Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 edition. Excerpt: ... THE LOVER. L Go roam the world from East to West, Search every land beneath the sky, You cannot find a man so blest, A king so powerful as I, Though you should seek eternally. n. For I a gentle lover be, Sitting at my loved-one's side; She giveth her whole soul to me Without a wish or thought of pride, And she shall be my cherished bride. III. No show of gaudiness hath she, She doth not flash with jewels rare; In beautiful simplicity She weareth leafy garlands fair, Or modest flowers in her hair. IV. Sometimes she dons a robe of green, Sometimes a robe of snowy white, But, in whatever garb she 's seen, It seems most beautiful and right, And is the loveliest to my sight. T. Not I her lover am alone, Yet unto all she doth suffice, None jealous is, and every one Reads love and truth within her eyes, And deemeth her his own dear prize. VI. And so thou art, Eternal Nature! Yes, bride of Heaven, so thou art; Thou wholly lovest every creature, Giving to each no stinted part, But filling every peaceful heart "Dear Child! dear happy Girl! If thou appear Heedless, -- untouched with awe or serious thought, Thy nature is not therefore less divine: Thou Meat in Abraham's bosom all the year; And worship's! at the Temple's inner shrine, God being with thee when we know it not." Wordsworth. As through a strip of sunny light A white dove flashes swiftly on, So suddenly before my sight Thou gleamed'st a moment and wert gone; And yet I long shall bear in mind The pleasant thoughts thou left'st behind. Thou mad'st me happy with thine eyes, And happy with thine open smile, And, as I write, sweet memories Come thronging round me all the while; Thou mad'st me happy with thine *yes, -- And gentle feelings long forgot Looked up and oped their eyes, Like violets...