.
The Bell Buoy at the Harbour Mouth, Whitby, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 176.
The Bell for Early Mass, from the Jesuit Church of St. Joseph, Lucerne, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 4.
The Bells of Skelton New Church Tower, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 139.
The Christmas Bells, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 146.
The Sabbath Bell, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 50.
The Whitby Bells, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 183.
Benson, Edward White (Archbishop)
Archbishop Benson, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, November 1896.
Beresford, William
Brave Beresford, Ballads of Brave Deeds, 1896, pp. 17-19.
Bettington, Claude Albemarle (Lieutenant)
The Unforgotten Dead: To the Memory of Capt. Hamilton, Lieut. Wyness-Stuart, Hitchin, Sept. 6; and Lieut. Bettington, Wolvercote, Sept. 10, Army and Navy Gazette, 5 October 1912, p. 2.
Bird, Charles
“Old Charlie.” In Memory of Charles Bird, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, March 1909.
Birds
A Service of Song in Duchess’ Park, on a May Morning, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 58.
A Thrush in Spring, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 64.
Bird-Scaring, Idylls and Lyrics of the Nile, 1894, p. 97.
Birds and the Coal Strike, 1912, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, April 1912.
Doll and the Starling: A Morning Call, Nature Notes, 9 (November 1898), p. 203.
Eskmeals, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 114; Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 81.
Fieldfares, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, pp. 74-75.
Home, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 119.
In a Gullery, Nature Notes, 9 (June 1898), p. 109.
Music of Two Worlds, Saint Bees Head, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 108.
My Feathered Lady, Nature Notes, 4 (December 1893), pp. 225-227.
My Friend the Starling, Nature Notes, 5 (May 1894), p. 89.
On Hearing the Birds Sing, Ash Wednesday Morning, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 35.
Paddy-Birds, Idylls and Lyrics of the Nile, 1894, pp. 84-85.
Pigeon Shooting at Ambleside, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 52.
Pleasures of Imagination; or, the Jackdaws Above Ghyston Cave, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 76.
Quails and the Vocal Memnon, Idylls and Lyrics of the Nile, 1894, p. 132.
Sea-Gulls at Saint Bees, Carlisle Journal, 25 March 1887, p. 6; Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 105.
Talk, not Work, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 57.
The Altar of Fashion: A Picture by G. F. Watts, R.A., Nature Notes, 9 (May 1898), p. 81.
The Angel in the Lilac-Bush, Nature Notes, 12 (August 1901), p. 147; Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 73.
The Birthday of the Singers, Dunnabeck, 21st May, 1908, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 72.
The Blackbird Dead, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, April 1898; Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 65.
The Carrier Pigeon, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1917 – view full text).
The Chaffinch’s Nest at Dunnabeck, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, pp. 61-62.
The Chiff-Chaff, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, May 1906; A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 70.
The Chiff-Chaff, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, pp. 70-71.
The Chiffchaff’s Message, Nature Notes, 8 (June 1897), p. 116.
The Chiff-Chaff’s Return, Nature Notes, XIV (June 1903), p. 132.
The Chorus of the Dawn, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, pp. 67-68.
The Cuckoo, April 19th 1917, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1917 – view full text).
The Cuckoo at Lucerne, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, May 1891.
The Eagle, at the Zoological Gardens, Clifton, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 83.
The Egret’s Royal Charter, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, April 1906; Nature Notes, 17 (June 1906), p. 105.
The First Swallow, Nature Notes, 3 (May 1892), p. 92; Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, May 1892; Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 44.
The First Swallow, Seen, April 10, on the Banks of the Frome, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 87.
The Garden Warbler, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1916 – view full text).
The Garden-Warbler, The Parent’s Review, XXIX (July 1918), p. 504.
The Great Tit, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 73.
The Lark on Tomline Head, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 106.
The Mavis and the Merle, Nature Notes, 1 (April 1890), p. 49; Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 66.
The Missel Thrush and Irish Yew, Nature Notes, XIV (May 1903), p. 87.
The Music of the Dawn, Hotel Splendide, Lugano, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 64.
The Nightingale in Nightingale Valley, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 71.
The Nightingale of Lugano, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 66.
The Patriot Thrush, May 31st, 1916, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on World War 1, dated 1916 – view full text).
The Pigeons’ Sanctuary, Nature Notes, 8 (March 1897), p. 52.
The Red-Start, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 86.
The Rooks in Magdalen Walk, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
The Starling, Nature Notes, 1 (May 1890), p. 72.
The Thrush in Spring, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 26.
The Thrush’s Funeral, Nature Notes, 19 (August 1908), p. 141.
The Thrush’s Word, Nature Notes, 23 (April 1912), p. 71.
The Tower of Song, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 110.
The Wagtail, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 55.
The Waking of the Birds, Nature Notes, 2 (15 May 1891), p. 84; Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 69.
The Warbler’s Song, Grindelwald, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 107.
The Wengen Thrush, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 99.
The White Swan at Well, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
To a Robin, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
To a Robin II (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
To a Thrush, Heard on Clifton Down in a January Mist, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 74; Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 53.
To a Thrush on a Mid-March Morning, Nature Notes, 17 (April 1906), p. 61.
Tumbler Pigeons, Over Bristol, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 85.
When Spring and the Throstle Come Back from the Sea, Nature Notes, 6 (April 1895), p. 66.
Willow-Warbler, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 22.
Windermere—Autumn, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 4.
Birkett, Joseph
At the Old Sexton’s Grave, English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 12 January 1901, p. 5.
Black Coombe
Black Coombe, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 80.
Blackbird
The Blackbird Dead, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, April 1898; Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 65.
The Mavis and the Merle, Nature Notes, 1 (April 1890), p. 49; Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 66.
Blelham Tarn
Blelham Tarn, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 24.
The Tarn in Autumn, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 41.
Blind
Books for the Blind: An Appeal, Westminster Gazette, 16 April 1914, p. 2.
Boer War (1899-1902)
A Border Lament, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 178.
A Brave Trumpeter, A Brave Trumpeter, Westminster Gazette, 23 August 1900, p. 2; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 194-195.
A City’s Welcome to Her Volunteers, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 191-192.
A Cry from Cape Town to Westminster, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 114-115.
A Gallant Engine Driver, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 196-198.
A Gallant Midshipman, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 36-38.
A Generous Life-Guardsman, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 66-67.
A Gunner’s Story, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 58-59.
A Hero of Belmont, English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 2 December 1899, p. 5; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 33-34.
A Hero of Spion Kop, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 108-112.
A Man of Straw at Ladysmith, English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 30 December 1899, p. 5; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 69-70.
A Timely Confession, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 57.
A Warlike Spring, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 152-153.
After the Battle, Daily Gazette for Middlesborough, 8 December 1899, p. 3; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 10-11.
An Arm-Chair Critic, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 68.
An Estcourt Hero, South Wales Echo, 21 November 1899, p. 2; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 32.
Another Philip Sydney, Colenso, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 60-62.
At a Soldier-Prince’s Funeral, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 200-201.
At Caesar’s Camp, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 93.
At the Burial of General Wauchope, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 52-56.
At the Grave of Major Scott Turner, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 42-43.
Balliol to George Steevens, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 143-145.
Britain’s New Year, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 80.
Carbineers to the Rescue, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 47-50.
Dead For Joy, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 188-190.
Death Aboard Our Transports, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 27.
Gallant Manchesters, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 91-92.
Home from the Front for Christmas Day, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 72-75.
How the Naval Guns Came to Ladysmith, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 19-21.
How They Saved the Wagon Bridge at Bethulie, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 161-164.
‘I am the mistress of the post’, Manchester Times, 30 March 1900, p. 14.; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 165.
In a Camp Hospital, Elands-Laagte, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 12-15.
In the Burial-Ground at Ladysmith, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 139.
In the Graveyard at Mafeking, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 183.
In Honour of Abraham Esau, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 7.
In Honour of Frederick Greville Egerton, Gunnery-Lieutenant, H.M.S. “Powerful”, Ladysmith, November 2, 1899, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 22-25.
In Memory of the Late Earl of Ava, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 85.
In Memory of Lieutenant Cecil Arbuthnot White, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 86-90.
In the War School: A Recall to the Colours, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 5.
‘Joubert is dead! far off the whisper ran’, Westminster Gazette, 2 April 1900, p. 2; Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 7 April 1900, p. 15; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 166-167.
Light in the Darkness: In Honour of Captain E. B. Towse, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 174-177.
Love the Conqueror, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 127-128.
Mistaken Kindness, Whitby Gazette, 19 January 1900, p. 8; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 106-107.
Old Mortality. A Sketch at Ladysmith, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 70-71.
Pat O’Leary’s Grave, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 125-126.
Resolute, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 63.
Retrospect, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 216.
Sail Away “Tantallon”, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 44-45.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 129-130.
Starved to Death, at Ladysmith, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 147-148.
‘Tenderly down the hill we bore them’, Westminster Gazette, 21 February 1900, p. 2; Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser, 22 February 1900, p. 5; Gloucester Citizen, 22 February 1900, p. 3; Carlisle Journal, 23 February 1900, p. 6; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 97-98.
The Black Watch, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 46.
The Bugler’s Wish, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 116-117.
The Choir Invisible: Christmas Day, 1900, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 215; A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 8.
The City Imperial Volunteers at St. Paul’s, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 103-105.
The Day of Intercession, a Village Hymn, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 102-103.
The Dead Boy and the Dying Boer, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 99-101.
The Dying Charger, The Dying Charger, Royal Cornwall Gazette, 24 May 1900, p. 6; Church of England Pulpit and Ecclesiastical Review, 49 (26 May 1900), p. 252; English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 26 May 1900, p. 5; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 184-185.
The Gallant Earl of Airlie, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 186-187.
The Horrors of War, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 149.
The Last Question, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 81.
The Leonids and Ladysmith, English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 18 November 1899, p. 5; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 26.
The New Year, 1900, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 79.
The Queen at Netley, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 131.
The Queen to Lady Roberts, With the Victoria Cross, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 78.
The Relief of Kimberley, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 119-121.
The Relief of Ladysmith, South Wales Daily News, 3 March 1900, p. 6; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 135-137.
The Sailing of the “Maine”, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 64-65.
The Son Who Lives To-Day, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 204.
The Spring That Cannot Cheer, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 170-171.
The Star of Chivalry, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 150-151.
The Trooper Who Carried the Colonel In, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 16-18.
The Wounded Piper of Elands-Laagte, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 6-9.
To Captain George Kemp, M.P., Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 94-95.
To Colonel, now General Baden-Powell, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 180-182.
To De Vet, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 209-210.
To Earl Roberts: A Welcome Home, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 3-4.
To General Sir George White, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 140-141.
To Kronje on Majuba Day, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 132-133.
To Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief of H. M. Forces in South Africa, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 206-207.
To Lord Roberts, On His Departure from England as Commander-In-Chief in South Africa, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 77.
To Major E. J. Phipps-Hornby, V.C., of Battery “Q”, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 168-169.
To Paul Kruger, at Marseilles, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 211.
To Rimington, King of the Scouts, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 154-158.
To Sir Alfred Milner, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 212-213.
To Sir Redvers Buller, a Welcome Home, London Daily News, 10 November 1900, p. 3; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 202-203.
To the C.I.V.—Greeting!, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 191.
To the Dhoolie Men, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 205.
To the Hero of Kimberley, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 122-125.
To the High Court of Parliament, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 113-114.
To the Men of the Border Regiment, Cumberland Sends Thanks and Greetings for 1900, English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 20 January 1900, p. 5; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 82.
To the Queen, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 218-219.
To Winston Churchill, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 28-31.
War and the Old Folks’ Creed, English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 30 December 1899, p. 5; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 75-76.
Welcome to Sir Alfred Milner, Morning Post, 24 May 1901, p. 4; Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 24 May 1901, p. 8.
Wounded on Good Friday, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 172-173.
Bonar, Horatius
Horatius Bonar, 31st July, 1889, Good Words, 30 (October 1889), p. 695; Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, October 1889; Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 98.
Bonfires
Jubilee Bonfires—Prospect, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, September 1887.
Jubilee Bonfires—Retrospect, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, September 1887.
‘Now let the stars from heaven to earth be shed’, West Cumberland Times, 19 June 1897, p. 6.
The Coronation Bonfires, June 30, 1902, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 28.
The Skiddaw Bonfire, On the Evening of June 26th, 1902, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 29.
Book of the Dead
A Papyrus Hunt, Idylls and Lyrics of the Nile, 1894, pp. 107-108.
Booth, William
General Booth: Congress Hall, Clapton, 26th August, 1912, Hull Daily Mail, 28 August 1912, p. 3; Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, September 1912.
Border Regiment
A Border Lament, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 178.
Homeward Bound. In Memory of Nowell Oxland, the Writer of the Poem “Outward Bound”, Who Fell at Suvla Bay, Aug 9, 1915, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on World War 1, dated 1915 – view full text).
Hope for the Dawn, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 193.
In Honour of Battery L, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, pp. 72-73.
‘Not for vainglorious boast or mock parade’, Carlisle Journal, 3 December 1915, p. 7.
To a Mother Twice Bereaved on Hearing of the Death of Her Son Lieutenant Harvey Hodgson, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1916 – view full text).
To the 4th Battalion Border Regiment, A Farewell, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 117.
To the 4th Battalion Border Regiment, On Their Sailing for Burmah, October 29th, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 118.
To the Men of the Border Regiment, Cumberland Sends Thanks and Greetings for 1900, English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 20 January 1900, p. 5; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, p. 82,
Borrowdale
Alas for the Yews of Borrowdale, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
‘Blind was the storm, from wild Atlantic brought’, English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 21 June 1884, p. 5.
‘Ill could we spare the Tree St. Patrick knew’, English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 21 June 1884, p. 5.
‘Now from the sacred grove of Borrowdale’, English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 21 June 1884, p. 5.
Boston (Lincolnshire)
Boston Church Tower, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 216.
St. Botolph’s Tower. The Sexcentenary of Boston Church, Boston Guardian, 19 June 1909, p. 9.
Botha, Louis
At General Botha’s Grave, August 30 1919, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1919 – view full text).
Bowers, Henry Robertson
In Memory of Lieutenant H. R. Bowers, Commissariat Officer to the Expedition, March 29th, 1912, British Review, April 1913, p. 83.
To the Heroes of the Terra Nova, British Review, April 1913, p. 80.
Bowfell
Bowfell, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 102.
Boy Scouts
‘Within our hearts is Teuton blood’, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, August 1909.
Boyhood
East and West, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 77.
Bradford
Bradford, Then and Now, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 55.
Brandelhow
Brandelhow, October 16, 1902, Cumberland and Westmoreland Herald, 18 October 1902, p. 5; West Cumberland Times, 18 October 1902, p. 2; Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, November 1902; A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 36.
Foxgloves at Brandelhow, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 45.
Branson, Emily
A Woman Saviour, Poems, Ballads, and Bucolics, 1890, pp. 193-196.
Brathay
Brathay Churchyard, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 49.
Brathay Music, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 120.
The Churchyard, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 72.
The Mourner and the Brathay, Sonnets at the English Lakes, 1881, p. 21.
Breitlauenen (Switzerland)
At Breitlauenen, Schynige Platte, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 88.
Bridges
Barmouth Bridge, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 69.
Beggar’s Bridge, Glaisdale, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 188.
Clifton Suspension Bridge, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 73.
In Praise of Vulcan: I – The Forth Bridge, Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, 147 (March 1890), p. 429; Review of Reviews, 1 (March 1890), p. 203; Living Age, 185 (19 April 1890), p. 130.
Lights at the Harbour Mouth, as Seen from the Suspension Bridge, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 98.
On the Drawbridge, A Book of Bristol Sonnets, 1877, p. 89; Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 51.
Ponte Gula, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, pp. 21-22.
The Saltburn Viaduct, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 136.
Bright, John
John Bright, March 27th 1889, Murray’s Magazine, 5 (May 1889), p. 660; Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 63.
Bristol
A Book of Bristol Sonnets (1877) contains over one hundred and twenty sonnets, written in 1876 and the early part of 1877, on Bristol and its surrounding villages and countryside. A complete list of the title of each sonnet can be viewed in the section on ‘Books by HDR’ in the Heading on this web site titled ‘Bibliography – HDR Publications’. Each individual sonnet will also have one or more entries in this Subject Index. Other poems on Bristol written by HDR are:
An Incident of the Floods in Picton Street, Western Daily Press, 11 December 1894, p. 5; Mid Sussex Times, 18 December 1894, p. 2; Bognor Regis Observer, 19 December 1894, p. 7.
The Cry of the Avon Banks, London Daily News, 1 October 1904, p. 6.
The Gift of Leigh Woods to Bristol, Poems at Home and Abroad, 1909, p. 86.
The Vision That Helped Sebastian Cabot, A Sonnet Chronicle, 1906, p. 48.
Bronwyn
Bronwyn the Fair, Harlech, Sonnets Round the Coast, 1887, p. 73.
Brooke, Rupert
Rupert Brooke, Lemos, April 23rd, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 211.
Brooks, Phillips (Bishop)
Bishop Phillips Brooks, Died at Boston, 23rd January, 1893, Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 92.
On Hearing a Sermon by the Rev. Phillips Brooks, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, August 1887.
Brown, John
Dr. John Brown, Died at Edinburgh, May 11th, 1882, Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 111.
Brown, Ned
Ned Brown, Killed at His Post, Thornthwaite Mines, 1889, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, February 1889; Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 131.
Browning, Robert
A Cry from Florence, December 11th, 1889, Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 101.
Robert Browning, December 12th, 1889, Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 99.
Robert Browning, Westminster Abbey, December 30th, 1889, Pall Mall Gazette, 31 December 1889, p. 2; English Lakes Visitor and Keswick Guardian, 4 January, 1890, p. 8; Critic, 13 (25 January 1890), p. 46; Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 100.
The Poet’s Home-Going, Murray’s Magazine, 7 (February 1890), pp. 145-150; Poems, Ballads, and Bucolics, 1890, pp. 2-12.
The Two Poets, Valete: Tennyson and Other Memorial Poems, 1893, p. 31.
Brünig Pass (Switzerland)
Kurhaus, Brünig, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 82.
Bryce, James (Viscount)
To Viscount Bryce, May 14, 1917, (Rawnsley Archives, Poems on WW1, dated 1917 – view full text).
Buckle, Matthew Perceval (Major)
In Memoriam. Major M. P. Buckle, D.S.O., October 27th, European War 1914-1915 Poems, 1915, p. 116.
Bulgaria
A Voice from Santa Sophia, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, November 1912.
Freedom’s Spring-Tide, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, December 1912.
Raika, “Queen of the Bulgarians”, Western Daily Press, 5 September 1876, p. 3.
The Two Angels, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, December 1912.
To Bulgaria: The Earthquake’s Warning, Carlisle Journal, 8 October 1915, p. 8.
Buller, Redvers Henry (Sir)
The Relief of Ladysmith, South Wales Daily News, 3 March 1900, p. 6; Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 135-137.
To Sir Redvers Buller, a Welcome Home, Ballads of the War, 2nd edition, 1902, pp. 202-203.
To Sir Redvers Buller, V.C., Exeter, September 6th, Western Times, 8 September 1905, p. 10.
Bürglen (Switzerland)
At Bürglen, to the Memory of William Tell, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 28.
Burnside, Emily Frances
Buried on New Year’s Day: At Plumtree, (Rawnsley Archives RR/1/7 – view full text).
Butter-Making
‘First cleanly be, and last be clean as well’, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, July 1891.
Butterflies
In Butterfly-Land, Sonnets in Switzerland and Italy, 1899, p. 114.
Buttermere
Hymn for the Re-Opening of Buttermere Church, Crosthwaite Parish Magazine, September 1886.
