Poems, Dialogues in Verse and Epigrams By Walter Savage Landor: Edited with notes by Charles G. Crump |
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TO ARDALIA.
Life passes not as some men say,
If you will only urge his stay,
And treat him kindly all the while.
He flies the dizzy strife of towns,
Cowers before thunder-bearing frowns,
But freshens up again at song and smile.
If you will only urge his stay,
And treat him kindly all the while.
He flies the dizzy strife of towns,
Cowers before thunder-bearing frowns,
But freshens up again at song and smile.
Ardalia! we will place him here,
And promise that nor sigh nor tear
Shall ever trouble his repose.
What precious zeal will you impress
To ratify his happiness?
That rose thro' which you breathe? Come, bring that rose.
And promise that nor sigh nor tear
Shall ever trouble his repose.
What precious zeal will you impress
To ratify his happiness?
That rose thro' which you breathe? Come, bring that rose.
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