As @3Chloris@1 full of harmless thought Beneath the willows lay, Kind love a comely shepherd brought To pass the time away. She blushed to be encountered so And chid the amorous swain, But as she strove to rise and go, He pulled her back again. A sudden passion seized her heart In spite of her disdain; She found a pulse in every part, And love in every vein. "Ah, youth!" quoth she, "What charms are these That conquer and surprise? Ah, let me -- for unless you please, I have no power to rise." She faintly spoke, and trembling lay, For fear he should comply, But virgins' eyes their hearts betray And give their tongues the lie. Thus she, who princes had denied With all their pompous train, Was in the lucky minute tried And yielded to the swain. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EXTRACTS FROM AN OPERA: 2. DAISY'S SONG by JOHN KEATS WORDLY WISE (10) by MOTHER GOOSE INTERLUDE by MAXWELL BODENHEIM STANZAS by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD TO A HERO by OSCAR C. A. CHILD THE SONG OF THE LEATHER by CHARLES BADGER CLARK JR. |