On The City Wall

Upon the City Ramparts, lit up by sunset gleam,

The Blue eyes that conquer, meet the Darker eyes that dream.

The Dark eyes, so Eastern, and the Blue eyes from the West,

The last alight with action, the first so full of rest.

Brown, that seem to hold the Past; its magic mystery,

Blue, that catch the early light, of ages yet to be.

Meet and fall and meet again, then linger, look, and smile,

Time and distance all forgotten, for a little while.

Happy on the city wall, in the warm spring weather,

All the force of Nature’s laws, drawing them together.

East and West so gaily blending, for a little space,

All the sunshine seems to centre, round th’ Enchanted place!

One rides down the dusty road, one watches from the wall,

Azure eyes would fain return, and Amber eyes recall;

Would fain be on the ramparts, and resting heart to heart,

But time o’ love is overpast, East and West must part.

Blue eyes so clear and brilliant! Brown eyes so dark and deep!

Those are dim, and ride away, these cry themselves to sleep.

_”Oh, since Love is all so short, the sob so near the smile,_

_Blue eyes that always conquer us, is it worth your while?”_

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• The Seven Sisters by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Sailor’s Mother by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Russian Fugitive by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Reverie of Poor Susan by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Redbreast Chasing The Butterfly by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Prioress’s Tale [from Chaucer] by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Primrose of the Rock by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Power of Armies is a Visible Thing by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Pet-Lamb by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Passing of the Elder Bards by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Old Cumberland Beggar by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Oak Of Guernica Supposed Address To The Same by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Morning Of The Day Appointed For A General Thanksgiving. January 18, 1816 by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The King Of Sweden by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Idle Shepherd Boys by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Horn Of Egremont Castle by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Highland Broach by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Happy Warrior by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Green Linnet by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth
• The Germans On The Heighs Of Hochheim by William Wordsworth by William Wordsworth

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