| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Her Confirmation |
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| WHEN my Clorinda walks in white | |
| Unto her Confirmation Rite, | |
| What sinless dove can show to heaven | |
| A purer sight? | |
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| Beneath a lawn, translucent crown | 5 |
| Her lovely curls conceal their brown; | |
| Her wanton eyes are fastened, even, | |
| Demurely down. | |
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| And that delicious mouth of rose | |
| No words, no smile, may discompose: | 10 |
| All of her feels the approaching awe, | |
| And silent grows. | |
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| Come, then, Thou noiseless Spirit, and rest | |
| Here, where she waits Thee for her Guest: | |
| Pass not, but sweetly onward draw, | 15 |
| Till heaven’s possessed! | |
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