Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SHE WOULD NOT KNOW ME, by THOMAS HAYNES BAYLY Poet's Biography First Line: She would not know me were she now to view me Last Line: But let her pass me by -- she will not know me. Alternate Author Name(s): Bayly, Nathaniel Thomas Haynes Subject(s): Love - Unrequited | ||||||||
SHE would not know me were she now to view me; My heart was gay, when long ago she knew me; My songs were daily tuned to some gay measure, And all my visions were of future pleasure; Oh! tell her not that grief could thus o'erthrow me, But let her pass me by -- she will not know me. In these sad accents she will ne'er discover The cheerful voice of him who was her lover; Nor will these features in their gloom remind her Of the gay smile they wore when she was kinder: Oh! tell her not that grief could thus o'erthrow me, But let her pass me by -- she will not know me. 'T would pain her, did she note my deep dejection, To know that she had crush'd such fond affection: And not for all the world shall my distresses Chase from her heart the joy it still possesses; Oh! tell her not that grief could thus o'erthrow me, But let her pass me by -- she will not know me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON TUTTO E SCIOLTO by JAMES JOYCE APPULDURCOMBE PARK by AMY LOWELL TALE OF THE MAYOR'S SON by GLYN MAXWELL ELEGY FOR AN ENEMY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET ESSAY ON WHAT I THINK ABOUT MOST by ANNE CARSON A NOVEL OF HIGH LIFE by THOMAS HAYNES BAYLY |
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