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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE RIVER YVETTE, by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: O lovely river of yvette
Last Line: That here a wandering poet sings.
First Line: O lovely river of yvette
Last Line: That here a wandering poet sings.
O lovely river of Yvette!
O darling river! like a bride,
Some dimpled, bashful, fair Lisette,
Thou goest to wed the Orge's tide.
Maincourt, and lordly Dampierre,
See and salute thee on thy way,
And, with a blessing and a prayer,
Ring the sweet bells of St. Forget.
The valley of Chevreuse in vain
Would hold thee in its fond embrace;
Thou glidest from its arms again
And hurriest on with swifter pace.
Thou wilt not stay; with restless feet
Pursuing still thine onward flight,
Thou goest as one in haste to meet
Her sole desire, her head's delight.
O lovely river of Yvette!
O darling stream! on balanced wings
The wood-birds sang the chansonnette
That here a wandering poet sings.
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