INSCRIBED TO HER GRACE THE DUTCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE. - Druckversion +- Sonett-Forum (https://sonett-archiv.com/forum) +-- Forum: Sonett-Archiv (https://sonett-archiv.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=126) +--- Forum: Sonette aus germanischen Sprachen (https://sonett-archiv.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=394) +---- Forum: Englische Sonette (https://sonett-archiv.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=818) +----- Forum: Autoren R (https://sonett-archiv.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=844) +------ Forum: Robinson, Mary Darby (https://sonett-archiv.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=963) +------ Thema: INSCRIBED TO HER GRACE THE DUTCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE. (/showthread.php?tid=15232) |
INSCRIBED TO HER GRACE THE DUTCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE. - ZaunköniG - 10.06.2007 INSCRIBED TO HER GRACE THE DUTCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE. 'TIS NOT thy flowing hair of orient gold, Nor those bright eyes, like sapphire gems that glow; Nor cheek of blushing rose, nor breast of snow, The varying passions of the heart could hold: Those locks, too soon, shall own a silv'ry ray, Those radiant orbs their magic fires forego; Insatiate TIME shall steal those tints away, Warp thy fine form, and bend thy beauties low: But the rare wonders of thy polish'd MIND Shall mock the empty menace of decay; The GEM, that in thy SPOTLESS BREAST enshrin'd, Glows with the light of intellectual ray; Shall, like the Brilliant, scorn each borrow'd aid, And deck'd with native lustre NEVER FADE! |