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THE POET'S SONG FOR HIS WIFE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: How many summers, love
Last Line: To thee and time!
Alternate Author Name(s): Cornwall, Barry; Proctor, Bryan Waller
Variant Title(s): The Poet's Song To His Wife
Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


HOW many summers, love,
Have I been thine?
How many days, thou dove,
Hast thou been mine?
Time, like the winged wind
When 't bends the flowers,
Hath left no mark behind,
To count the hours!
Some weight of thought, though loath,
On thee he leaves;
Some lines of care round both
Perhaps he weaves;
Some fears, -- a soft regret
For joys scarce known;
Sweet looks we half forget; --
All else is flown!
Ah! -- With what thankless heart
I mourn and sing!
Look, where our children start,
Like sudden spring!
With tongues all sweet and low
Like a pleasant rhyme,
They tell how much I owe
To thee and time!




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