Denzil place a story in verse. By Violet Fane [i.e. M. M. Lamb] |
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The other day, in somewhat pensive mood,
I saunter'd down a dusty Sussex lane
Late in the afternoon; the sun was hot,
And tho' the road was shaded by the oaks
In the off-lying hedgerows near the park,
Yet still I long'd for those intenser shades
I saw afar, between the iron gates
Of Denzil Place, (for I had sought the scene
Of this sad simple story, and could see
The woods of Denzil Place and Farleigh Court,)
But ere I reach'd the tempting tangled shade
I heard the clattering of coming steeds,
And round the tufted angle of the lane
A youth and maiden suddenly appear'd
Beaming with life and laughter. As they pass'd
I watch'd them curiously, for both of them
Were beautiful, and something made me feel
A deeper interest than e'er inspired
The sight of any other youth or maid.
I saunter'd down a dusty Sussex lane
Late in the afternoon; the sun was hot,
And tho' the road was shaded by the oaks
In the off-lying hedgerows near the park,
Yet still I long'd for those intenser shades
I saw afar, between the iron gates
Of Denzil Place, (for I had sought the scene
Of this sad simple story, and could see
The woods of Denzil Place and Farleigh Court,)
But ere I reach'd the tempting tangled shade
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And round the tufted angle of the lane
A youth and maiden suddenly appear'd
Beaming with life and laughter. As they pass'd
I watch'd them curiously, for both of them
Were beautiful, and something made me feel
A deeper interest than e'er inspired
The sight of any other youth or maid.
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