Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HER MARRIAGE EVE, by AUGUSTA DAVIES WEBSTER


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HER MARRIAGE EVE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I will not wish thy liquid glance less bright
Last Line: Ah! Not for me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Home, Cecil; Webster, Mrs. Julia Augusta
Subject(s): Brides


I WILL not wish thy liquid glance less bright,
Less wildly free,
Though its deep languor of lash-shadowed light
Gleams not for me.

I will not wish thy blushing dimpling smile
Less warm to be;
Mine eyes are sad, but thou, smile on the whiles
Ah! not for me.

I will not wish away the wealth of tress
That garlands thee,
Although thy care to braid its loveliness,
Be not for me.

I would not bid thee share my part
Of bitter lee;
Go gladly on with him who has thy heart,
Ah! not for me.

Yet I would wish thou hadst not left me yet
Sadly to see
Thy young life-poem to love's music set,
Ah! not by me.

No matter--wake thy dawning marriage-tide
With thornless glee;
Smile thou still on, a loved and loving bride,
Ah! not for me.





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