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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINES TO A BLIND GIRL, by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ Poet's Biography First Line: Blind as the song of birds Last Line: Endungeoned it in dust. | |||
BLIND as the song of birds, Feeling its way into the heart, Or as a thought ere it hath words, -- As blind thou art: Or as a little stream A dainty hand might guide apart, Or Love -- young Love's delicious dream -- As blind thou art: Or as a slender bark, Where summer's varying breezes start, Or blossoms blowing in the dark, -- As blind thou art: Or as the Hope, Desire Leads from the bosom's crowded mart, Deluded Hope, that soon must tire, -- As blind thou art: The chrysalis, that folds The wings that shall in light depart, Is not more blind than that which holds The wings within thy heart. For when thy soul was given Unto the earth, a beauteous trust, To guard its matchless glory, Heaven Endungeoned it in dust. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SHERIDAN'S RIDE [DECEMBER 19, 1864] by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ THE CLOSING SCENE by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ BLENNERHASSET'S ISLAND by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ FANCIES IN THE FIRELIGHT, IN THE CONVENT OF SAINT BERNARD by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ MORNING IN MARTIGNY by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ SONG OF AN ALPINE GUIDE by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ SONG ON SAINT BERNARD by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ STORM ON SAINT BERNARD by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ THE ANGLER by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ THE ATTACK by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ |
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