Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PURGATORY OF SUICIDES: BOOK 7, STANZA 7, by THOMAS COOPER Poet Analysis First Line: I saw thee on the day thou wast a bride Last Line: Was mine, -- for thee, that day, I breathed devotion leal. Alternate Author Name(s): Chartist, The Subject(s): Marriage; Victoria, Queen Of England (1819-1901); Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
I saw thee on the day thou wast a bride, And shouted, 'mid my joy-tears, with the crowd: Thou wert a woman, and thou sattst beside Thy bosom's choice, while happiness o'erflowed Thy heart, and in thy fair young countenance glowed. Beholding thine, what could I less than feel A sympathetic joy? Ay, though a proud Worship of England's stern old Commonweal Was mine, -- for thee, that day, I breathed devotion leal. | 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 CHARTIST SONG by THOMAS COOPER THE PURGATORY OF SUICIDES: BOOK 7, STANZA 8 by THOMAS COOPER THE PURGATORY OF SUICIDES: BOOK 7, STANZA 9 by THOMAS COOPER |
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