But most of all my love is English-eyed And English-souled and English-hearted,—she Is one in spirit with our grey-eyed sea And unto its eternity allied, Song's ever-present ever-gracious Bride:— So will I till the end, O sweetheart, be English along with Ocean and with Thee,— Thine and the sea's in passion deep and wide. Gaze through me, Thou:—and thou, all-loving sea, Who hast borne our ships to victory East and West,— Who foldedst Shelley in thy blue soft breast, And who wilt from these white cliffs never flee, Give thou to her thy sweetness,—and to me Thy soul of music;—and to both thy rest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PRAIRIES by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT THE FIGHTING RACE [FEBRUARY 16, 1898] by JOSEPH IGNATIUS CONSTANTINE CLARKE IN THE VALLEY OF THE ELWY by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS SUNRISE AND SUNSET: 1. SUNRISE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) PSALM 119 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE INTERNAL FIRESIDES by MATHILDE BLIND FILIPPO BALDINUCCI ON THE PRIVILEGE OF BURIAL by ROBERT BROWNING |