Queen Berengaria's Courtesy, and Other Poems By the Lady E. Stuart Wortley. In Three Vols |
I, II, III. |
ONE WORD WITH THEE! |
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ONE WORD WITH THEE!
One Word with thee!—one Word with thee!—
Though far we dwell apart;
Though swell between us mount and sea,
Heart yet shall bound to heart.
Though far we dwell apart;
Though swell between us mount and sea,
Heart yet shall bound to heart.
Heart yet to heart shall throbbing speak,
Communion deep and dear—
That language is more cold and weak,
That lingereth on the ear.—
Communion deep and dear—
That language is more cold and weak,
That lingereth on the ear.—
Yet we're so far—that Word of love—
Wide wandering in the air—
Turns faltering to the Heavens above,—
And trembles to a prayer!—
Wide wandering in the air—
Turns faltering to the Heavens above,—
And trembles to a prayer!—
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So answer it, and pray for one—
Who long must joyless be,
Who makes thine unseen smile her sun—
Whose thoughts are prayers for thee!
Who long must joyless be,
Who makes thine unseen smile her sun—
Whose thoughts are prayers for thee!
Pray that her love—too wild, too strong,
May yet e'en be forgiven—
To waste on earth it must be wrong,
A love so worthy Heaven!
May yet e'en be forgiven—
To waste on earth it must be wrong,
A love so worthy Heaven!
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