Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SKAITH OF GUILLARDUN: 87, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE First Line: So, ere the first pale flush of day appear'd Last Line: Beauty than marble lovelier and more chill! Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles Subject(s): Knights & Knighthood; Love - Marital; Wedded Love; Marriage - Love | ||||||||
So, ere the first pale flush of day appear'd, She thro' that darksome forest wanly crept; An old retainer whom her lord revered Went with her, while the drowsy hamlet slept; And when that lowly hermitage they near'd, All tremblingly she thwart the threshold stept Where lo! before the altar, mute and still, Beauty than marble lovelier and more chill! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO MY WIFE by GEORGE WASHINGTON BETHUNE VARIATION ON THE WORD SLEEP by MARGARET ATWOOD IN THE MONTH OF MAY by ROBERT BLY A DULL DAY IN SEPTEMBER by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE |
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