Sonnets written chiefly during a tour through Holland, Germany, Italy, Turkey, and Hungary. By Lady Emmeline Stuart Wortley |
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INEZ TO MANUEL.
Come to me once again—but one last lookTo live upon for long and lingering years,
For I am heavy with the grief of fears!—
Which ill my heart can bear—but ill can brook,
Since Love all, all, my strength of spirit shook,
When first he conquered me, and gave me tears
For smiles, and pangs for hopes, he ever rears
A fearful sceptre; and his presence took
All firmness and all freedom from my soul;
But one last look—then every hope is lost!—
And the cold quiet of despair shall roll
Like clouds o'er all my thoughts, a troubled host,
Now pendulums 'twixt Love and Death!—controul
Is hopeless here, and vain, disdain's fond boast!
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