YOU say, dearest girl, you esteem me, And hint of respectful regard, And I'm certain it wouldn't beseem me, Such an excellent gift to discard. But even the Graces, you'll own, Would lose half their beauty apart; And Esteem, when she stands all alone, Looks most unbecomingly tart. So grant me, dear girl, this petition: -- If Esteem e'er again should come hither, Just to keep her in cheerful condition, Let Love come in company with her! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HYMN OF THE EARTH by WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING (1817-1901) THE LITTLE GHOST by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY POLYHYMNIA: THE YOUTH IN THE BOAT (FRAGMENT) by WILLIAM BASSE THE MIRROR OF DIANA by MATHILDE BLIND MELANCHOLIA by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES LOVE AND MADNESS; AN ELEGY by THOMAS CAMPBELL |