THE daughter of a king, how should I know That there were tinsels wearing face of gold, And worthless glass, which in the sunlight's hold Could shameless answer back my diamond's glow With cheat of kindred fire? The currents slow, And deep and strong and stainless, which had rolled Through royal vems for ages, what had told To them, that hasty heat and lie could show As quick and warm a red as theirs? Go free! The sun is breaking on the sea's blue shield Its golden lances; by their gleam I see Thy ship's white sails. Go free, if scorn can yield Thee freedom! Then, alone, my love and I, -- We both are royal; we know how to die. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN WINDSOR by HENRY HOWARD THE LOVE-SICK FROG by MOTHER GOOSE CHRISTUS CONSOLATOR by ROSSITER WORTHINGTON RAYMOND THE YOUTH WITH RED-GOLD HAIR by EDITH SITWELL WRITTEN IN MARCH by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THE KNIGHTS: THE POET AND HIS RIVALS by ARISTOPHANES |