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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A BLIGHT, by JOHN HENRY NEWMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: What time my heart unfolded its fresh leaves
Last Line: May one day lose its load, and youth yet bloom again.
First Line: What time my heart unfolded its fresh leaves
Last Line: May one day lose its load, and youth yet bloom again.
WHAT time my heart unfolded its fresh leaves
In springtime gay, and scatter'd flowers around,
A whisper warn'd of earth's unhealthy ground,
And all that there love's light and pureness grieves;
Sun's ray and canker-worm,
And sudden-whelming storm; --
But, ah! my self-will smiled, nor reck'd the gracious sound.
So now defilement dims life's memory-springs;
I cannot hear an early-cherish'd strain,
But first a joy, and then it brings a pain --
Fear, and self-hate, and vain remorseful stings:
Tears lull my grief to rest,
Not without hope, this breast
May one day lose its load, and youth yet bloom again.
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