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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNETS: 11, by GEORGE HENRY BOKER Poet's Biography First Line: Sometimes, in bitter fancy, I bewail Last Line: Loose as the action of the shoreless wind, %my slavish heart would sigh for bonds once more Variant Title(s): Love Sonne | |||
Sometimes, in bitter fancy, I bewail This spell of love, and wish the cause removed; Wish I had never seen, or, seeing, not loved So utterly that passion should prevail O'er self-regard, and thoughts of thee assail Those inmost barriers which so long have proved Unconquerable, when such defence behoved. But, ah! my treacherous heart doth ever fail To ratify the sentence of my mind; For when conviction strikes me to the core, I swear I love thee fondlier than before; And were I now all free and unconfined, Loose as the action of the shoreless wind, My slavish heart would sigh for bonds once more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER [SEPTEMBER 1, 1862] by GEORGE HENRY BOKER THE BATTLE OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN [NOVEMBER 24, 1863] by GEORGE HENRY BOKER THE BLACK REGIMENT by GEORGE HENRY BOKER BEFORE VICKSBURG by GEORGE HENRY BOKER FRANCESCA DA RIMINI by GEORGE HENRY BOKER HOOKER'S ACROSS by GEORGE HENRY BOKER LOVE SONNET by GEORGE HENRY BOKER ON BOARD THE CUMBERLAND by GEORGE HENRY BOKER PRINCE ADEB by GEORGE HENRY BOKER |
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