Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FOUR SONNETS: 2, by LINDLEY WILLIAMS HUBBELL



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FOUR SONNETS: 2, by                     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.





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