Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A GENTLE STORY, by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY


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First Line: A gentle story of two lovers young
Last Line: From heaven, which none shall quench, to cheer the innocent?
Subject(s): Innocence; Love


A GENTLE story of two lovers young,
Who met in innocence and died in sorrow,
And of one selfish heart, whose rancor clung
Like curses on them; are ye slow to borrow
The lore of truth from such a tale?
Or in this world's deserted vale,
Do ye not see a star of gladness
Pierce the shadows of its sadness, --
When ye are cold, that love is a light sent
From heaven, which none shall quench, to cheer the innocent?





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