WHEN first I met thee -- in the dark alone -- And heard entranced thy voice's dulcet tone, My heart was pierced with love's delicious pain; But when I saw thee, I was well again! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...QUI S'EXCUSE S'ACCUSE by MARIANNE MOORE UNWELCOME by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE THE PRIVATE OF THE BUFFS; OR, THE BRITISH SOLDIER IN CHINA by FRANCIS HASTINGS CHARLES DOYLE THE CRADLE SONG OF THE POOR by ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE SUDDEN DRYING UP..ST.PATRICK'S WELL by JONATHAN SWIFT |