Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOUR SONNETS: 2, by LINDLEY WILLIAMS HUBBELL Poet's Biography First Line: God, you will doubtless win me in the end Last Line: That I could love you more than second best. Alternate Author Name(s): Hayasi Shuseki Subject(s): Beauty | ||||||||
God, you will doubtless win me in the end. When once too often I have seen great beauty Rotting away, I shall remember duty And turn to you as to an only friend. Oh, I shall then be calm and wise and still, And feel no more a sudden twinge of pain At seeing clustered lilies in the rain, Or one tall poplar naked on a hill. I shall bow down where many knees have bent, And you may mark my prayers until it sate you; I shall be much too tired out to hate you; After a little there will be content. But do not dream, though I forget the rest, That I could love you more than second best. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 14 by CONRAD AIKEN DIVINELY SUPERFLUOUS BEAUTY by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE BEAUTY OF THINGS by ROBINSON JEFFERS HOPE IS NOT FOR THE WISE by ROBINSON JEFFERS LIFE FROM THE LIFELESS by ROBINSON JEFFERS REARMAMENT by ROBINSON JEFFERS SHANE ONEILLS CAIRN by ROBINSON JEFFERS ADVICE by LINDLEY WILLIAMS HUBBELL |
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