You loved her, and would lie all night Thinking how beautiful she was, And what to do for her delight. Now both are bound with alien laws! Be patient; put your heart to school; Weep if you will, but not despair; The trust that nought goes wrong by rule Should ease this load the many bear. Love, if there's heav'n, shall meet his dues, Though here unmatch'd, or match'd amiss; Meanwhile, the gentle cannot choose But learn to love the lips they kiss. Ne'er hurt the homely sister's ears With Rachel's beauties; secret be The lofty mind whose lonely tears Protest against mortality. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY COMFORTER by EMILY JANE BRONTE ULTIMA THULE: THE TIDE RISES by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE HAPPY LIFE by MARCUS VALERIUS MARTIALIS REBEL COLOR-BEARERS AT SHILOH by HERMAN MELVILLE THE NYMPH'S REPLY TO THE SHEPHERD by WALTER RALEIGH |