Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO - (7), by EDGAR ALLAN POE



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First Line: I would not lord it o'er thy heart
Last Line: And friendship to be second best.
Subject(s): Friendship


I would not lord it o'er thy heart,
Alas! I cannot rule my own,
Nor would I rob one loyal thought,
From him who there should reign alone;
We both have found a life-long love;
Wherein our weary souls may rest,
Yet may we not, my gentle friend
Be each to each the second best?

A love which shall be passion-free,
Fondness as pure as it is sweet,
A bond where all the dearest ties
Of brother, friend and cousin meet, --
Such is the union I would frame,
That thus we might be doubly blest,
With Love to rule our hearts supreme
And Friendship to be second best.





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