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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Later Poems](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnndhk41w9q5v6zghjqtqkv/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260909%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260909T133154Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=8b1593ae662ad6c45ebabeab8ca34e815dae4c4504cce4705cfb06773547c566) ## About this work Later Poems by Alice Meynell — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside Transcribed from the 1902 John Lane, The Bodley Head edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org Later Poems By Alice Meynell Author of “Poems” London and New York John Lane, The Bodley Head 1902 Copyright, 1901 By John Lane All rights reserved university press—john wilson and son—cambridge, u. s. a. TO A. T. Contents: The Shepherdess “I am the Way” Via, et Veritas, et Vita Why wilt Thou Chide? The Lady Poverty The Fold Cradle-song at Twilight The Roaring Frost Parentage The Modern Mother West Wind in Winter November Blue Chimes Unto us a Son is given A Dead Harvest The Two Poets A Poet’s Wife Veneration of Images At Night THE SHEPHERDESS She walks—the lady of my delight— A shepherdess of sheep. Her flocks are thoughts. She keeps them white; She guards them from the steep. She feeds them on the fragrant height, And folds them in for sleep. She roams maternal hills and bright, Dark valleys safe and deep. Into that tender breast at night The chastest stars may peep. She walks—the lady of my delight— A shepherdess of sheep. She holds her little thoughts in sight, Though gay they run and leap. She is so circumspect and right; She has her soul to keep. She walks—the lady of my delight— A shepherdess of sheep. “I AM THE WAY” Thou art the Way. Hadst Thou been nothing but the goal, I cannot say If Thou hadst ever met my soul. I cannot see— I, child of process—if there lies An end for me, Full of repose, full of replies. I’ll not reproach The way that goes, my feet that stir. Access, approach, Art Thou, time, way, and wayfarer. VIA, ET VERITAS, ET VITA “You never attained to Him?” “If to attain Be to abide, then that may be.” “Endless… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Flater-poems) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Flater-poems) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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