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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: IV. The Man, whose lady-love is virgin Truth, Must woo a lady that is hard to win: She smiles not on the wild and wordy din Of all-confiding, all-protesting Youth; The Sceptic's apathy, the garb uncouth, And Cynic sneer of o'er-experienced Sin, The Serpent, writhing in its worn-out skin, Craving again to flesh its sated tooth, She quite abhors. She is not fond, nor coy? Self-seeking love, and self-appraising scorn. She knows not. She hath utterly forsworn Her worldly dower of wealth, and pride, and joy- Her very beauty none but they discover, Who for herself, not for her beauty, love her. What was't awaken'd first the untried ear Of that sole man who was all human kind ? Was it the gladsome welcome of the wind, Stirring the leaves that never yet were sere ? The four mellifluous streams which flow'd so near, Their lulling murmurs all in one comhined ? The note of bird unnamed ? The startled hind Bursting the brake?in wonder, not in fear, Of her new lord ? Or did the holy ground Send forth mysterious melody to greet The gracious pressure of immaculate feet ? Did viewless seraphs rustle all around, Making sweet music out of air as sweet ? Or his own voice awake him with its sound ? I Loved thee once, when every thought of mine Was hope and joy, ?and now I love thee still, In sorrow and despair: ?a hopeless will From its lone purpose never can decline. I did not choose thee for my Valentine By the blind omen of a merry season, ? Twas not thy smile that brib'd my partial reason, Tho' never maiden's smile was good as thine: ? Nor did I to thy goodness wed my heart, Dreaming of soft delights and honied kisses, Although thou wert complete in every part, A stainless paradise of holy blisses: I loved thee for the lovely soul thou art, ? Thou canst not change so true a love as this i
| ISBN-13 | 9780217250931 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217250939 |
| Weight | 1.27 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.87 In |
| List Price | $24.67 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 392 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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