Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SONG, by GEORGE DIGBY


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SONG, by                    
First Line: See, o see! / how every tree
Last Line: When the mind has lost all measures?
Alternate Author Name(s): Bristol, 2d Earl Of
Subject(s): Nature


SEE, O see!
How every tree,
Every bower,
Every flower,
A new life gives to others' joys,
Whilst that I
Grief-stricken lie,
Nor can meet
With any sweet
But what faster mine destroys.
What are all the senses' pleasures,
When the mind has lost all measures?

Hear, O hear!
How sweet and clear
The nightingale
And waters' fall
In concert join for others' ear,
Whilst to me,
For harmony,
Every air
Echoes despair,
And every drop provokes a tear.
What are all the senses' pleasures,
When the mind has lost all measures?





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