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Estee

The elusive 'you' who promised a picture and delivered nothing, leaving the poet to dun her in rhyme and threaten appeals to Apollo.

major

Also known as Your, your

First appearance: poetry

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The woman who brings chocolate to the narrator upon his waking, to whom he makes a puzzling remark.

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In A Morning Fancy: The woman who brings chocolate to the narrator upon his waking, to whom he makes a puzzling remark. Later, in A Learner: Addressed as 'Dear' and 'pretty native,' the beloved is the object of the…

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A Morning Fancy
The woman who brings chocolate to the narrator upon his waking, to whom he makes a puzzling remark.
A Learner
Addressed as 'Dear' and 'pretty native,' the beloved is the object of the speaker's affectionate plea for patience.
Another Way
The woman who lays a rose on the narrator's breast and speaks of his love.
To One Across the Way
The unnamed beloved at the window, whose beauty and goodness inspire the narrator's passion and doubt.
To Maude
Addressed as 'Maude' in the poem; the beloved whose spirit race is described as 'sweet seraphim of thought'.
The Scurril Press
Addressed as 'Mary' and 'wife'; she sleeps through most of the tirade and finally wakes to read the offending article.
Presentiment
The woman walking with the speaker, described with saintly grace and resplendent face.
A Study in Gray
The restaurant maid with gray hair, once golden, who served the narrator in earlier years.
A Bit of Science
The lady whose blue eyes are the subject of the narrator's meditation.
Discretion
The female speaker who questions the man's discretion.
One Morning
The beloved, addressed as 'my love' and 'lady,' whose arrival is awaited.
Again
The woman the narrator meets again; she rebuffs him with a calm, indifferent remark about her well-being.
Oneiromancy
The narrator's love, seen concealing a letter in her glove upon his waking.
A Jack-at-All-Views
Addressed directly by the narrator; recalled as a former railroad opponent who later served Stanford.
A “Mass” Meeting
Bends his grizzled head among the celebrants.
Three Candidates for Senator
Depicted as riding McClure in the senatorial race, embodying the absurdity of the contest.
On Stone: Some Ante-Mortem Epitaphs
Epitaph XLII tells of Estee shaking a basket from which Felton fell, and his death while squealing in Felton's growing shadow.
XLII
Shakes a basket, causing Felton to fall out; dies trying to put him back.
Serenade
The beloved maiden addressed as 'maiden,' 'dear,' 'duck,' and 'sweet,' who is being serenaded.
Aspirants Three
A rival politician who rises from his tomb to fight De Young, eventually accepting the Interior portfolio, but remains unable to escape his corrupt nature.

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