Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 299 Bartley, James Avis 1830 1914 18023964 Lays of ancient Virginia, and other poems Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Mark C. Orton, Pilar Somoza and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems" by James Avis Bartley is a collection of poems written in the mid-19th century. The poems reflect the sentiments and themes associated with Virginia's history, nature, love, and loss, featuring a blend of emotional depth and local color. The opening section introduces a range of poetic voices and imagery, culminating in narratives that evoke historical figures and events, notably capturing the spirit of Virginia's past. The beginning of the collection presents a preface where the author expresses his hope that readers will experience joy in reading his poems, just as he found joy in writing them. It includes a poetic exploration of the legendary Pocahontas and her love for Captain John Smith, set against the lush backdrop of Virginia's wilderness. The verses weave together reflections on love, sacrifice, and the passage of time as they recount the tale of Pocahontas’s bravery and devotion. This opening offers an enchanting glimpse into Bartley’s poetic style, characterized by rich imagery and emotional resonance, setting the tone for the themes explored throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American poetry -- 19th century PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 394771 2024-10-07T12:06:35.079990 2023-09-07T12:15:21.555511 text/html text/html 398255 2020-12-12T13:55:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 102491 2020-12-12T13:55:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 199073 2024-10-07T12:06:49.303893 application/epub+zip 201035 2024-10-07T12:06:39.426942 application/epub+zip 184593 2024-10-07T12:06:37.642944 application/epub+zip 514543 2024-10-07T12:06:56.038859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 722057 2024-10-07T12:06:48.088906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 692317 2022-09-08T07:14:59.813863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220272 220172 2024-10-07T12:06:32.956970 2023-09-07T12:15:19.566494 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 220177 2020-12-12T13:55:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 87330 2020-12-12T13:55:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 220171 2020-12-12T13:55:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 87303 2020-12-12T13:55:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20887 2024-10-07T12:06:56.188845 application/rdf+xml 16788 2024-10-07T12:06:38.267941 image/jpeg 3834 2024-10-07T12:06:37.950947 image/jpeg 185649 2024-10-07T12:06:35.105959 application/octet-stream application/zip