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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GOLD-CRESTED WREN; HIS RELATION TO THE SONNET, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography
First Line: When my hand closed upon thee, worn and spent
Last Line: Shall plead for one last touch, - the crown of art.
Subject(s): Birds; Wrens
First Line: When my hand closed upon thee, worn and spent
Last Line: Shall plead for one last touch, - the crown of art.
Subject(s): Birds; Wrens
When my hand closed upon thee, worn and spent
With idly dashing on the window-pane,
Or clinging to the cornice - I, that meant
At once to free thee, could not but detain;
I dropt my pen, I left the unfinished lay,
To give thee back to freedom; but I took -
Oh, charm of sweet occasion! - one brief look
At thy bright eyes and innocent dismay;
Then forth I sent thee on thy homeward quest,
My lesson learnt - thy beauty got by heart:
And if, at times, my sonnet-muse would rest
Short of her topmost skill, her little best,
The memory of thy delicate gold crest
Shall plead for one last touch, - the crown of Art.
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