Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SCENES IN LONDON: 3. THE SAVOYARD IN GROSVENOR SQUARE, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: He stands within the silent square Last Line: Than ours is for each other. Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia Subject(s): Grosvenor Square, London | ||||||||
HE stands within the silent square, That square of state, of gloom; A heavy weight is on the air, Which hangs as o'er a tomb. It is a tomb which wealth and rank Have built themselves around -- The general sympathies have shrank Like flowers on high dry ground. None heed the wandering boy who sings, An orphan though so young; None think how far the singer brings The songs which he has sung. None cheer him with a kindly look, None with a kindly word: The singer's little pride must brook To be unpraised, unheard. At home their sweet bird he was styled, And oft, when days were long, His mother called her favourite child To sing her favourite song. He wanders now through weary streets, Till cheek and eye are dim; How little sympathy he meets, For music or for him. Sudden his dark brown cheek grows bright His dark eyes fill-with glee, Covered with blossoms snowy-white, He sees an orange tree. No more the toil-worn face is pale, Nor faltering step is sad; He sees his distant native vale, He sees it, and is glad. He sees the squirrel climb the pine, The doves fly through the dell, The purple clusters of the vine; He hears the vesper-bell. His heart is full of hope and home, Toil, travel, are no more; And he has happy hours to come Beside his father's door. Oh, charm of natural influence! But for thy lovely ties, Never might the world-wearied sense Above the present rise. Blessed be thy magic every where, Oh Nature, gentle mother; How kindlier is for us thy care, Than ours is for each other. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FELICIA HEMANS by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON THE CASTLE OF CHILLON by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON THE FACTORY; 'TIS AN ACCURSED THING! by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON THE FEMALE CONVICT by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON THE MARRIAGE VOW by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON A CHILD SCREENING A DOVE FROM A HAWK, BY STEWARDSON by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON A COMPARISON by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON A GIRL AT HER DEVOTIONS, BY NEWTON by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON A HISTORY OF THE LYRE by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON A LADY'S BEAUTY by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON |
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