Yes, Mary Ann, I freely grant,
The charms of Henry's eyes I see;
But while I gaze, I something want,
I want those eyes -- to gaze on me.

And I allow, in Henry's heart
Not Envy's self a fault can see:
Yet still I must one wish impart,
I wish that heart -- to sigh for me.

(C) Amelia Opie
03/18/2017


Best Poems of Amelia Opie

• To Laura
• Remembrance
• To Lorenzo
• To Anna
• To Henry
• To Lothario
• To A Maniac
• Secret Love
• Ode To Borrowdale
• Song: Yes, Mary Ann, I Freely Grant
• Song Written To A Hindoo Air
• Julia, Or The Convent Of St. Claire
• The Mad Wanderer
• Sonnet On The Approach Of Autumn
• On Hearing That Constantinople Was Swallowed Up By An Earthquake
• Song. Low Hung The Dark Clouds
• Ballad
• Yes, Mary Ann
• While Many A Fond And Blooming Maid