Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Эдвард Бульвер-Литтон)
The Love-Letter
As grains of gold that in the sands
Of Lydian waters shine,
The welcome sign of mountain lands
That veil the silent mine;
Thus may the river of my thought,
That glideth now to thee,
Reveal the wealth as yet unwrought,
Which Love has heap'd in me!
So strove I to enrich the scroll
To thy dear hands consign'd;
I thought to leave the lavish soul
No golden wish behind!
Ah, fool! to think an hour could drain
What life can scarce explore--
Enough, if guided by the grain,
Thy heart should seek the ore!
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