Dramatic Scenes With Other Poems, Now First Printed. By Barry Cornwall [i.e. Bryan Waller Procter]. Illustrated |
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[“Tell me what hath bound thee]
“Tell me what hath bound thee
To a life of pain:
Lovers all surround thee
With an amorous chain:
Why dost thou refuse? Why dost thou complain?
To a life of pain:
Lovers all surround thee
With an amorous chain:
Why dost thou refuse? Why dost thou complain?
Knights and nobles sue thee
To become a bride;
Wealth and power woo thee
To their golden side:
Why dost thou refuse? from modesty? from pride?”
To become a bride;
Wealth and power woo thee
To their golden side:
Why dost thou refuse? from modesty? from pride?”
“I am seeking treasures
Such as angels gain,—
Pure untainted pleasures,
Thro' the world, in vain:
So I still refuse,—so I still complain.”
Such as angels gain,—
Pure untainted pleasures,
Thro' the world, in vain:
So I still refuse,—so I still complain.”
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