MOST gifted limner! lifelike thus to trace That witching form I see before me yet, Unmask'd, those features none can e'er forget Who once have gaz'd upon that Spanish face. The close white vest o'erlaid with sable lace, The dark large eye, the hair of glossy jet, One simple rose within its tresses set; A portrait of rare loveliness and grace! Still, though amid its dignity be shown A latent look of unobtrusive mirth, Though scarce those lips can from a smile refrain, Erect she stands, as from Olympian throne Majestic Juno would have stood on earth— That glorious Lady of the land of Spain! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FAREWELL by GEORGE GASCOIGNE THE DEPARTURE OF THE SWALLOW by WILLIAM HOWITT HOME by LEONIDAS OF ALEXANDRIA AFTER THE BATTLE (OF AUGHRIM) by THOMAS MOORE BEN JONSON ENTERTAINS A MAN FROM STRATFORD by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON FAREWELL by GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE STANZAS TO A LADY by JOHN CODRINGTON BAMPFYLDE THE LAY OF ST. ALOYS; A LEGEND OF BLOIS by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |