Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO MY FRIEND AND PATRON, M. K. ESQ., by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON First Line: And can my simple harp be strung Last Line: For thee, my father, and my friend? Subject(s): Friendship; Kent, Moss | ||||||||
And can my simple harp be strung To higher theme, to nobler end, Than that of gratitude to thee, To thee, my father and my friend? I may not, cannot, will not say All that a grateful heart would breathe; But I may frame a simple lay, Nor Slander blight the blushing wreath. Yes, I will touch the string to thee, Nor fear its wildness will offend; For well I know that thou wilt be, What thou hast ever been -- a friend. There are, whose cold and idle gaze Would freeze the current where it flows; But Gratitude shall guard the fount, And Faith shall light it as it flows. Then tell me, may I dare to twine, While o'er my simple harp I bend, This little offering for thee, For thee, my father, and my friend? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SONG (1) by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON A SONG (2) by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON A SONG (IN IMITATION OF THE SCOTCH) by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON A VIEW OF DEATH by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON ALONZO AND IMANEL by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON AMERICA by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON AMERICAN POETRY; A FRAGMENT by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON AMIR KHAN by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON AN ACROSTIC: THE MOON by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON AN ACROSTIC: THE SUN by LUCRETIA MARIA DAVIDSON |
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