Verses on Various Occasions

John Henry Newman · 1903

Year established 2026-08-20 from the title page of a600744000newmuoft, which reads VERSES ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS / JOHN HENRY CARDINAL NEWMAN / NEW IMPRESSION / LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. / LONDON / NEW YORK AND BOMBAY / 1903. The first edition was 1868; this is that 1903 impression. The Standard Ebooks colophon also states 1903. Standard Ebooks moved Prologus in Phormionem from Appendix II into the numbered sequence as CLXXVII and numbered Gerontius CLXXVIII; the 1903 contents prints Gerontius as CLXXVII and leaves the Prologus in the appendix.

Numbers are the poem's position in the book.

  1. 1Solitude 1903
  2. 2My Birthday 1903
  3. 3Paraphrase of Isaiah 64 1903
  4. 4To F. W. N. 1903
  5. 5Nature and Art 1903
  6. 6Introduction to an Album 1903
  7. 7Snapdragon 1903
  8. 8The Trance of Time 1903
  9. 9Consolations in Bereavement 1903
  10. 10A Picture 1903
  11. 11My Lady Nature and Her Daughters 1903
  12. 12Opusculum 1903
  13. 13A Voice from Afar 1903
  14. 14The Hidden Ones 1903
  15. 15Thanksgiving 1903
  16. 16Monks 1903
  17. 17Epiphany-Eve 1903
  18. 18The Winter Flower 1903
  19. 19Kind Remembrances 1903
  20. 20Seeds in the Air 1903
  21. 21The Pilgrim 1903
  22. 22Home 1903
  23. 23The Brand of Cain 1903
  24. 24Zeal and Love 1903
  25. 25Persecution 1903
  26. 26Zeal and Purity 1903
  27. 27The Gift of Preserverance 1903
  28. 28The Sign of the Cross 1903
  29. 29Bondage 1903
  30. 30The Scars of Sin 1903
  31. 31Angelic Guidance 1903
  32. 32Substance and Shadow 1903
  33. 33Wanderings 1903
  34. 34The Saint and the Hero 1903
  35. 35Private Judgment 1903
  36. 36The Watchman 1903
  37. 37The Isles of the Sirens 1903
  38. 38Absolution 1903
  39. 39Memory 1903
  40. 40The Haven 1903
  41. 41A Word in Season 1903
  42. 42Fair Words 1903
  43. 43England 1903
  44. 44Moses 1903
  45. 45The Patient Church 1903
  46. 46Jeremiah 1903
  47. 47Penance 1903
  48. 48The Course of Truth 1903
  49. 49Christmas Without Christ 1903
  50. 50Sleeplessness 1903
  51. 51Abraham 1903
  52. 52The Greek Fathers 1903
  53. 53The Witness 1903
  54. 54The Death of Moses 1903
  55. 55Melchizedek 1903
  56. 56Corcyra 1903
  57. 57Transfiguration 1903
  58. 58Behind the Veil 1903
  59. 59Judgment 1903
  60. 60Sensitiveness 1903
  61. 61David and Jonathan 1903
  62. 62Humiliation 1903
  63. 63The Call of David 1903
  64. 64A Blight 1903
  65. 65Joseph 1903
  66. 66Superstition 1903
  67. 67Isaac 1903
  68. 68Reverses 1903
  69. 69Hope 1903
  70. 70St. Paul at Melita 1903
  71. 71Messina 1903
  72. 72Warnings 1903
  73. 73Dreams 1903
  74. 74Temptation 1903
  75. 75Our Future 1903
  76. 76Heathenism 1903
  77. 77Taormini 1903
  78. 78Sympathy 1903
  79. 79Relics of Saints 1903
  80. 80Day-Labourers 1903
  81. 81Warfare 1903
  82. 82Sacrilege 1903
  83. 83Liberalism 1903
  84. 84Declension 1903
  85. 85The Age to Come 1903
  86. 86External Religion 1903
  87. 87St. Gregory Nazianzen 1903
  88. 88The Good Samaritan 1903
  89. 89Reverence 1903
  90. 90The Pillar of the Cloud 1903
  91. 91Samaria 1903
  92. 92Jonah 1903
  93. 93Faith Against Sight 1903
  94. 94Desolation 1903
  95. 95Zeal and Patience 1903
  96. 96The Religion of Cain 1903
  97. 97St. Paul 1903
  98. 98Flowers Without Fruit 1903
  99. 99Zeal and Meekness 1903
  100. 100Vexations 1903
  101. 101The Church in Prayer 1903
  102. 102The Wrath to Come 1903
  103. 103Pusillanimity 1903
  104. 104James and John 1903
  105. 105Hora Novissima 1903
  106. 106Progress of Unbelief 1903
  107. 107Consolation 1903
  108. 108Uzzah and Obed-Edom 1903
  109. 109The Gift of Tongues 1903
  110. 110The Power of Prayer 1903
  111. 111Semita Justorum 1903
  112. 112The Elements 1903
  113. 113Apostacy 1903
  114. 114Judaism 1903
  115. 115Separation of Friends 1903
  116. 116The Priestly Office 1903
  117. 117Morning 1903
  118. 118Evening 1903
  119. 119A Hermitage 1903
  120. 120The Married and the Single 1903
  121. 121Intercession of the Saints 1903
  122. 122Waiting for the Morning 1903
  123. 123Matins⁠—Sunday 1903
  124. 124Matins⁠—Sunday 1903
  125. 125Matins⁠—Monday 1903
  126. 126Matins⁠—Tuesday 1903
  127. 127Matins⁠—Wednesday 1903
  128. 128Matins⁠—Thursday 1903
  129. 129Matins⁠—Friday 1903
  130. 130Matins⁠—Saturday 1903
  131. 131Lauds⁠—Sunday 1903
  132. 132Lauds⁠—Sunday 1903
  133. 133Lauds⁠—Monday 1903
  134. 134Lauds⁠—Tuesday 1903
  135. 135Lauds⁠—Wednesday 1903
  136. 136Lauds⁠—Thursday 1903
  137. 137Lauds⁠—Friday 1903
  138. 138Lauds⁠—Saturday 1903
  139. 139Prime 1903
  140. 140Terce 1903
  141. 141Sext 1903
  142. 142None 1903
  143. 143Vespers⁠—Sunday 1903
  144. 144Vespers⁠—Monday 1903
  145. 145Vespers⁠—Tuesday 1903
  146. 146Vespers⁠—Wednesday 1903
  147. 147Vespers⁠—Thursday 1903
  148. 148Vespers⁠—Friday 1903
  149. 149Vespers⁠—Saturday 1903
  150. 150Compline 1903
  151. 151Advent⁠—Vespers 1903
  152. 152Advent⁠—Matins 1903
  153. 153Advent⁠—Lauds 1903
  154. 154The Transfiguration⁠—Matins 1903
  155. 155The Transfiguration⁠—Lauds 1903
  156. 156For a Martyr 1903
  157. 157For a Confessor Bishop 1903
  158. 158Ethelwald 1903
  159. 159Candlemas 1903
  160. 160The Pilgrim Queen 1903
  161. 161The Month of Mary 1903
  162. 162The Queen of Seasons 1903
  163. 163Valentine to a Little Girl 1903
  164. 164St. Philip Neri in His Mission 1903
  165. 165St. Philip in Himself 1903
  166. 166St. Philip in His God 1903
  167. 167Guardian Angel 1903
  168. 168The Golden Prison 1903
  169. 169Heathen Greece 1903
  170. 170A Martyr Convert 1903
  171. 171St. Philip in His School 1903
  172. 172St. Philip in His Disciples 1903
  173. 173For the Dead 1903
  174. 174To Edward Caswall 1903
  175. 175The Two Worlds 1903
  176. 176St. Michael 1903
  177. 177Prologus in Phormionem 1903
  178. 178The Dream of Gerontius 1903