House of falling leaves with other poems / William Braithwaite [electronic text]

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House of falling leaves with other poems / William Braithwaite [electronic text]
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Braithwaite, William Stanley, 1878-1962
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Boston: John W. Luce and Company
1908
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"House of falling leaves with other poems / William Braithwaite [electronic text]." In the digital collection American Verse Project. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a/amverse/BAD9513.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.

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TO BEAUTY

O MISTRESS of the world! Heaven's own dear child! Priestess of Joy, and things that holy are; Under thy smile men's hearts are reconciled, And after thy light, they follow, as a star Follows the moon across the tide A constant wooer at its side. And I will follow, follow thee so far Across the tide of life, and will adore And worship thee in visions evermore.
O Maiden of shy innocence I say Thou art too fair to live in widowhood; Since Keats, thy lover, sleeps in Roman clay, For thee to be forsaken were not good. I fain would be thy wooer, Thou canst not find one truer, For I will love thee in whatever mood Thy sensitive and most delicate soul Doth on my spirit work its sweet control.

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And it shall nevermore be truly said The glory of the world hath passed away; Ah, no! the heart of dreams shall raise its head And Poesy again will hold her sway. Oh, give me power to teach The wonder of thy speech, And give thy heavenly message to our day: For the barren hearts of men have need Of the humane influence of thy creed.
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