ONE conned my simple lines with cynic art, Then smiled, as though he found a friend in me, And read: "If Love alone possess your heart, Then can you never more unhappy be." Another, feeling still Love's bitter dart, Smiled through her joyful tears triumphantly, And read: "If Love alone possess your heart, Then can you nevermore unhappy be." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE VALLEY BROOK by JOHN HOWARD BRYANT THE BRACELET: TO JULIA by ROBERT HERRICK OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON REUBEN JAMES by JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE AMONG THE MOUNTAINS by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG |