I. STAY, stay, thou lovely, fearful Snake, Nor hide thee in yon darksome Brake: But let me oft thy Charms review, Thy glittering Scales, and golden Hue; From these a Chaplet shall be wove, To grace the Youth I dearest love. II. Then Ages hence, when thou no more, Shalt creep along the sunny Shore, Thy copy'd Beauties shall be seen; Thy Red and Azure mix'd with Green, In mimic Folds thou shalt display:—— Stay, lovely, fearful Adder stay. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE VICTOR AT ANTIETAM [SEPTEMBER 17, 1862] by HERMAN MELVILLE WEDDED (PROVENCAL AIR) by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH ANNA BULLEN, ACT 1: SHORT CURSE by JOHN BANKS (17TH CENTURY-) THE COMING OF PHOEBE by JOHN BURROUGHS BLACK OAKS by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON FAMILIAR EPISTLES ON A SERMON, 'OFFICE & OPERATIONS OF HOLY SPIRIT': 2 by JOHN BYROM |