Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DANCING THE MINUET, by FRANKLIN ELMER ELLSWORTH HAMILTON


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DANCING THE MINUET, by                    
First Line: Raise thy tender eyes to mine
Last Line: As we dance the minuet.
Subject(s): Courtship; Dancing & Dancers


RAISE thy tender eyes to mine,
As I pause beside thee, fair;
Let thy maiden glances shine
With the shy love lurking there,
As we dance the minuet.

A gentle word of love low spoken,
A stolen glance that love returns;
And my peace forever broken,
While a quenchless passion burns,
As we dance the minuet.
Soft the music faintly dies,
As a fair and blushing face,
With its dark, love-beaming eyes,
Smiles on me with nameless grace,
As we dance the minuet.

Do I love thee, maid divine?
Spoken language fails and dies.
As I lift my eyes to thine,
Read my passion in my eyes,
As we dance the minuet.





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