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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ONE NIGHT, by ARTHUR PETERSON Poet's Biography First Line: O many a fairer, brighter face Last Line: The mystic chords of love! Subject(s): Love - Beginnings | |||
O many a fairer, brighter face Than thine shone 'mid the dance, And many a form of maiden grace Challenged my careless glance; But though their beauty I could see, My heart allowed no thrall, Thy witching presence was to me Far sweeter than them all! I know not why it was, unless Thou wast so sweet and good, And on thy face was the impress Of many a gentle mood; But deep within my heart that night A new life 'gan to move -- Thou wast the first that touched aright The mystic chords of love! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHY I MIGHT GO TO THE NEXT FOOTBALL GAME by DENIS JOHNSON THE POOL by ALEXANDER ANDERSON COZY APOLOGIA; FOR FRED by RITA DOVE YOU NOW HOLDING THIS BOOK IN HAND by ALICE NOTLEY FALLING IN LOVE IN SPAIN OR MEXICO by RON PADGETT WHEN LOVE WAS BORN by SARA TEASDALE A CLOUD FANCY by ARTHUR PETERSON |
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