Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE RETURN TO POETRY, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS


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First Line: Once more the eternal melodies from far
Last Line: The inmost, purest shrine of that august domain.
Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea
Subject(s): Poetry & Poets


ONCE more the eternal melodies from far
Woo me like songs of home: once more discerning,
Through fitful clouds, the pure majestic star
Above the poet's world serenely burning,
Thither my soul, fresh-winged by love, is turning,
As o'er the waves the wood-bird seeks her nest,
For those green heights of dewy stillness yearning,
Whence glorious minds o'erlook this earth's unrest.
Now be the Spirit of heaven's truth my guide
Through the bright land! -- that no brief gladness, found
In passing bloom, rich odour, or sweet sound,
May lure my footsteps from their aim aside:
Their true, high quest -- to seek, if ne'er to gain,
The inmost, purest shrine of that august domain.





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