STELLA and Flavia every hour Unnumbered hearts surprise: In Stella's soul lies all her power, And Flavia's in her eyes. More boundless Flavia's conquests are, And Stella's more confined: All can discern a face that's fair, But few a lovely mind. Stella, like Britain's monarch, reigns O'er cultivated lands; Like Eastern tyrants, Flavia deigns To rule o'er barren sands. Then boast, fair Flavia, boast your face, Your beauty's only store: Your charms will every day decrease, Each day give Stella more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALICE IN WONDERLAND: THE WALRUS AND THE CARPENTER by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON BALLAD by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR LOVE TO THE CHURCH by TIMOTHY DWIGHT DEFEAT AND VICTORY by WALLACE RICE WHEN THE SULTAN GOES TO ISPAHAN by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH REFUGE by WILLIAM HERVEY ALLEN JR. MAY DAY by ADELAIDE A. ANDREWS |