1 Sunlight to the river, Moonlight to the sea, As false and as fleeting Thou hast been to me. 2 And I've been like the lily That to the summer clings, Or like the nightingale That to the sweet rose sings: 3 That wooing never ceases For her indifference, And never his beloved flower Reproaching will incense. 4 But thou more cruel than the rose Hast left me faithlessly, To mourn for ever and alone Over thy perfidy. 5 Soft breezes! waft him not Across the wide wide sea; Ingulph, just waves of Ocean! The wretch who flies from me. 6 Ah no! 'tis vain! Affection For my false love still remains: Blow, breezes! Peace, ye waters! Revenge not ye my pains! 7 May happiness attend thee, Who hast ta'en from me all joy! Be thine unmixed pleasure; Be mine the sad alloy! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A NEW EARTH by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY THE WINDOW; OR, THE SONG OF THE WRENS: THE LETTER by ALFRED TENNYSON THE ARGONAUTS (ARGONATUICA): MEDEA BETRAYED by APOLLONIUS RHODIUS TANGLED TRAILS by GLADYS NAOMI ARNOLD PSALM 56 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE A MEMORY by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE |