Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE QUEEN OF HEARTS, by RICHARD SOLOMON GEDNEY



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THE QUEEN OF HEARTS, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: My charlotte is a peerless gem
Last Line: Than others' smiles, I ween!
Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Praise; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens


MY Charlotte is a peerless gem,
Fit for a monarch's bride;
She'd better grace his diadem,
Than all the world beside.

The gift of Beauty, gift of God,
From Heaven to Earth sent down,
To cheer their hearts who, tired, plod
This life's dull, weary round,—

That gift is hers; and far she shines
Above all other belles,
Innocence, Truth, in plainest lines,
Cast o'er her face their spells.

Her smiles like Angels' visits are,
They're few and far between;
But, then, they 're lovelier by far,
Than others' smiles, I ween!





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