The literary remains of the late Willis Gaylord Clark Including the Ollapodiana Papers, the Spirit Of Life, and a selection from his various prose and poetical writings |
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TO EMILY B---. |
 | The literary remains of the late Willis Gaylord Clark |  |
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TO EMILY B---.
‘Dear Girl! an angel sure thou art—
The muse of every spell
Which brings one transport to my heart,
And bids my bosom swell.
The muse of every spell
Which brings one transport to my heart,
And bids my bosom swell.
‘And oh! carnation on thy cheek
Its richest lustre lends;
And thy blue eyes forever speak
A welcome to thy friends.
Its richest lustre lends;
And thy blue eyes forever speak
A welcome to thy friends.
Alas! if fate should bid us part,
Life would be naught with me;
A load would rest upon my heart,
Without a smile from thee.
Life would be naught with me;
A load would rest upon my heart,
Without a smile from thee.
‘Where shall I meet a leaf so fair
In Nature's open page?
With thee the beauteous flower compare,
And e'en my grief assuage?
In Nature's open page?
With thee the beauteous flower compare,
And e'en my grief assuage?
‘Forgive, my love, this hasty lay,
And let its numbers be
Sweet monitors that day by day,
Shall bid thee think of me!’
And let its numbers be
Sweet monitors that day by day,
Shall bid thee think of me!’
| The literary remains of the late Willis Gaylord Clark | |