176. To Giulia Grisi by Nathaniel Parker Willis. Stedman, Edmund Clarence, ed. 1900. An American Anthology, 1787-1900

Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

176. To Giulia Grisi

By Nathaniel Parker Willis


WHEN the rose is brightest,
Its bloom will soonest die;
When burns the meteor brightest,
’T will vanish from the sky.
If Death but wait until delight	5
O’errun the heart like wine,
And break the cup when brimming quite,
I die—for thou hast poured to-night
The last drop into mine.