The Poetical Works of Thomas Pringle With A Sketch of his Life, by Leitch Ritchie |
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A GRACEFUL FORM, A GENTLE MIEN. |
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A GRACEFUL FORM, A GENTLE MIEN.
A graceful form, a gentle mien,
Sweet eyes of witching blue;
Dimples where young Love nestles in,
Around a ‘cherry mou:’
Sweet eyes of witching blue;
Dimples where young Love nestles in,
Around a ‘cherry mou:’
The temper kind, the taste refined,
A heart nor vain nor proud;
A face, the mirror of her mind,
Like sky without a cloud:
A heart nor vain nor proud;
A face, the mirror of her mind,
Like sky without a cloud:
A fancy pure as virgin snows,
Yet playful as the wind;
A soul alive to others' woes,
But to her own resigned:
Yet playful as the wind;
A soul alive to others' woes,
But to her own resigned:
This gentle portraiture to frame
Required not Fancy's art:
But do not ask the lady's name—
'Tis hidden in my heart.
Required not Fancy's art:
But do not ask the lady's name—
'Tis hidden in my heart.
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