Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: MAN VERSUS ASCETIC. 3, by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON Poet's Biography First Line: Peace with the vulgar counsel!' - dost thou say? Last Line: "'tis I will find thy sacrifice for thee." Alternate Author Name(s): Leigh, Arbor; Guggenberger, Mrs. Ignatz; Bevington, L. S. | ||||||||
"Peace with the vulgar counsel!" -- dost thou say? -- Trumpet no mandates from the throne of sense! Garb not as duty pleasant indolence! Ever the loneliest is the manliest way. Ever the flowers implore my hand to stay And pluck their sweetness; ever some pretence Slides to my soul, and mocks its impotence Of ardour, with some taunt of faltering clay. To fail, and only be as others be? -- All else I bear, all sorrow court but this! Mine own soul's victory I may not miss; And who but I can choose my pains for me?" -- Saith homely love, betwixt a sob and kiss, -- "'Tis I will find thy sacrifice for thee." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A DISMISSAL by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON AT SABBATH DOWN by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON BEES IN CLOVER; A SONG by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON BOUGHT WITH A PRICE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON CLOUD-CLIMBING by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON DEDICATION TO POEMS, LYRICS AND SONNETS by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON DINNER by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON GOLD AND STEEL; THE ANSWER by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON HATED by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON HOPE DEFERRED by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON |
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