Queen Berengaria's Courtesy, and Other Poems By the Lady E. Stuart Wortley. In Three Vols |
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FOR THE BITTERNESS AND MOURNING. |
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FOR THE BITTERNESS AND MOURNING.
For the bitterness and mourning—
To my soul that thou hast brought,
For thy falsehood—for thy scorning—
Thine unjust and branding thought—
To my soul that thou hast brought,
For thy falsehood—for thy scorning—
Thine unjust and branding thought—
For the dark suspense and anguish—
Which have crushed that soul's chill'd powers
In their fierce toils doom'd to languish,
Through the eternity of hours!
Which have crushed that soul's chill'd powers
In their fierce toils doom'd to languish,
Through the eternity of hours!
For that scorning—for that slighting—
For thy foul inconstancy,
For this ruin, for this blighting,
What shall I return to thee?
For thy foul inconstancy,
For this ruin, for this blighting,
What shall I return to thee?
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Hatred—scorn—but can I hate her?
Lo! I bring—for these loathed cares—
(Heart! like her thou art a traitor!)
Pardons—blessings—tears—and prayers!
Lo! I bring—for these loathed cares—
(Heart! like her thou art a traitor!)
Pardons—blessings—tears—and prayers!
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