Sweet faces, that from pictured casements lean As from a castle window, looking down On some gay pageant passing through a town, Yourselves the fairest figures in the scene; With what a gentle grace, with what serene Unconsciousness ye wear the triple crown Of youth and beauty and the fair renown Of a great name, that ne'er hath tarnished been! From your soft eyes, so innocent and sweet, Four spirits, sweet and innocent as they, Gaze on the world below, the sky above; Hark! there is some one singing in the street; "Faith, Hope, and Love! these three," he seems to say; "These three; and greatest of the three is Love." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO HELEN (1) by EDGAR ALLAN POE THE TWO RABBIS by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE DEATH OF HARRISON by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS BEHIND TIME by ALEXANDER ANDERSON TO THE NECROPHILE by WALTER CONRAD ARENSBERG IN A VISION OF THE NIGHT by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH |