 | 'Twixt Kiss and Lip or Under the Sword. By the author of "Women Must Weep," [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] Third edition |  |
TO HAVE SEEN.
But to have seen thee once is pleasure still,
That will be fragrance to my future years,
And all their barren spots with colour fill,
That nought may sever from my plighted will;
That will be fragrance to my future years,
And all their barren spots with colour fill,
That nought may sever from my plighted will;
Thou art a portion of my hopes and fears,
For ever mingled with my joys and tears,
While giving every thought a deeper thrill,
And to each shadowy sheaf some brighter ears.
For ever mingled with my joys and tears,
While giving every thought a deeper thrill,
And to each shadowy sheaf some brighter ears.
Yea, to have known thee even a little while,
Is education better than our books,
And true the teachings of thy lovely looks;
Is education better than our books,
And true the teachings of thy lovely looks;
Theirs is no taint of any earthly guile,
They have the sweetness of the summer brooks,
And springtide's bliss when all its blossoms smile.
They have the sweetness of the summer brooks,
And springtide's bliss when all its blossoms smile.
| 'Twixt Kiss and Lip or Under the Sword. By the author of "Women Must Weep," [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] Third edition | |