Robert Bridges, ed. (18441930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916. | | From The Blossoming of the Solitary Date-tree | Samuel Taylor Coleridge (17721834) |
| FOR 1 never touch of gladness stirs my heart, | |
But timorously beginning to rejoice | |
Like a blind Arab, that from sleep doth start | |
In lonesome tent, I listen for thy voice. | |
Beloved! tis not thine; thou art not there! | 5 |
Then melts the bubble into idle air, | |
And wishing without hope I restlessly despair. | |
| Note 1. Coleridge. From The blossoming of the solitary date-tree. A lament. St. IV. Sibylline Leaves. [back] | |
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