Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VALENTINE: TO THE WIFE OF A POET, by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT Poet's Biography First Line: O faithful friend! O gentle wife! Last Line: Genius and infancy and love! Alternate Author Name(s): Greenwood, Grace Subject(s): Holidays; Poetry & Poets; Valentine's Day | ||||||||
O FAITHFUL friend! O gentle wife! I know I may not add to-day One drop unto thy" wine of life," Of love, or happiness, or pride; I know 't is only mine to lay One rose-leaf on the mantling tide. O, what without thy sunny face, Lit with the day-spring from above, Were thine abode of song and grace, -- Art's fairy realm, joy's resting-place, -- Where now a sacred trio meet, Power, innocence, contentment sweet, Genius and infancy and love! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DARKENED HOURS by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT DREAMS by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT EMILIE PLATER by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT FANNY FORESTER by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT HERVEY TO NINA - MISS BREMER by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT I WILL NEVER GROW OLD by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT INVOCATION TO MOTHER EARTH by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT LOVE'S EMBLEMS by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT LOVE-LETTER TO A FRIEND by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT |
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