Fair Empress of the Poet's soul, And Queen of Poetesses; Clarinda, take this little boon, This humble pair of glasses: And fill them up with generous juice, As generous as your mind; And pledge them to the generous toast, "The whole of human kind!" "To those who love us!" second fill; But not to those whom we love; Lest we love those who love not us -- A third -- "To thee and me, Love!" Long may we live! long may we love! And long may we be happy! And may we never want a glass Well charged with generous nappy! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SURFACE AND STRUCTURE: BONAVENTURE HOTEL, LOS ANGELES by KAREN SWENSON A SUN-DAY HYMN [OR LAMENT] by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES TACKING SHIP OFF SHORE by WALTER MITCHELL THE CASTLE BY THE SEA by JOHANN LUDWIG UHLAND PSALM 135 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE PERHAPS by CHRISTIE LUND COLES |