Hail, noble face of noble friend! ''" Hail, honoured master hand and dear! ''" On you may Christmas good descend And blessings of the unknown year So soon to overtake us here. Unknown, yet well known: I portend Love starts the course, love seals the end. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PIKER'S RUBAIYAT by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS CATHERINE TO GREGORY, THE POPE by MARY KATE BLAND |