Project Gutenberg 2010-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 127 Cawein, Madison Julius 1865 1914 Cawein, Madison J. Idyllic Monologues: Old and New World Verses Produced by David Garcia, Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Idyllic Monologues: Old and New World Verses" by Madison Julius Cawein is a collection of poems written in the late 19th century. The volume presents a range of lyrical pieces that explore themes of love, nature, memory, and human experience, with a particular focus on emotional depth and vivid imagery. Each poem captures a unique moment or sentiment, reflecting the author's romantic and pastoral style. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the poem "The Brothers," which sets a melancholic tone through a narrative steeped in personal tragedy and familial bonds. It tells the story of a man reflecting on the loss of his brother, Hamilton, during the Civil War and the complex emotions surrounding love and guilt involving Hamilton's widow, Margaret. As the narrator recounts their past together in the shadow of war, he grapples with feelings of regret for not interceding in a tragic fate that intertwined their lives, ultimately evoking a somber meditation on love, loss, and the burdens of the heart. The poem's vivid descriptions serve to enhance the emotional resonance, laying the groundwork for the thematic exploration that follows in the subsequent verses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en American poetry PS Text Category: Poetry Category: American Literature 214933 2025-08-13T06:47:38.930600 text/html 219590 2021-01-06T10:39:13 text/html 156174 2025-08-13T06:47:49.805539 application/epub+zip 156724 2025-08-13T06:47:43.304564 application/epub+zip 130378 2025-08-13T06:47:41.600562 application/epub+zip 368948 2025-08-13T06:47:53.175510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471900 2025-08-13T06:47:48.060532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396426 2022-09-14T15:26:33.519740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128351 2025-08-13T06:47:37.727620 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128146 2021-01-06T10:39:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128140 2021-01-06T10:39:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20099 2025-08-13T06:47:53.328505 application/rdf+xml 17706 2025-08-13T06:47:42.136562 image/jpeg 3971 2025-08-13T06:47:41.865585 image/jpeg 50837 2021-01-06T10:39:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 58365 2021-01-06T10:39:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 50811 2021-01-06T10:39:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 148567 2025-08-13T06:47:38.945585 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