 | Virginalia ; or, songs of my summer nights |  |
TO AN ANGEL ON EARTH.
“Spouse! sister! Angel!”
—Shelley.
—Shelley.
The moment that mine eyes were fixed on thee,
I knew that Heaven ordained thee to be mine;
And felt how happy this fond heart would be,
Were it but only to be twinned with thine.
I knew that Heaven ordained thee to be mine;
And felt how happy this fond heart would be,
Were it but only to be twinned with thine.
My soul was so enamored then of thee,
I knew no other boon than thou hadst given;
For thy surpassing beauty was to me
The first of my forgetfulness of Heaven.
I knew no other boon than thou hadst given;
For thy surpassing beauty was to me
The first of my forgetfulness of Heaven.
Oh! if our souls would only swear to dwell
Twin-mated in this world, to live or die;
Mine would be happier, loving thine so well,
Than are the Angels in the Heavens on high.
Twin-mated in this world, to live or die;
Mine would be happier, loving thine so well,
Than are the Angels in the Heavens on high.
New York, June 10, 1840.
| Virginalia ; or, songs of my summer nights | |