Bell! thou soundest merrily, When the bridal party To the church doth hie! Bell! thou soundest solemnly. When, on Sabbath morning, Fields deserted lie! Bell! thou soundest merrily; Tellest thou at evening, Bed-time draweth nigh! Bell! thou soundest mournfully. Tellest thou the bitter Parting hath gone by! Say! how canst thou mourn? How canst thou rejoice? Thou art but metal dull! And yet all our sorrowings, Arid all our rejoicings, Thou dost feel them all! God hath wonders many, Which we cannot fathom, Placed within thy form! When the heart is sinking, Thou alone canst raise it, Trembling in the storm! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OLD ARM-CHAIR by ELIZA COOK THE BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT by THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT THE DAY-DREAM: THE SLEEPING PALACE by ALFRED TENNYSON ST. MARTIN'S WALL by ANTON ALEXANDER VON AUERSPERG SONNET: ONE MORE BRUISED HEART by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON POETICAL INSCRIPTION FOR AN ALTAR OF INDEPENDENCE by ROBERT BURNS O'CONNOR'S CHILD; OR, THE FLOWER OF LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING by THOMAS CAMPBELL |