Project Gutenberg 2016-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 110 Dawson, Coningsby 1883 1959 Dawson, Coningsby W. (Coningsby William) Dawson, Coningsby William Florence on a Certain Night, and Other Poems Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Florence on a Certain Night, and Other Poems" by Coningsby Dawson is a collection of poetic works written in the early 20th century. This volume explores themes of love, loss, beauty, and the fleeting nature of joy, often drawing upon historical figures and moments. The poems evoke a rich tapestry of emotions and imagery, likely appealing to readers who appreciate introspective and lyrical writing. At the start of the collection, the poem "Florence on a Certain Night" immerses the reader in the atmosphere of Florence in October 1504, evoking the spirit of youth and the search for happiness amidst the inevitability of death. The poem introduces characters such as Lorenzo de' Medici, reflecting on the joys of love and life while contemplating the regrets and aspirations of Leonardo da Vinci, who wrestles with artistic ambition and unfulfilled desire. The dialogue interspersed with verse gives a glimpse into the emotional struggles faced by these figures, setting a poignant tone for the poems that follow in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 221071 221076 2024-09-21T18:11:27.140856 2023-09-22T14:37:15.970916 text/html text/html 235829 2016-06-30T12:39:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 193304 2016-06-30T12:39:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 238623 2024-09-21T18:11:33.571822 application/epub+zip 239126 2024-09-21T18:11:28.134864 application/epub+zip 89596 2024-09-21T18:11:27.620865 application/epub+zip 334812 2024-09-21T18:11:37.076824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439972 2024-09-21T18:11:32.876866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292401 2022-09-23T22:05:32.464745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150151 150074 2024-09-21T18:11:25.237886 2023-09-22T14:37:14.247888 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 150282 2016-06-30T12:39:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47214 2016-06-30T12:39:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18086 2024-09-21T18:11:37.205794 application/rdf+xml 8606 2024-09-21T18:11:27.728879 image/jpeg 1799 2024-09-21T18:11:27.675853 image/jpeg 200476 2024-09-21T18:11:27.164027 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia