Winthrop Mackworth Praed Heart Poems
- 1. Everyday Characters Iv - My Partner
'There is, perhaps, no subject of more universal interest in the whole range of natural knowledge, than that of the unceasing fluctuations which take place in the atmosphere in which we are immersed.'
-- British Almanack.
At Cheltenham, where one drinks one's fill
... - 2. A Letter Of Advice
You tell me you're promised a lover,
My own Araminta, next week;
Why cannot my fancy discover
The hue of his coat, and his cheek?
... - 3. Everyday Characters Iii - The Belle Of The Ball Room
Years, years ago, ere yet my dreams
Had been of being wise and witty;
Ere I had done wth writing themes,
Or yawn'd o'er this infernal Chitty; --
... - 4. Everyday Characters V - Portrait Of A Lady
IN THE EXHIBITION OP THE ROYAL
ACADEMY
... - 5. The Newly-wedded
NOW the rite is duly done,
Now the word is spoken,
And the spell has made us one
Which may ne-er be broken;
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