Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WEDDED (PROVENCAL AIR), by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The happy bells shall ring Last Line: Marguerite. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
THE happy bells shall ring, Marguerite; The summer birds shall sing, Marguerite -- You smile, but you shall wear Orange-blossoms in your hair, Marguerite. Ah me! the bells have rung, Marguerite; The summer birds have sung, Marguerite -- But cypress leaf and rue Make a sorry wreath for you, Marguerite. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV AFTER THE RAIN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ALPINE PICTURE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH AN ODE ON THE UNVEILING OF THE SHAW MEMORIA BOSTON COMMON, MAY 31, 1897 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH |
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