“As the diamond is the crystalline Revelator of the achromatic white light of Heaven, so is a perfect poem the crystalline revelation of the Divine Idea.”Help us translate this quoteThomas Holley Chivers Preface to Eonchs of Ruby.
“In the music of the mornsBlown through the Conchimarian horns,Down the dark vistas of the reboantic Norns,To the Genius of EternityCrying, “Come to me! Come to me!””Help us translate this quoteThomas Holley Chivers The Poet's Vacation.
“As an egg, when broken, neverCan be mended, but must everBe the same crushed egg for ever—So shall this dark heart of mine!”Help us translate this quoteThomas Holley Chivers To Allegra Florence in Heaven.
“Many mellow Cydonian sucketsSweet apples, anthosmial, divine,From the ruby-rimmed beryline bucketsStar-gemmed, lily-shaped, hyaline;Like the sweet golden goblet found growingOn the wild emerald cucumber-tree,Rich, brilliant, like chrysophrase glowingWas my beautiful Rosalie Lee.”Help us translate this quoteThomas Holley Chivers Rosalie Lee.
“On the beryl-rimmed rebecs of RubyBrought fresh from the hyaline streams,She played on the banks of the YubaSuch songs as she heard in her dreams.”Help us translate this quoteThomas Holley Chivers Lily AdairLily Adair.