Say, have you in the valley seen A gentle youth of pensive mien? And have you mark'd his pallid cheek, That does his secret sorrow speak? Perhaps you'd wish his name to hear— 'Tis Allen Brooke, of Windermere. But, ah! the @3cause@1 that prompts his sigh, That dims with tears his sparkling eye; That bids his youthful cheek turn pale, And @3sorrow's@1 hue o'er @3health's@1 prevail; @3That cause@1 from @3me@1 you must not hear— Ask Allen Brooke, of Windermere. Yet @3needless@1 were his @3words@1 to prove This sorrow springs from hopeless love; Go to the youth—of @3Jessy@1 speak, Then mark the @3crimson@1 on his cheek; @3That blush@1 will make the secret clear Of Allen Brooke, of Windermere. And, oh! believe his Jessy's breast Is still with @3answ'ring@1 cares oppress'd; But know, a father's stern command Withholds from him my willing hand: All but a @3father's frown@1 I'd bear For Allen Brooke, of Windermere. Then, gentle stranger, seek the youth, And tell him of his Jessy's truth; Say that you saw my alter'd cheek, My faithful bosom's anguish speak; Say that till death, I'll hold most dear My Allen Brooke, of Windermere. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FELISE by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE IDYLLS OF THE KING: GERAINT AND ENID by ALFRED TENNYSON THALIA by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH INTRODUCTORY AND VALEDICTORY by LEVI BISHOP NIGHT AND MORNING SONGS: 14. RING-DOVE SONG by GORDON BOTTOMLEY HOLLYWOOD NOCTURNE by JANE BOWER EPISTLE TO JOHN WILLIAMSON by JOHN BRECKENRIDGE GLIMPSES OF CHILDHOOD: 2. IN THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |