Dear tho' unseen! tho' I have left behind Life's gayer views and all that stirs the mind, Now I revive, Hope making a new start, Since I have heard with most believing heart, That all my glad eyes would grow bright to see, My Derwent hath found realiz'd in thee, The boon prefigur'd in his earliest wish Crown of his cup and garnish of his dish! The fair fulfilment of his poesy, When his young heart first yearn'd for sympathy! Dear tho' unseen! unseen, yet long portray'd! A father's blessing on thee, gentle Maid! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GIRL IN A CAGE by CARL SANDBURG THE CHAM TOWERS AT DA NANG by KAREN SWENSON THE WHITE ISLAND, OR PLACE OF THE BLEST by ROBERT HERRICK AD PATRIAM by CLINTON SCOLLARD TO GERMANY by CHARLES HAMILTON SORLEY TO DR. AIKIN ON HIS COMPLAINING THAT SHE NEGLECTED HIM by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE HOUSE-WARMING; A LEGEND OF BLEEDING-HEART YARD by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |