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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WEDDED (PROVENCAL AIR), by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The happy bells shall ring Last Line: Marguerite. Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | |||
THE happy bells shall ring, Marguerite; The summer birds shall sing, Marguerite -- You smile, but you shall wear Orange-blossoms in your hair, Marguerite. Ah me! the bells have rung, Marguerite; The summer birds have sung, Marguerite -- But cypress leaf and rue Make a sorry wreath for you, Marguerite. | 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 |
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