YOU shall have all that ever sparkled yet, And of the rarest. Not an Afric king Shall wear one that you love. The Persian's brow, And the swart emperor's by the Indian stream Shall wane beside you; you shall be a blaze Of rubies, your lips rivals; topazes, Like solid sunbeams; moony opals; pearls, Fit to be Ocean's lamps; brown hyacinths, Lost only in your tresses; chrysolites, Transparent gold; diamonds, like new-shot stars, Or brighter, -- like those eyes! You shall have all That ever lurk'd in Eastern mines, or paved With light the treasure-chambers of the sea. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SHE CAME AND WENT by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL DEATH THE LEVELLER, FR. THE CONTENTION OF AJAX AND ULYSSES by JAMES SHIRLEY IN BATTLE by ABUL HASAN OF BADAJOZ THE KISS TO THE FLAG by JEAN FRANCOIS VICTOR AICARD |