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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO JULIA ON HER BIRTHDAY, by THOMAS MOORE Poet's Biography First Line: When time was entwining the garland of years Last Line: And pity shall nurse it with dew! Alternate Author Name(s): Little, Thomas Subject(s): Birthdays; Time | |||
WHEN Time was entwining the garland of years, Which to crown my beloved was given, Though some of the leaves might be sullied with tears Yet the flowers were all gather'd in heaven! And long may this garland be sweet to the eye, May its verdure for ever be new! Young Love shall enrich it with many a sigh, And Pity shall nurse it with dew! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEVEN EYES: FINAL SECTION by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: COME OCTOBER by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: HOME by LYN HEJINIAN THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN SLOWLY: I FREQUENTLY SLOWLY WISH by LYN HEJINIAN ALL THE DIFFICULT HOURS AND MINUTES by JANE HIRSHFIELD A DAY IS VAST by JANE HIRSHFIELD FROM THIS HEIGHT by TONY HOAGLAND A CANADIAN BOAT SONG; WRITTEN ON THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE by THOMAS MOORE |
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