Black Eyes And Blue (from The Italian)

Blue eyes and jet
Fell out one morn,
Azure cried in a pet,
“Away, dark scorn!-
“We are brilliant and blue
“As the waves of the sea-
“And as cold and untrue
“And as changeable ye.

“We are born of the sky,
“Of a summer night,
“When the first stars lie
“In a bed of blue light;
“From the cloudy zone
“Round the setting sun,
“Like an angel's throne,
“Are our glories won.”

“Pretty ladies, hold,”
Cupid said to the eyes-
For beauties that scold
“Are seldom wise;
“'Tis not colour I seek
“Love's fires to impart-
“Give me eyes that can speak
“From the depths of the heart.”