Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A RECOLLECTION, by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON


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First Line: I well remember in my youthful day
Last Line: Veil'd, as we met, her blushing cheeks with gold.
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Love - Beginnings; Memory; Youth


I WELL remember in my youthful day,
When first of love I felt the inward smart,
My fellow hunters, eager all to start,
One morn I follow'd, lingering by the way,
Heedless of sport, for with unwonted sway
That secret grief lay heavy on my heart,
Till a voice whisper'd me, Ere day depart
Thy lov'd one thou shalt see. Away! away!
The chase began, I shar'd its maddening glee,
And rode amid the foremost in that run,
Whose end, far distant, Love had well foretold.
Her dwelling lay betwixt my home and me;
And on the horizon's verge the setting sun
Veil'd, as we met, her blushing cheeks with gold.





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