MAIDEN, were I a king, the monarchy And subject millions I would all resign-- Power, pomp, and state, and purple luxury, Armies unmatched, and fleets that sway the sea-- For one kind look of thine. And were I Jove, I would Olympus' height Forego, with its eternity of bliss, My reign o'er gods and men, my thunder's might Through earth and heaven, Maiden, wouldst thou requite My passion with a kiss. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOW TIDE ON GRAND-PRE by BLISS CARMAN AUTUMN MORNING AT CAMBRIDGE by FRANCES CROFTS DARWIN CORNFORD ODE TO BEAUTY by RALPH WALDO EMERSON DANIEL WEBSTER by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES A SOCIETY MARTYR by JOHN CLINTON ANTHONY THE TITANIC by KATHARINE LEE BATES |