[Poems by Drake in] The life and works of Joseph Rodman Drake (1795-1820) | ||
Sonnet
Is thy heart weary of unfeeling men,And chilled with the world's ice? Then come with me,
And I will bring thee to a pleasant glen
Lovely and lonely. There we'll sit, unviewed
By scoffing eye; and let our hearts beat free
With their own mutual throb; for wild and rude
The access is, and none will there intrude
To poison our free thoughts and mar our solitude.
Such scenes move not their feelings—for they hold
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The frozen wave reflects not back the gold
And crimson flushes of the sunset hour;
The rock lies cold in sunshine—not the power
Of heaven's bright orb can clothe its barrenness.
[Poems by Drake in] The life and works of Joseph Rodman Drake (1795-1820) | ||