Project Gutenberg 2016-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 95 Colton, Arthur 1868 1943 Colton, Arthur Willis Harps Hung up in Babylon Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Harps Hung up in Babylon" by Arthur Colton is a collection of poetic works written in the early 20th century. This book encompasses a variety of themes that include reflections on love, loss, and the passage of time, drawing heavily upon biblical and historical imagery to evoke deep emotional resonance. Through its lyrical expressions, the collection explores both personal and universal experiences, inviting readers into a world rich with evocative language and contemplative thought. The content of the book is characterized by its diverse range of poems, such as "The Captive," which illustrates the interplay of mercy and justice through the story of a king and a beggar, and "The Shepherd and the Knight," which contrasts the lives of a knight on a quest and a shepherd content with his pastoral existence. Other poems, like "Faustine" and "The Water-Lily," delve into musings of love and beauty, while "Without the Gate" provides a poignant metaphor for longing and unfulfilled desire. Throughout "Harps Hung up in Babylon," Colton intertwines nature, spirituality, and commentary on humanity, allowing readers to reflect on their own lives and the universal truths that bind them to the past and future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American poetry -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 150473 150474 2024-09-21T18:11:38.479806 2023-09-22T14:37:26.035979 text/html text/html 159588 2016-06-30T12:45:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 36634 2016-06-30T12:46:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 111515 2024-09-21T18:11:46.972762 application/epub+zip 111425 2024-09-21T18:11:42.134781 application/epub+zip 101087 2024-09-21T18:11:40.512795 application/epub+zip 267020 2024-09-21T18:11:50.095748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327176 2024-09-21T18:11:45.953764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282680 2022-09-23T22:06:00.972481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99929 99852 2024-09-21T18:11:37.324812 2023-09-22T14:37:24.871986 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 100116 2016-06-30T12:45:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 32619 2016-06-30T12:46:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17750 2024-09-21T18:11:50.223738 application/rdf+xml 13907 2024-09-21T18:11:41.080786 image/jpeg 3801 2024-09-21T18:11:40.794794 image/jpeg 105895 2024-09-21T18:11:38.489805 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