BAREFOOT and ragged, with neglected hair, She whom the Heavens at once made poor and fair, With humble voice and moving words did stay, To beg an alms of all who pass'd that way. But thousands viewing her became her prize, Willingly yielding to her conquering eyes, And caught by her bright hairs, whilst careless she Makes them pay homage to her poverty. So mean a boon, said I, what can extort From that fair mouth, where wanton Love to sport Amidst the pearls and rubies we behold? Nature on thee has all her treasures spread, Do but incline thy rich and precious head, And those fair locks shall pour down showers of gold. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PET NAME by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING BALLAD by CHARLES STUART CALVERLEY THE LAST POST by ROBERT RANKE GRAVES THE DARK MAN by NORA (CHESSON) HOPPER SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 123 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE IMMORTALITY OF LOVE by ROBERT SOUTHEY TO AMERICA, ON HER FIRST SONS FALLEN IN THE GREAT WAR by E. M. WALKER |