Unidentified 19th century poem
From the Poesie’s minstrel lyre?
Not of thee, sweet Lady, dreaming!
Other thoughts, far nobler, teeming,
In thy mind so full of grace;
There’s a sun shines o’er thy face,
There hath taught thee, Star of Beauty!
Many a lesson, many a duty!
Lovely teacher, never weary—
Now, with a cold world, dreary
Still their lessons, like a tune,
Breathed soft beneath the softened moon,
Sink silently into our hearts,
Sink silently as dew on flowers,
Which, with their changing petals make
A dial for the summer flowers.
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