Maria Gowen Brooks Tender Poems
- 1. Zophiel. Stanzas
To meet a friendship such as mine
Such feelings must thy heart refine
As seldom mortal mind gives birth,
'Tis love, without a stain of earth,
... - 2. Zophiel. Canto I
CANTO I.
... - 3. On The Death Of A Lady
Thy home seemed not of earth - so blest
But there has fall'n a shaft of fate
The dove is stricken; and the nest
She warmed and cheered is desolate.
... - 4. Zophiel. Ode
Thou who wert born of Psyche and of Love
And fondly nurst on Poesy's warm breast
Painting, oh, power adored!
My country's sons have poured
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