...Gather round thec and conspire In thy form to fix their essence, Flush thy face with spirit-fire ; Kay I shouldst thou in tears, forgetting Beauty-love is...calm and proud, . Shouldst thou humble thee, and bow thcc 'f Where I once so meekly bowed : ' Having once deceived me, never. Never more, whate'er thy mien,...

...dreamed I once might be ; That one gleam of love would chain me Once again a slave to thee. ****** Should the richest of the carver, And the fairest...pity, deeper shadow, Make me sadder, more forlorn. These were the utterances of a lofty nature, capable of becoming a poet sooner or later ; already indeed...

...round thee and conspire In thy form to fir their essence, Flush thy face with spirit-fire ; Nay I, shouldst thou in tears, forgetting Beauty-love is...being That thou mightest once have been. No, alas I thy tears might give me Less of pride, and less ofscorn, Deeper pity, deeper shadow, Make m-^ sadder,...