Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LILY OF THE VALE, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS


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First Line: See bending to the gentle gale
Last Line: That blossoms in this wild retreat.
Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea
Subject(s): Flowers; Lilies


SEE bending to the gentle gale,
The modest lily of the vale;
Hid in its leaf of tender green,
Mark its soft and simple mien.
Thus sometimes Merit blooms retired,
By genius, taste, and fancy fired;
And thus 'tis oft the wanderer's lot,
To rove to Merit's peaceful cot,
As I have found the lily sweet,
That blossoms in this wild retreat.







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