"It is not Beauty I demand, A crystal brow, the moon's despair, Nor the snow's daughter, a white hand, Nor mermaid's y…"

"Give me, instead of beauty's bust, A tender heart, a loyal mind, Which with temptation I could trust, Yet never linke…"

"Half-buried to her flaming breast In this bright tree, she makes her nest, Hundred-sunned Phoenix! when she must Crum…"

"Sweet in her green dell the flower of beauty slumbers, Lull'd by the faint breezes sighing through her hair; Sleeps s…"

"Come then, my bird! For the peace thou ever bearest, Still Heaven's messenger of comfort to me— Come—this fond bosom,…"

"When I from life's unrest had earned the grace Of utter ease beside a quiet stream; When all that was had mingled in …"

"For sorrow and joy are one, and all the past And all the future mingle in a kiss."

"They said: "She dwelleth in some place apart, Immortal Truth, within whose eyes Who looks may find the secret of the …"

"The fatalities which destroyed the men of another period originated in crafty diplomacy, soothing promises, and flatt…"

"Beloved, it is morn! A redder berry on the thorn, A deeper yellow on the corn, For this good day new-born."