YOU shall have all that ever sparkled yet, And of the rarest. Not an Afric king Shall wear one that you love. The Persian's brow, And the swart emperor's by the Indian stream Shall wane beside you; you shall be a blaze Of rubies, your lips rivals; topazes, Like solid sunbeams; moony opals; pearls, Fit to be Ocean's lamps; brown hyacinths, Lost only in your tresses; chrysolites, Transparent gold; diamonds, like new-shot stars, Or brighter, -- like those eyes! You shall have all That ever lurk'd in Eastern mines, or paved With light the treasure-chambers of the sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FOR ONCE, THEN, SOMETHING by ROBERT FROST THE VOICE by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON THE TUFT OF KELP by HERMAN MELVILLE THE LITTLE REBEL by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY VERSES WRITTEN IN THE LEAVES OF AN IVORY POCKET-BOOK by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SONNET (2) by JOACHIM DU BELLAY PSALM 18. DILIGAM TE by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |