Project Gutenberg 2005-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 324 Carman, Bliss 1861 1929 Carman, William Bliss Abbott, Lyman 1835 1922 The World's Best Poetry, Volume 03: Sorrow and Consolation Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Victoria Woosley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The World's Best Poetry, Volume 03: Sorrow and Consolation" by Bliss Carman and Lyman Abbott is a collection of poetry compiled in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on themes of sorrow, loss, and the search for consolation through poetic expression. It seeks to highlight how poetry interprets the complexities of human emotions and experiences, providing insights into sorrow while offering solace. The opening of this anthology introduces an essay by Lyman Abbott titled "An Interpreter of Life," which explores the intrinsic connection between poetry, music, and painting as forms of artistic expression. Abbott argues that while these arts may appear distinct, they all serve the purpose of interpreting life’s deeper truths, evoking feelings that transcend mere intellectual comprehension. He contends that truly impactful art resonates with the human spirit, facilitating an understanding of complex emotions, such as grief and hope, in a way that other forms of expression cannot. This opening sets the tone for the poems that follow, which are anticipated to delve into the profound realms of sorrow and consolation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Poetry -- Collections PN Text Poetry Category: Poetry 791895 2025-07-07T08:37:18.262471 text/html 798507 2020-12-12T14:56:14 text/html 2846463 2025-07-07T08:37:40.425317 application/epub+zip 2851963 2025-07-07T08:37:23.646401 application/epub+zip 317631 2025-07-07T08:37:21.301441 application/epub+zip 3336988 2025-07-07T08:37:47.930281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3749583 2025-07-07T08:37:37.725367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1011993 2022-09-08T07:32:36.051781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540563 2025-07-07T08:37:15.113504 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540254 2020-12-12T14:56:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 540262 2020-12-12T14:56:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21312 2025-07-07T08:37:48.308253 application/rdf+xml 21151 2025-07-07T08:37:21.939398 image/jpeg 4722 2025-07-07T08:37:21.625386 image/jpeg 214461 2020-12-12T14:56:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 2744066 2020-12-12T14:56:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 214303 2020-12-12T14:56:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 2793934 2025-07-07T08:37:18.385430 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia