 | The collected poems of William Ellery Channing the younger, 1817-1901 |  |
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CHARACTERS
A gentle eye with a spell of its own,
A meaning glance and a sudden thrill;
A voice—sweet music in every tone;
A steadfast heart and a resolute will;
A meaning glance and a sudden thrill;
A voice—sweet music in every tone;
A steadfast heart and a resolute will;
A graceful form and a cheering smile,
Ever the same, and always true.
I have heard of this for a long, long while—
I have seen it, known it, loved it too.
Ever the same, and always true.
I have heard of this for a long, long while—
I have seen it, known it, loved it too.
| The collected poems of William Ellery Channing the younger, 1817-1901 | |