Love Poems – Page 3523
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To a silent poet
I see the sons of Genius rise / The nobles of our land; / And foremost in the gathering ranks … -
To an astronomer
Upon the Professor we'll waste not a glance, / Since he has no eyes for us poor terrestrials; / With his heart can we have any possible chance, … -
To Anna (Botta)
For thee, the Sibyl in the future sees / A lovely cottage hidden by the trees;--- / Round its white porch are trained the clustering vines; … -
To be alive — is Power —
To be alive — is Power — / Existence — in itself — / Without a further function — … -
To be forgot by thee
To be forgot by thee / Surpasses Memory / Of other minds … -
To break so vast a Heart
To break so vast a Heart / Required a Blow as vast — / No Zephyr felled this Cedar straight — … -
To Captain West, of the Steamer Atlantic
The gathering clouds around us lower, / The tempest wildly raves, / But fearlessly our noble ship … -
To Celia (Fielding)
I HATE the town and all its ways; / Ridottos, operas, and plays; / The ball, the ring, the mall, the court; … -
To Celia. Occasioned by her apprehending her house would be broke open, and having an old fellow to guard it, who sat up all night, with a gun without any ammunition.
CUPID CALLED TO ACCOUNT. / LAST night, as my unwilling mind / To rest, dear Celia, I resign'd; … -
To Charles Butler
Thus, one by one, dear friend, the years flow by, / That bear us onward to the silent land. / And one by one, around us falling lie, …
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