Queen Berengaria's Courtesy, and Other Poems By the Lady E. Stuart Wortley. In Three Vols |
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THE SUNBEAM. |
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THE SUNBEAM.
Sunbeam! that gloriously
Shineth victoriously
Over the mountain and over the mead,
Oh! how thou brightenest there,
Oh! how thou heightenest fair,
All that is lovely and gladsome indeed.
Shineth victoriously
Over the mountain and over the mead,
Oh! how thou brightenest there,
Oh! how thou heightenest fair,
All that is lovely and gladsome indeed.
Sunbeam, beguiling still,
How shin'st thou, smiling still,
Over the temple and over the tomb,
To the waste's frowning place,
Lending thy crowning grace,
Making all barrenness beauteous as bloom!
How shin'st thou, smiling still,
Over the temple and over the tomb,
To the waste's frowning place,
Lending thy crowning grace,
Making all barrenness beauteous as bloom!
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Sunbeam! that showeringly
Sheddest o'erpoweringly
Thy streaming smiles o'er the lit lustrous sea—
Here—why refuse to shine,
With thy rich hues to line
This weary Soul—that still sunless must be!
Sheddest o'erpoweringly
Thy streaming smiles o'er the lit lustrous sea—
Here—why refuse to shine,
With thy rich hues to line
This weary Soul—that still sunless must be!
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