Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WITH A COPY OF AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE, by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL


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First Line: Leaves fit to have been poor juliet's cradle-rhyme
Last Line: Dear friend, I plucked this herb of grace for you.
Subject(s): Friendship; Gifts & Giving


LEAVES fit to have been poor Juliet's cradlerhyme,
With gladness of a heart long quenched in mould
They vibrate still, a nest not yet grown cold
From its fledged burthen. The numb hand of Time
Vainly his glass turns; here is endless prime;
Here lips their roses keep and locks their gold;
Here Love in pristine innocency bold
Speaks what our grosser conscience makes a crime.
Because it tells the dream that all have known
Once in their lives, and to life's end the few;
Because its seeds o'er Memory's desert blown
Spring up in heartsease such as Eden knew;
Because it hath a beauty all its own,
Dear Friend, I plucked this herb of grace for you.





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