Glencoe Literature Florida Treasures, British Literature
On the Death of Mr. Richard West by Thomas Gray
In vain to me the smiling mornings shine, And reddening Phoebus lifts his golden fire: The birds in vain their amorous descant join, Or cheerful fields resume their green attire. These ears, alas! for other notes repine, A different object do these eyes require. My lonely anguish melts no heart but mine; And in my breast the imperfect joys expire. Yet morning smiles the busy race to cheer, And new-born pleasure brings to happier men: The fields to all their wonted tribute bear: To warm their little loves the birds complain: I fruitless mourn to him, that cannot hear, And weep the more because I weep in vain.
Marriage Morning by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Light, so low upon earth, You send a flash to the sun. Here is the golden close of love, All my wooing is done.
Oh, the woods and the meadows, Woods where we hid from the wet, Stiles where we to stay'd be kind, Meadows in which we met!
Light, so low in the vale You flash and lighten afar, For this is the golden morning of love, And you are his morning star. Flash, I am coming, I come, By meadow and stile and wood, Oh, lighten into my eyes and heart, Into my heart and my blood!
Heart, are you great enough For a love that never tires? O heart, are you great enough for love? I have heard of thorns and briers. Over the thorns and briers, Over the meadows and stiles, Over the world to the end of it Flash for a million miles.
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