 | The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder |  |
“AH, BE NOT FALSE”
Ah, be not false, sweet Splendor!
Be true, be good;
Be wise as thou art tender;
Be all that Beauty should.
Be true, be good;
Be wise as thou art tender;
Be all that Beauty should.
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Not lightly be thy citadel subdued;
Not ignobly, not untimely.
Take praise in solemn mood;
Take love sublimely.
Not ignobly, not untimely.
Take praise in solemn mood;
Take love sublimely.
| The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder | |