YOU say, dearest girl, you esteem me, And hint of respectful regard, And I'm certain it wouldn't beseem me, Such an excellent gift to discard. But even the Graces, you'll own, Would lose half their beauty apart; And Esteem, when she stands all alone, Looks most unbecomingly tart. So grant me, dear girl, this petition: -- If Esteem e'er again should come hither, Just to keep her in cheerful condition, Let Love come in company with her! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NIGHTINGALES by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES ON A BOY'S FIRST READING OF THE PLAY OF 'KING HENRY THE FIFTH' by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL ODE TO THE WEST WIND by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY BEHIND TIME by ALEXANDER ANDERSON WHITE SNOW by GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE |