 | The poetical works of John Godfrey Saxe |  |
WOULD N'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW?
A MADRIGAL.
I.
I know a girl with teeth of pearl,And shoulders white as snow;
She lives,—ah! well,
I must not tell,—
Would n't you like to know?
II.
Her sunny hair is wondrous fair,And wavy in its flow;
Who made it less
One little tress,—
Would n't you like to know?
III.
Her eyes are blue (celestial hue!)And dazzling in their glow;
On whom they beam
With melting gleam,—
Would n't you like to know?
IV.
Her lips are red and finely wed,Like roses ere they blow;
What lover sips
Those dewy lips,—
Would n't you like to know?
V.
Her fingers are like lilies fairWhen lilies fairest grow;
Whose hand they press
With fond caress,—
Would n't you like to know?
VI.
Her foot is small, and has a fallLike snowflakes on the snow;
And where it goes
Beneath the rose,—
Would n't you like to know?
VII.
She has a name, the sweetest nameThat language can bestow.
'T would break the spell
If I should tell,—
Would n't you like to know?
| The poetical works of John Godfrey Saxe | |