Ballads for the Times (Now first collected,) Geraldine, A Modern Pyramid, Bartenus, A Thousand Lines, and other poems. By Martin F. Tupper. A new Edition, enlarged and revised |
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A Short Reply
To one who “Disliked Poetry.”
Lady, thou lovest high and holy Thought,And noble Deeds, and Hopes sublime or beauteous,
Thou lovest Charities in secret wrought,
And all things pure, and generous, and duteous;
What then if these be drest in robes of power,
Triumphant words, that thrill the heart of man,
Conquering for good beyond the flitting hour,
With stately march, and music in the van?
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