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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CANZONET, by HENRY KIRKE WHITE Poet's Biography First Line: Maiden! Wrap thy mantle round thee Last Line: Where thou wilt sleep most peacefully. | |||
MAIDEN! wrap thy mantle round thee, Cold the rain beats on thy breast: Why should horror's voice astound thee, Death can bid the wretched rest! All under the tree Thy bed may be, And thou mayst slumber peacefully. Maiden! once gay Pleasure knew thee; Now thy cheeks are pale and deep: Love has been a felon to thee, Yet, poor maiden, do not weep: There's rest for thee All under the tree, Where thou wilt sleep most peacefully. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM by HENRY KIRKE WHITE A SUMMER EVENING, SELECTION by HENRY KIRKE WHITE BRITANNIA REJECTA by HENRY KIRKE WHITE FRAGMENT OF AN ODE TO THE MOON by HENRY KIRKE WHITE RETIREMENT by HENRY KIRKE WHITE THE EVENING STROLL by HENRY KIRKE WHITE THE LULLABY OF A FEMALE CONVICT TO HER CHILD...TO EXECUTION by HENRY KIRKE WHITE THE SAVOYARD'S RETURN by HENRY KIRKE WHITE THE WINTER TRAVELER by HENRY KIRKE WHITE |
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