 | The poetical works of John Godfrey Saxe |  |
THE LOVER'S VISION.
I.
In my watching or my dreaming,Came to me a blesséd vision;
Whether real or but seeming,
Boots me not to make decision:
This I know—'t was all elysian.
II.
By me sat a maiden fairerThan the Oda's king possesses;
But I wrong her to compare her.
Happy, happy whom she blesses
With her kisses and caresses!
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III.
Golden hair, like sunlight streamingOn the marble of her shoulder,
That with soft and snowy gleaming
Witched the eye of the beholder,
Dazed me, crazed me to enfold her!
IV.
Heart to heart we sat together;(Ah, to feel her bosom's beating!)
Hand in hand in loving tether,
Lip with lip in rapture meeting,
Parting but for closer greeting.
V.
Oft and oft I would be dreaming,Could I bring that happy vision!
Was it real, or but seeming?
Boots me not to make decision:
This I know—'t was all elysian.
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