1 Sunlight to the river, Moonlight to the sea, As false and as fleeting Thou hast been to me. 2 And I've been like the lily That to the summer clings, Or like the nightingale That to the sweet rose sings: 3 That wooing never ceases For her indifference, And never his beloved flower Reproaching will incense. 4 But thou more cruel than the rose Hast left me faithlessly, To mourn for ever and alone Over thy perfidy. 5 Soft breezes! waft him not Across the wide wide sea; Ingulph, just waves of Ocean! The wretch who flies from me. 6 Ah no! 'tis vain! Affection For my false love still remains: Blow, breezes! Peace, ye waters! Revenge not ye my pains! 7 May happiness attend thee, Who hast ta'en from me all joy! Be thine unmixed pleasure; Be mine the sad alloy! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DREAMS by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER MONODY ON THE DEATH OF THE RIGHT HON. R.B. SHERIDAN by GEORGE GORDON BYRON THE AGONY [AGONIE] by GEORGE HERBERT THE DREAMER by SHAEMAS O'SHEEL OF THE MANNER OF ADDRESSING CLOUDS by WALLACE STEVENS THE SUPLIANTS: IO. CHORUS by AESCHYLUS A ROW IN AN OMNIBUS BOX; A LEGEND OF THE HAYMARKET by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |