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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
DEDICATION OF THE FIRST SONNETS TO A FRIEND ..., by GEORGE SANTAYANA Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I could wish my numbers fell Last Line: And outlive the last farewell. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | |||
(ON THE EVE OF HIS MARRIAGE) I could wish my numbers fell To a gay and merry measure, Yet for lovers' pensive pleasure All love's voices mingle well. Then why hush the tender sorrow That makes faint your wedding bell Or forbid that pang to swell The sweet sadness of tomorrow? May your love grief's blessing borrow And outlive the last farewell. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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