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Victor-Marie Hugo

February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885


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Poem TitleFirst LinesPeriod# Lines# Reads
1: A Fleeting Glimpse Of A Village. How graceful the picture! the life, the repose! 4180
2: A Lament. O paths whereon wild grasses wave! 16193
3: A Love For Winged Things. My love flowed e'er for things with wings. 8224
4: A Queen Five Summers Old. She is so little - in her hands a rose: 108182
5: A Simile. Thou art like the bird 4201
6: A Storm Simile. See, where on high the moving masses, piled 6185
7: After The Coup D'Êtat. Before foul treachery and heads hung down, 20179
8: An Autumnal Simile. The leaves that in the lonely walks were spread, 6187
9: An Old-Time Lay. Where your brood seven lie, 21170
10: Angel Or Demon. Angel or demon! thou, - whether of light 36195
11: Apostrophe To Nature. O Sun! thou countenance divine! 12205
12: Baby's Seaside Grave. Brown ivy old, green herbage new; 17198
13: Battle Of The Norsemen And The Gaels. Ho! hither flock, ye fowls of prey! 40187
14: Beloved Name. The lily's perfume pure, fame's crown of light, 30162
15: Boaz Asleep. At work within his barn since very early, 64170
16: Charity. Lo! I am Charity," she cries, 60157
17: Childhood. The small child sang; the mother, outstretched on the low bed, 12191
18: Come When I Sleep. Oh! when I sleep, come near my resting-place, 15193
19: Cornflowers. While bright but scentless azure stars 79167
20: Cromwell And The Crown. And is it mine? And have my feet at length 23168
21: Death, In Life. We pass - these sleep 18180
22: Dictated Before The Rhone Glacier. When my mind, on the ocean of poesy hurled, 54199
23: Don Rodrigo. - A Moorish Ballad. Unto the chase Rodrigo's gone, 44184
24: Early Love Revisited. I have wished in the grief of my heart to know 48177
25: Envy And Avarice. Envy and Avarice, one summer day, 66175
26: Epitaph. He lived and ever played, the tender smiling thing. 12183
27: Esmeralda In Prison. Phoebus, is there not this side the grave, 16178
28: Eviradnus. - The Knight Errant. What was it Sigismond and Ladisläus said? 1437183
29: Expectation. Squirrel, mount yon oak so high, 21173
30: Fact Or Fable? One fasting day, itched by his appetite, 20227
31: First Love. You're strange, and yet I love you thus. 22188
32: Freedom And The World. Weak is the People - but will grow beyond all other 4162
33: Gastibelza. Gastibelza, with gun the measure beating, 79174
34: Genius. Woe unto him! the child of this sad earth, 30177
35: Guitar Song. How shall we flee sorrow - flee sorrow? said he. 9177
36: Have You Nothing To Say For Yourself? Speak, if you love me, gentle maiden! 16161
37: Holyrood Palace. Palace and ruin, bless thee evermore! 6186
38: How Butterflies Are Born. The dawn is smiling on the dew that covers 20189
39: How Good Are The Poor. Tis night - within the close stout cabin door, 139176
40: I Am Content. True; I dwell lone, 24240
41: Imperial Revels. Cheer, courtiers! round the banquet spread 40167
42: Indignation! Thou who loved Juvenal, and filed 12195
43: Infantile Influence. The child comes toddling in, and young and old 54174
44: Inscription For A Crucifix.[1] Ye weepers, the Mourner o'er mourners behold! 4172
45: Insult Not The Fallen. I tell you, hush! no word of sneering scorn 20184
46: Invocation. Say, Lord! for Thou alone canst tell 12171
47: Jersey. Dear Jersey! jewel jubilant and green, 28158
48: King Canute. King Canute died.[1] Encoffined he was laid. 112174
49: King Louis XVII. The golden gates were opened wide that day, 91166
50: L'Année Terrible. You've lived a year, then, yesterday, sweet child, 52188
51: La Légende Des Siècles. Then, with his children, clothed in skins of brutes, 66208
52: Lord Rochester's Song. Hold, little blue-eyed page! 24168
53: Love Of The Woodland. Orpheus, through the hellward wood 32153
54: Love's Treacherous Pool Young maiden, true love is a pool all mirroring clear, 8162
55: Lover's Song. My soul unto thy heart is given, 12224
56: Madelaine. List to me, O Madelaine! 48173
57: Marriage And Feasts. The hall is gay with limpid lustre bright 105160
58: Mazeppa. As when a mortal - Genius' prize, alack! 11165
59: Mentana. [1] Young soldiers of the noble Latin blood, 210161
60: Milton's Appeal To Cromwell. Stay! I no longer can contain myself, 113153
61: Moonlight On The Bosphorus. Bright shone the merry moonbeams dancing o'er the wave; 20172
62: More Strong Than Time. Since I have set my lips to your full cup, my sweet, 20159
63: Morning. Morning glances hither, 24194
64: Moses On The Nile. Sisters! the wave is freshest in the ray 105161
65: Mothers. See all the children gathered there, 24179
66: Mourning. Charles, Charles, my son! hast thou, then, quitted me? 32154
67: My Happiest Dream. I love to look, as evening fails, 24166
68: My Napoleon. Above all others, everywhere I see 48169
69: My Thoughts Of Ye. What do I dream of? Far from the low roof, 36159
70: Napoleon "The Little." How well I knew this stealthy wolf would howl, 11179
71: Nero's Incendiary Song. Aweary unto death, my friends, a mood by wise abhorred, 56165
72: No Assassination. Pray Rome put up her poniard! 36174
73: Noormahal The Fair.[1] Between two ebon rocks 24168
74: Oh, Why Not Be Happy?[1] Oh, why not be happy this bright summer day, 16151
75: Old Ocean. I stood by the waves, while the stars soared in sight, 12173
76: On A Flemish Window-Pane. Within thy cities of the olden time 25153
77: On Hearing The Princess Royal[1] Sing. In thine abode so high 44154
78: Outside The Ball-Room. Behold the ball-room flashing on the sight, 48160
79: Paternal Love. My child! oh, only blessing Heaven allows me! 27152
80: Patria.[1] Who smiles there? Is it 52164
81: Pirates' Song. We're bearing fivescore Christian dogs 40184
82: Poland. Alone, beneath the tower whence thunder forth 14162
83: Poor Little Children. Mother birdie stiff and cold, 15162
84: Prayer For France. O God! if France be still thy guardian care, 18170
85: Prelude To "The Songs Of Twilight." How shall I note thee, line of troubled years, 40164
86: Regret. Yes, Happiness hath left me soon behind! 35177
87: Roses And Butterflies. The grave receives us all: 16175
88: Satire On The Earth. A clod with rugged, meagre, rust-stained, weather-worried face, 21176
89: Sea-Adventurers' Song. We told thirty when we started 112159
90: Serenade. When the voice of thy lute at the eve 24161
91: Shooting Stars. See the scintillating shower! 16170
92: Song Of Love. If there be a velvet sward 24177
93: Song Of The German Lanzknecht Flourish the trumpet! and rattle the drum! 31141
94: St. John. One day, the sombre soul, the Prophet most sublime 15170
95: Still Be A Child. In youthful spirits wild, 36183
96: Sunset. The sun set this evening in masses of cloud, 16171
97: Sweet Charmer.[1] Though heaven's gate of light uncloses, 16159
98: Sweet Memory Of Love. As life wanes on, the passions slow depart, 24178
99: Sweet Sister. Sweet sister, if you knew, like me, 20161
100: The Beacon In The Storm. Hark to that solemn sound! 40166
101: The Beggar's Quatrain. Blind, as was Homer; as Belisarius, blind, 4169
102: The Blinded Bourbons. Who then, to them[1] had told the Future's story? 18167
103: The Boy On The Barricade. Like Casabianca on the devastated deck, 45152
104: The Boy-King's Prayer. The good steed flew o'er river and o'er plain, 40171
105: The Carrier Pigeon. Who then - oh, who, is like our God so great, 8172
106: The Children Of The Poor. Take heed of this small child of earth; 20170
107: The Cow. Before the farm where, o'er the porch, festoon 44170
108: The Cup On The Battle-Field. My sire, the hero with the smile so soft, 27172
109: The Cymbaleer's Bride. My lord the Duke of Brittany 100153
110: The Danube In Wrath. Ye daughters mine! will naught abate 8159
111: The Degenerate Gallants. What business brings you here, young cavaliers? 22165
112: The Despatch Of The Doom. While in the jolly tavern, the bandits gayly drink, 6171
113: The Djinns. Town, tower, 120166
114: The Dying Child To Its Mother. Ah, you said too often to your angel 32180
115: The Eaglet Mourned. Too hard Napoleon's fate! if, lone, 44167
116: The Eighteenth Century. O Eighteenth Century! by Heaven chastised! 10145
117: The Emperor's Return. This goodly masque but lacked a fool! 40150
118: The Epic Of The Lion. A Lion in his jaws caught up a child 128147
119: The Eruption Of Vesuvius. When huge Vesuvius in its torment long 39167
120: The Exile's Desire. Would I could see you, native land, 24126
121: The Father's Curse. A king should listen when his subjects speak: 53139
122: The Favorite Sultana. To please you, Jewess, jewel! 52163
123: The Fay And The Peri. Beautiful spirit, come with me 108148
124: The Feast Of Freedom. When the Christians were doomed to the lions of old 42145
125: The First Black Flag. Hast thou ne'er heard men say 34177
126: The Giant In Glee. Ho, warriors! I was reared in the land of the Gauls; 46144
127: The Girl Of Otaheite. Forget? Can I forget the scented breath 27158
128: The Grandmother Still asleep! We have been since the noon thus alone. 55151
129: The Greek Boy. All is a ruin where rage knew no bounds: 24184
130: The Humble Home. The Church[1] is vast; its towering pride, its steeples loom on high; 18154
131: The Land Of Fable. Now, vot'ries of the Muses, turn your eyes, 16136
132: The Lesson Of The Patriot Dead. Upon the grave's cold mouth there ever have caresses clung 17143
133: The Lost Battle. Oh, Allah! who will give me back my terrible array? 84174
134: The Lover's Sacrifice. Together let us fly! 29167
135: The Lover's Wish. Oh! were I the leaf that the wind of the West, 32176
136: The Lovers' Colloquy. One little moment to indulge the sight 35166
137: The Marble Faun. He seemed to shiver, for the wind was keen. 83143
138: The Morning Of Life. The mist of the morning is torn by the peaks, 12152
139: The Morrow Of Grandeur. Sire, beware, the future's range 60168
140: The Obdurate Beauty. To Juana ever gay, 18143
141: The Ocean's Song. We walked amongst the ruins famed in story 20174
142: The Old And The Young Bridegroom. Listen. The man for whom your youth is destined, 52156
143: The Old Man's Love. O mockery! that this halting love 55153
144: The Pasha And The Dervish. Ali came riding by - the highest head 42171
145: The Patience Of The People. How often have the people said: "What's power?" 10158
146: The Pity Of The Angels. When an angel of kindness 9151
147: The Poet To His Wife. To thee, all time to thee, 14141
148: The Poet's Love For Liveliness. For me, whate'er my life and lot may show, 18155
149: The Poet's Simple Faith. You say, "Where goest thou?" I cannot tell, 7171
150: The Pool And The Soul. As in some stagnant pool by forest-side, 6177
151: The Portrait Of A Child. That brow, that smile, that cheek so fair, 21157
152: The Preceptor. A gruesome man, bald, clad in black, 18148
153: The Quiet Rural Church. It was a humble church, with arches low, 12143
154: The Refugee's Haven. You may doubt I find comfort in England 4137
155: The Retreat From Moscow. It snowed. A defeat was our conquest red! 77153
156: The Roll Of The De Silva Race. In that reverend face 40145
157: The Rose And The Grave. The Grave said to the rose 16153
158: The Sacking Of The City. Thy will, O King, is done! Lighting but to consume, 20151
159: The Scourge Of Heaven. Hast seen it pass, that cloud of darkest rim? 330142
160: The Seaman's Song. Farewell the strand, 19165
161: The Son In Old Age. Thy noble face, Regina, calls to mind 27140
162: The Soudan, The Sphinxes, The Cup, The Lamp. Zim Zizimi - (of the Soudan of burnt Egypt, 334175
163: The Sower. Sitting in a porchway cool, 21226
164: The Spanish Lady's Love. To mount the hills or scaffold, we go to-morrow: 14141
165: The Swiss Mercenaries. When the regiment of Halberdiers 96126
166: The Three Glorious Days. Youth of France, sons of the bold, 42133
167: The Trumpets Of The Mind. Sound, sound for ever, Clarions of Thought! 32155
168: The Turkish Captive. Oh! were I not a captive, 72130
169: The Universal Prayer. Come, child, to prayer; the busy day is done, 98143
170: The Universal Republic. O vision of the coming time! 43148
171: The Vale To You, To Me The Heights. - A Fable. A lion camped beside a spring, where came the Bird 24148
172: The Veil. What has happened, my brothers? Your spirit to-day 52141
173: The Watching Angel. In the dusky nook, 64145
174: Then, Most, I Smile. Late it is to look so proud, 12167
175: To A Sick Child During The Siege Of Paris. If you continue thus so wan and white; 28140
176: To Albert Dürer. Through ancient forests - where like flowing tide 51138
177: To Canaris, The Greek Patriot. O Canaris! O Canaris! the poet's song 58159
178: To Cruel Ocean. Where are the hapless shipmen? - disappeared, 9160
179: To His Muse. Since everything below, 48132
180: To His Orphan Grandchildren. I feel thy presence, Charles. Sweet martyr! down 80145
181: To Some Birds Flown Away. Children, come back - come back, I say 246169
182: To The Cannon "Victor Hugo." Thou deadly crater, moulded by my muse, 3127
183: To The Napoleon Column. When with gigantic hand he placed, 54147
184: Toys And Tragedy. In later years, they'll tell you grandpapa 10139
185: Tribute To The Vanquished. Oh! let me weep that race whose day is past, 7133
186: Ye Mariners Who Spread Your Sails. Ye mariners! ye mariners! each sail to the breeze unfurled, 28170
187: Zara, The Bather In a swinging hammock lying, 114185




About:
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.


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