Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (18331908). An American Anthology, 17871900. 1900. |
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1076. The Clocks Song |
| By Rose Hawthorne Lathrop |
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EILEEN of four, | |
Eileen of smiles; | |
Eileen of five, | |
Eileen of tears; | |
Eileen of ten, of fifteen years, | 5 |
Eileen of youth | |
And womans wiles; | |
Eileen of twenty, | |
In loves land, | |
Eileen all tender | 10 |
In her bliss, | |
Untouched by sorrows treacherous kiss, | |
And the sly weapon in lifes hand, | |
Eileen aroused to share all fate, | |
Eileen a wife, | 15 |
Pale, beautiful, | |
Eileen most grave and dutiful, | |
Mourning her dreams in queenly state. | |
Eileen! Eileen!
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