Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 69 Hillyer, Robert 1895 1961 Hillyer, Robert Silliman The Five Books of Youth Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Five Books of Youth" by Robert Hillyer is a collection of poetry written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of love, nature, and mortality, capturing the essence of youth through lyrical reflections. Hillyer’s work is marked by a deep emotional resonance, where he reflects on both the beauty and fleeting nature of young life. This collection is divided into five distinct books, each showcasing Hillyer's ability to weave vivid imagery with profound emotional insights. The first book, "A Miscellany," consists of various poems that evoke a sense of nostalgia and longing, portraying moments of love and contemplation in settings infused with symbolism. The subsequent sections, "Days and Seasons," "Eros," "The Garden of Epicurus," and "Sonnets," further explore the passage of time and the interplay of desire and mortality. Hillyer’s use of nature as a backdrop highlights the connection between human experience and the cycles of the natural world. The verses convey a wistfulness for the past while celebrating the vibrant experiences of youth, making the collection both poignant and timeless. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 120073 119961 2024-10-03T05:16:29.054849 2023-10-03T05:30:09.561314 text/html text/html 120066 119954 2024-10-03T05:16:29.491745 2023-10-03T05:30:09.734301 text/html text/html 111942 2024-10-03T05:16:37.099727 application/epub+zip 111426 2024-10-03T05:16:32.627718 application/epub+zip 111426 2024-10-03T05:16:30.456743 application/epub+zip 232888 2024-10-03T05:16:39.616689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214949 2024-10-03T05:16:35.788739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172743 2022-09-03T07:23:09.697301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91408 91347 2024-10-03T05:16:28.573781 2023-10-03T05:30:09.368300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 86418 2020-12-28T20:43:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35910 2020-12-28T20:43:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18570 2024-10-03T05:16:39.998699 application/rdf+xml 12814 2024-10-03T05:16:31.470761 image/jpeg 3654 2024-10-03T05:16:30.937750 image/jpeg 107725 2024-10-03T05:16:29.502747 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