George Darley Joy Poems
- 1. The Anonymous Poet
You, the choice minions of the proud-lipped nine
Who warble at the great Apollo's knee,
Why do you laugh at these rude lays of mine?
I seek not of your brotherhood to be:
... - 2. The Solitary Lyre
Wherefore, unlaurell'd Boy,
Whom the contemptuous Muse will not inspire,
With a sad kind of joy
Still sing'st thou to thy solitary lyre?
... - 3. The Joy Of Childhood
Down the dimpled green-sward dancing
Bursts a flaxen-headed bevy,
Bud-lipt boys and girls advancing
Love's irregular little levy.
... - 4. The Gambols Of Children
DOWN the dimpled greensward dancing,
Bursts a flaxen-headed bevy,-
Bud-lipt boys and girls advancing,
Love's irregular little levy.
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