As stars are dimm'd when full-orb'd Dian fills With her resplendent light an Autumn sky: As fragrant musk all fainter perfume kills, And roses shame the flow'rs that blossom nigh: So Agnes, pale and pure, thy charms outvie The brightest stars in fancy's boundless space; Soft as an od'rous zephyr is thy sigh, And fairer than a lily is thy face. But brighter still, and purer, and more fair Than outward beauty, draped in cloth of gold, Are those rich ornaments thy soul doth wear -- Truth, Hope, a Tenderness of depth untold, A helpful Instinct, sweet as it is rare, A Patience that abides, a Love that grows not cold! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STORIES ARE MADE OF MISTAKES by JAMES GALVIN ISOLATION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE CRANES OF IBYCUS by EMMA LAZARUS BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK by AMY LOWELL WAITING IN THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL by CLARENCE MAJOR |