PARDON give to Monica, She is so very fair— Though soft eyes give promises Rosy lips forswear. From the shy droop of her head, You a hope might take; In the hiding cheek, beware, The dainty dimples wake. Pardon give to Monica. Pardon give to Monica, The havoc of her eyes, Yours they will not shun or seek,— There the mischief lies. If the flirting lashes thus Make your day and night, Would the loosing of your bonds Give your heart respite? Pardon give to Monica. Pardon give to Monica, She is so very fair. What those cruel lips may say, Roguish eyes forswear. What knight's heart amid ye all Were not glad to break, That the lips with pity droop, While eyes their laughter take? Pardon give to Monica. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE VIRTUOSO; IN IMITATION OF SPENCER'S STYLE AND STANZA by MARK AKENSIDE LAMENT FOR THE DEATH OF EOGHAN RUADH (OWEN ROE) O'NEIL by THOMAS OSBORNE DAVIS DOROTHY Q; A FAMILY PORTRAIT by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MY UNCLE ARLY by EDWARD LEAR THE QUANGLE WANGLE'S HAT by EDWARD LEAR THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 79. THE MONOCHORD by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |