[Poems by Wilde in] Richard Henry Wilde His Life and Selected Poems |
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[A sister's kiss—an infant's prayer—]
A sister's kiss—an infant's prayer—
A parent's love—a vestal's vow—
The Evening Star—the morning air—
Are not more pure than thou:
I dare not love thee—but my eyes
Have told thee whom they idolize.
A parent's love—a vestal's vow—
The Evening Star—the morning air—
Are not more pure than thou:
I dare not love thee—but my eyes
Have told thee whom they idolize.
I held and still I hold thee dear,
Of more than mortal worth,
A spirit of another sphere
Too good and fair for earth:
And I would blush to wound thine ear
With aught that Angels might not hear!
Of more than mortal worth,
A spirit of another sphere
Too good and fair for earth:
And I would blush to wound thine ear
With aught that Angels might not hear!
But since our pious zeal is faint
My church must be forgiven,
If it allows at least a saint,
To help us on to heaven:
Thou art my saint!—in every prayer
I always see thee smiling there!
My church must be forgiven,
If it allows at least a saint,
To help us on to heaven:
Thou art my saint!—in every prayer
I always see thee smiling there!
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