The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire / with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker

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he chaos of t

eding hearts, sa

yore were on

glory and all

and the brutish

u with his d

rchins call be

ving, withere

backs you creep

e you, destine

ime ripe fo

watch you t

yes on your un

re your father

u taste secre

iden passions

minous, and

e me while m

vices, and my

ues that have o

sisters! O cong

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w, where will y

GAL OF

are though

beautiful

more charm t

o valleys wh

every flo

storm. I l

fled your b

eart is in

ur present

dark shadow

when the te

lood, from yo

ld hush yo

ain breaks f

ud and to

voluptuous

ritual and

every sob

t in your dee

rein your eyes

heart, whi

n loves lon

furnace fla

hin your br

oul's unbe

r dreams wit

leaping fl

ightmare wi

f poison to

d steel and

e at each

or every m

at the str

u have not f

istible

slave, whose

awaken sh

awful hou

say at midn

r equal,

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uties in old pr

products of

feet and fing

arts like this h

the poet o

upes of beautie

among these pa

mine eyes wo

the lovely s

dream born in a

nch my dark heart

elo's dark d

posture dre

hioned for a g

AND

ters, springs o

ep, I sing you

e to wrap my h

omb beneath a

in where revels

s when the weather

n in warm sum

raven pinions f

filled with f

ays hoar frosts

weet, O pallid,

pageant of you

on moonless

ed and rock our

NS

n when first h

joy down in

who can sal

more glorious

and furrow!-I ha

swoon like one

ate let us wit

ast one last r

the fading

ight makes firm

fall, and terro

odours in th

ootsteps on th

snail and craw

CO

Beloved, what

de on that sw

assy couch wi

some bo

s stiff-stretch

exhalations

ynic fashion

en side a

the sun shone

chemic heat to

ure all that

edfold

d down upon t

er that open

infection sm

ou swoon

ies hummed on t

he maggots in a

these tatters

iquescen

e the maggots

ies swirled roun

ugh a vague brea

tiply w

pse. From all t

of wind and

n in rhythmic

ift winno

gue forms like

istant scene t

st's canvas,

half r

og behind th

both with ang

ance to come

el she h

u, will be like

tion man may

n to! Sun that l

onate a

you be, Queen

sacramental

ss and flowers

among t

ved, whisper

p to devour y

uard in memory

hat comes

LLEG

man, richly

e dips her lon

d that sharp poi

inst the grani

es, Debauch sh

p scythe-like

their all-des

beauty till

lks; sultana i

's faith that he

en forget the

st, between h

she believes, t

world's onward

beauty is th

m every sin t

res, and Purg

ight shall roll

aight in Death's

se or hate-as

ACCU

erds at rest u

ea-horizons tu

olded feet and

emblings and so

thicket by the

th untold secre

er of their chi

reen bark of the

sters wander,

ks haunted by

saw as larv?

breasts that tem

resinous torch

pagan caverns

ench the fever

ingest old rem

those the sca

vestments hide th

mbre woods on

easure with th

mons, monster

hatever act

rs, seekers

es, so full of

ul has follow

ity, O sad s

nched, your pains

earts, those urn

EATR

hen land, wher

s my cries of

ghts, in that

with the poigna

noon above my

mpest-swolle

vious spirits

curious demo

to consid

owd jeers som

ures, winking w

ghing and a w

sure contempla

Hamlet aping

eyes and hair

ity that thi

s actor out of

nows how to

eagles and insects

ear him chaunt h

who made these

public lament

lofty as the t

lled these clamo

scorn my sover

n-O sight to

middle of the

peerless beaut

h them at all m

ach in turn a

OUL O

bottle sang t

thee, dear

of love and

ass beneath my

abourest on th

pain beneath

fe and soul my

eful for thy

oys unnumbere

man by travail

bosom is a s

ep than my col

not the echoin

hispers in my t

n the table!

with joy an

es I'll bring the

o thy child his s

fragile athle

irms his muscle

n's heart as

ternal Sower ca

oves the first f

iring to the he

NE OF

o-day her spl

spurless, w

pon the wi

fantastic

ke angels

deliriou

far-off m

e crystal

balanced

whirlwind

with the j

floating si

easing whi

t heaven o

ATH OF

ouches whence fa

pulchres, deep

that bloomed ben

f our love shal

heir last embe

l be the torche

aping flames sha

rrors of your

e eve of rose

e shall pass

h charged with

ll an angel,

bring to life w

irrors and the

TH OF T

ler and Death

all, the so

Death's elixir,

mount till eve

m, the hoar-fro

dark horizon

famous hostel

t and sleep and

angel whose

f ecstasy and

beds of nake

e mystic gr

purse; his fath

opens into h

ENEDI

gh decree of p

e into this

rne him, in a

us hands at God, a

d I borne a

rs, than my bre

erision, of

xpiation a

women thou h

and a disgus

not cast thi

ove-epistle,

out thine ove

ccursed weapo

tree I will

inted bud shall

h the foam of

God's desig

ands she fed t

ternal conse

eath an Angel

ned grows drunk

nk, though they

of nectar and

uds and playing

ngs the sad Wa

pilgrim spir

y as birds ar

ove looked sidew

urage from hi

d first bring to

r anger on the

ead and wine th

earth and ash

hed were spurned b

they must tread

crying in the

found me wor

be as antiqu

ith bright colo

nk with nard a

nees bowed down,

ling, in his l

mage due to

him my fierce

ary of the i

se harpy tal

his heart the

ed thing beating

th disdain up

rd torn trembli

go to gorge my f

n, where gleams

ts his arms in

ams from his pu

urious peoples

d, be blest wh

ne for each i

essence cleans

eeps us from

mbers of thy

ce awaits th

bid attend the

d Virtues and D

one thing no

th's and hell's

all my dolorous

tic crown, must

lost in Pa

n, pearls of

dim to set w

rown that Time

ught of pure u

te flame whence a

kes all eyes, tho

irrors, darken

S TRAV

phetic with t

night; their lit

ther's back, w

ady treasure

ning arms the

ns where their g

heaven with eye

ams that come t

r, from out hi

ass redoubles h

them, makes the

rock run water

ing ones whose

lms of darkn

C? ME?

cantabo

letum q

tudine

rtis im

ina d

solvunt

eneficu

oscula

uta es

tiorum

t omnes

isti,

tella s

agiis am

m cor tu

plena

ern? ju

ocem red

spurcum,

dius, e

ile, con

e mea

e mea l

semper

c vires

alneum

atum od

ca I umb

itatis

ncta se

gemmis

lsus, mo

vinum, F

N A SIL

en robe that sh

nce whene'er sh

serpent that

waving cade

nd upon the d

o mortal gri

ds that float a

ference round h

rved of mineral

range symboli

les with the

ld and steel an

ke a vain st

d hauteur of t

NDSC

I compose my

e heaven as d

ells, and with

hymns blown to

er, with chin

singing, babbli

wers like spars

at bring thoug

ugh the mist, wi

ven and lamplig

smoke that rise

ours her pale e

ss till Autumn

Winter with h

oors and window

faery palace

ream of blue

re the marble

nd of ever-s

ll built of i

knocking at m

et door, shall

d him with his

reverie up

nge deep in th

he spring-time

n out of my he

houghts making

VO

equal to the

pictures by h

ld by lamplight

yes look back,

set forth with

laden with de

the song of s

nity on the

emory of their

e their father

owned within a

tyrant Circe

ll be changed to b

ed heavens, and

e the stains h

d and burning

voyagers are

love because a

fly the Fate

ever "On!"-the

e like the clouds

hange as warrio

d wishes never

ortal man ca