October, and Other Poems; with Occasional Verses on the War

This collection assembles lyric and occasional verse written before and during the war, pairing intimate nature poems and religious meditations with public and patriotic pieces. Short lyrics dwell on seasonal change, love, memory, and classical allusion, while longer occasional poems and sonnets commemorate battles, mourn loss, and address nations and leaders. The tone shifts between elegy, ceremonial declamation, and private reflection, often employing formal diction and traditional metre. Themes of duty, beauty, and the moral costs of conflict recur throughout, offering a blend of pastoral observation and civic response.