Dramatic Scenes With Other Poems, Now First Printed. By Barry Cornwall [i.e. Bryan Waller Procter]. Illustrated |
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A COMMON CHARACTER.
I love
him, that man so true:
You love this,—our friend so pleasant,
With his cordons red and blue.
T'other?—'Faith, he's but a peasant;
You love this,—our friend so pleasant,
With his cordons red and blue.
T'other?—'Faith, he's but a peasant;
Yet I love him. In his eyes
Lying see I not, nor scorning,
But the lights within them rise,
Clear, and like an April morning:
Lying see I not, nor scorning,
But the lights within them rise,
Clear, and like an April morning:
Not too warm; nor yet too cold,
For, with but a little pressing,
He will show a heart of gold,
Past all Californian guessing.
For, with but a little pressing,
He will show a heart of gold,
Past all Californian guessing.
Look! all virtues in him found
Pierce the outer surface glowing,
Truth, Love, Courage, Knowledge sound,
And—a few errors, worth your knowing.
Pierce the outer surface glowing,
Truth, Love, Courage, Knowledge sound,
And—a few errors, worth your knowing.
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