Richard Francis Burton Voice Poems
- 1. Black Sheep
FROM their folded mates they wander far,
Their ways seem harsh and wild:
They follow the beck of a baleful star,
Their paths are dream-beguiled.
... - 2. In Sleep
NOT drowsihood and dreams and mere idless,
Nor yet the blessedness of strength regained,
Alone are in what men call sleep. The past,
My unsuspected soul, my parentsâ?? voice,
... - 3. An Unpraised Picture
I SAW a picture once by Angelo.
â??Unfinished,â? said the critic; â??done in youth;â?
And that was all, no thought of praise, forsooth!
He was informed, and doubtless it was so.
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