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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CUPIDO CRUCIFIXUS, by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE Poet's Biography First Line: One love there is all roseate-flushed and fair Last Line: With death and perilous life on either hand. | |||
ONE Love there is all roseate-flushed and fair -- This is the love that plucks the fruit of life; One Love there is with cypress round his hair, The love that fought and fell in bitter strife: Not that nor this the Shade that comes to-day With tender hands to soothe my beating heart, -- But the third Love that gains and gives away, And in renouncing holds the better part; His eyes are very sweet, and bright with tears, Like thine own eyes, my Dearest, wet with love; He knows that I am weak, and torn with fears, Trembling to say too much or not enough, He knows that on the verge of hope I stand, With Death and perilous Life on either hand. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IMPRESSION by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE LYING IN THE GRASS by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE ON A LUTE FOUND IN A SARCOPHAGUS by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE REVELATION by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE THE SUPPLIANT by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE THE VANISHING BOAT by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE WITH A COPY OF HERRICK by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE 1870-71 by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE A BALLAD OF THE UPPER THAMES by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE A DREAM OF NOVEMBER; TO ARTHUR SYMONS by EDMUND WILLIAM GOSSE |
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