| Arthur Quiller-Couch, comp. The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse. 1922. | | | | Hermione | | By Bryan Waller Procter (Barry Cornwall) (1787–1874) |
| | | THOU hast beauty bright and fair, | |
| Manner noble, aspect free, | |
| Eyes that are untouch’d by care; | |
| What then do we ask from thee? | |
| Hermione, Hermione! | 5 |
| |
| Thou hast reason quick and strong, | |
| Wit that envious men admire, | |
| And a voice, itself a song! | |
| What then can we still desire? | |
| Hermione, Hermione! | 10 |
| |
| Something thou dost want, O queen! | |
| (As the gold doth ask alloy,) | |
| Tears—amidst thy laughter seen, | |
| Pity—mingling with thy joy. | |
| This is all we ask, from thee, | 15 |
| Hermione, Hermione! | | | | |
|
|
