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A collection of short lyrical poems that weave mythic and religious imagery with intimate observations of nature and interior feeling. Many pieces draw on classical figures and Renaissance art, while others reflect domestic scenes, sleep, music, and sacrament; recurrent motifs include night and light, birds, water, and ritual. Voice shifts between contemplative reverie and pastoral detail, exploring longing, faith, and creative impulse. The sequence moves through imagistic vignettes—moonlit meadows, bathing maidens, sacramental harvests, and dreams—linking private emotion to larger spiritual and mythical resonances.

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Title: The Hoofs of Pegasus

Author: Letitia Stockett

Release date: September 22, 2020 [eBook #63262]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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THE HOOFS OF PEGASUS


BY
M. LETITIA STOCKETT

1923

THE NORMAN, REMINGTON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS   BALTIMORE

Copyright, 1923, by
THE NORMAN, REMINGTON COMPANY

Published November, 1923.

PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.


TO
MARY SHIPLEY MILLS


The thanks of the author are due to Winfred Douglas for his criticism and help in arranging the material in this book; and to the editors of Poetry (Chicago), Contemporary Verse, The Literary Review and The Bowling Green for permission to include in this collection the poems which first appeared in these magazines.