Classic and Contemporary Poetry
STANZAS (TO F.S.O.), by EDGAR ALLAN POE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Lady! I would that verse of mine Last Line: Bright with all hopes that heaven can give. Subject(s): Osgood, Frances Sargent (1811-1850) | ||||||||
Lady! I would that verse of mine Could fling, all lavishly and free, Prophetic tones from every line, Of health, joy, peace, in store for thee. Thine should be length of happy days, Enduring joys and fleeting cares, Virtues that challenge envy's praise, By rivals loved, and mourned by heirs. Thy life's free course should ever roam Beyond this bounded earthly clime, No billow breaking into foam Upon the rock-girt shore of Time. The gladness of a gentle heart, Pure as the wishes breathed in prayer, Which has in others' joys a part, While in its own all others share. The fullness of a cultured mind, Stored with the wealth of bard and sage, Which Error's glitter cannot blind, Lustrous in youth, undimmed in age; The grandeur of a guileless soul, With wisdom, virtue, feeling fraught, Gliding serenely to its goal, Beneath the eternal sky of Thought: -- These should be thine, to guard and shield, And this the life thy spirit live, Blest with all bliss that earth can yield, Bright with all hopes that Heaven can give. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO F---S S. O---D by EDGAR ALLAN POE A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM by EDGAR ALLAN POE ANNABEL LEE by EDGAR ALLAN POE BRIDAL BALLAD by EDGAR ALLAN POE CATHOLIC HYMN by EDGAR ALLAN POE EULALIE; A SONG by EDGAR ALLAN POE |
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