Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOREPLEDGED, by JOHN LANCASTER SPALDING Poet's Biography First Line: O woman, let thy heart not cleave Last Line: Wert thou his wedded bride. | ||||||||
O WOMAN, let thy heart not cleave To any poet's soul; For he the muse will never leave, But follow to life's goal. Then trust him not, he is not thine, Whate'er he seems to be; Strong unseen tendrils round him twine, And keep him still from thee. His words with passion are athrill, And bear contagious fire; He knows the charmer's perfect skill To wake the heart's desire. But love him not, his love is woe; The genius at his side Would prove for thee a fatal foe Wert thou his wedded bride. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BELIEVE AND TAKE HEART by JOHN LANCASTER SPALDING SILENCE by JOHN LANCASTER SPALDING THE STARRY HOST by JOHN LANCASTER SPALDING WHERE TYRANTS PERISH by JOHN LANCASTER SPALDING THE HEART OF THE WOMAN by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS A WINTER PIECE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH LOST HAPPINESS by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS LILIES: 28. NOW by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) HYMN TO THE WINDS by JOACHIM DU BELLAY GOB-NY-USHTEY (WATER'S MOUTH) by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN THE FORCED RECRUIT AT SOLFERINO by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |
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