Lo here, beneath this hallow'd Shade, Within a Cowslip's Blossom deep, The lovely Queen of Elves is laid, May nought disturb her balmy Sleep! Let not the Snake or baleful Toad Approach the silent Mansion near, Or Newt profane the sweet Abode, Or Owl repeat her Orgies here! No Snail or Worm shall hither come With noxious Filth her Bow'r to stain; Hence be the Beetle's sullen Hum, And Spider's disembowel'd Train. The love-lorn Nightingale alone Shall thro' Titania's Arbor stray, To sooth her Sleep with melting Moan, And lull her with his sweetest Lay. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A CHILD EMBRACING HIS MOTHER by THOMAS HOOD THOSE VARIOUS SCALPELS by MARIANNE MOORE MONODY ON THE DEATH OF WENDELL PHILLIPS by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH A PRAYER by EDNA MAY APPLEGATE IMITATIONS OF SHAKESPEARE: PROGNE'S DREAM by JOHN ARMSTRONG EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 5. BY LITTLE AND LITTLE by PHILIP AYRES HOMER by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN |