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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SORROW AND SONG, by JAMES HEDDERWICK Poet's Biography First Line: Weep not over poet's wrong; / mourn not his mischances Last Line: And of gentle fancies. Subject(s): Grief; Singing & Singers; Sorrow; Sadness; Songs | |||
WEEP not over poet's wrong, Mourn not his mischances; Sorrow is the source of song, And of gentle fancies. Rills o'er rocky beds are borne Ere they gush in whiteness; Pebbles are wave-chafed and worn Ere they show their brightness. Sweetest gleam the morning flowers When in tears they waken; Earth enjoys refreshing showers When the boughs are shaken. Ceylon's glistening pearls are sought In its deepest waters; From the darkest mines are brought Gems for beauty's daughters. Through the rent and shiver'd rock Limpid water breaketh; 'Tis but when the chords are struck That their music waketh. Flower's, by heedless footstep press'd, All their sweets surrender; Gold must brook the fiery test Ere it shows its splendour. When the twilight cold and damp, Gloom and silence bringeth, Then the glow-worm lights its lamp, And the night-bird singeth. Stars come forth when night her shroud Draws as daylight fainteth; Only on the tearful cloud God his rainbow painteth. Weep not, then, o'er poet's wrong, Mourn not his mischances; Sorrow is the source of song, And of gentle fancies. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE APOLLO TRIO by CONRAD AIKEN BAD GIRL SINGING by MARK JARMAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 4 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 5 by JAMES JOYCE CHAMBER MUSIC: 28 by JAMES JOYCE THE SONG OF THE NIGHTINGALE IS LIKE THE SCENT OF SYRINGA by MINA LOY THE LINNET by JAMES HEDDERWICK |
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