Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
America: Vols. XXV–XXIX. 1876–79. | | | | New England: Newport, R. I. | | The Cliffs at Newport | | Ruth Dana |
| | | O NEWPORT! chosen sweetheart of the sea, | |
| Wooed by the waves at each returning tide; | |
| The strong rocks guard thee, lest thou daintily | |
| Shouldst, slipping ’twixt their crags, flee as his bride. | |
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| O waves! that beat upon a hopeless shore, | 5 |
| That ask and call, and, weeping, turn again, | |
| So shall you rise and fall forevermore, | |
| Nor even time shall bring you joy for pain. | |
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| Within the silent chamber of my heart | |
| It is as with the city and the sea; | 10 |
| For Fate is strong, and holds me still apart | |
| From one who hopes, and, trusting, waits for me. | | | | |
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