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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ELEGIAC SONNET: 37. SENT TO THE HON. MRS. O'NEILL, by CHARLOTTE SMITH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The poet's fancy takes from flora's realm
Last Line: And native goodness of a soul like thine!
Alternate Author Name(s): Smith, Charlotte Turner
Subject(s): Flowers; O'neill, Henrietta (1758-1793)
First Line: The poet's fancy takes from flora's realm
Last Line: And native goodness of a soul like thine!
Alternate Author Name(s): Smith, Charlotte Turner
Subject(s): Flowers; O'neill, Henrietta (1758-1793)
The poet's fancy takes from Flora's realm
Her buds and leaves to dress fictitious powers,
With the green olive shades Minerva's helm,
And gives to Beauty's Queen the Queen of flowers.
But what gay blossoms of luxuriant Spring,
With rose, mimosa, amaranth entwin'd,
Shall fabled Sylphs and fairy people bring,
As a just emblem of the lovely mind?
In vain the mimic pencil tries to blend
The glowing dyes that dress the flowery race,
Scented and colour'd by an hand divine!
Ah! not less vainly would the Muse pretend
On her weak lyre, to sing the native grace
And native goodness of a soul like thine!
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