Queen Berengaria's Courtesy, and Other Poems By the Lady E. Stuart Wortley. In Three Vols |
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MANUAL TO INEZ.
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MANUAL TO INEZ.
FROM A MS. POEM.
And art thou false?—then where, Oh! where
Shall I e'er place again my trust?
Have I cast anchor in the air?—
And have I reared mine Ark, of dust?
Shall I e'er place again my trust?
Have I cast anchor in the air?—
And have I reared mine Ark, of dust?
And art thou false?—'twere no surprise
To me whose trust on naught may rest,
To see yon Sun inconstant rise
To-morrow in the startled West!
To me whose trust on naught may rest,
To see yon Sun inconstant rise
To-morrow in the startled West!
And no surprise to me 'twould be
To see the sweeping rivers turn
Their course from the expectant sea,
And climb back to their mountain-urn.
To see the sweeping rivers turn
Their course from the expectant sea,
And climb back to their mountain-urn.
And no surprise to me, alas!
Who toss upon doubt's wildest wave,
To see when, Autumn's glories pass,
The young Spring start from out her grave!
Who toss upon doubt's wildest wave,
To see when, Autumn's glories pass,
The young Spring start from out her grave!
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I can but be astonished now
To trace firm Constancy in aught—
For thou dost break the deepest vow,
That e'er tongue pledged—or passion thought!
To trace firm Constancy in aught—
For thou dost break the deepest vow,
That e'er tongue pledged—or passion thought!
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