Poems and miscellanies selected from the writings of Miss Eliza Townsend Printed but not published |
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TO M---.
[1832.]
The first fruits for thine album's store,
Mary! another hand should bring;
The far-fetched boon is valued more
Than the familiar offering.
Mary! another hand should bring;
The far-fetched boon is valued more
Than the familiar offering.
And wherefore need this tell-tale page
Proclaim to strangers o'er and o'er,
What should alone thine ear engage,—
But that thou know'st it all before.
Proclaim to strangers o'er and o'er,
What should alone thine ear engage,—
But that thou know'st it all before.
That since our being's earliest source,
As o'er the stream of life we glide,
One chart below to mark our course,
One star above that course to guide;
As o'er the stream of life we glide,
One chart below to mark our course,
One star above that course to guide;
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Nearest in blood, in heart as near,
Through all our fair or stormy weather,
Like Ladies of the Lake, we steer
Our simple shallop still TOGETHER.
Through all our fair or stormy weather,
Like Ladies of the Lake, we steer
Our simple shallop still TOGETHER.
And let what winds or tides prevail,
(Until the final blast upset her,)
“The Sisters” still unparted sail,
And I for one will ask no better!
(Until the final blast upset her,)
“The Sisters” still unparted sail,
And I for one will ask no better!
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