Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A BUDGET OF PARADOXES, by JOHN MARTLEY


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A BUDGET OF PARADOXES, by                    
First Line: Child in thy beauty; empress in thy pride
Last Line: Nymph, with one welcome, thee and these we greet.
Subject(s): Admiration


CHILD in thy beauty; empress in thy pride;
Sweet and unyielding as the summer's tide;
Starlike to tremble, starlike to abide.
Guiltless of wounding, yet more true than steel;
Gem-like thy light to flash and to conceal;
Tortoise to bear, insect to see and feel.
Blushing and shy, yet dread we thy disdain;
Smiling, a sunbeam fraught with hints of rain;
Trilling love-notes to freedom's fierce refrain.
The days are fresh, the hours are wild and sweet,
When spring and winter, dawn and darkness meet;
Nymph, with one welcome, thee and these we greet.




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