Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VALENTINE: TO MR. INMAN, by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT Poet's Biography First Line: Moore tells us, in his dulcet lays Last Line: For fancy, intellect, and heart. Alternate Author Name(s): Greenwood, Grace Subject(s): Holidays; Valentine's Day | ||||||||
Moore tells us, in his dulcet lays, A damsel, in the good old days, Fell most imprudently in love With some stray seraph from above; And once -- so runs the tragic story -- This youth revealed his perfect glory, Which, bursting forth in lurid flashes, Consumed that beauteous maid to ashes! There was a maid of modern times, Who warning took from these sad rhymes, And dreaming not an angel might With amorous sighs about her hover, And asking not, and caring not, For so combustible a lover, In life's strange drama wisely chose A safe and less ambitious part, In man alone sufficient found For fancy, intellect, and heart. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DARKENED HOURS by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT DREAMS by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT EMILIE PLATER by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT FANNY FORESTER by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT HERVEY TO NINA - MISS BREMER by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT I WILL NEVER GROW OLD by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT INVOCATION TO MOTHER EARTH by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT LOVE'S EMBLEMS by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT LOVE-LETTER TO A FRIEND by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT |
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