Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
France: Vols. IX–X. 1876–79. | | | | Yvette, the River | | To the River Yvette | | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) |
| | | O LOVELY river of Yvette! | |
| O darling river! like a bride, | |
| Some dimpled, bashful, fair Lisette, | |
| Thou goest to wed the Orge’s tide. | |
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| Maincourt and lordly Dampierre | 5 |
| See and salute thee on thy way, | |
| And with a blessing and a prayer | |
| Ring the sweet bells of St. Forget. | |
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| The valley of Chevreuse in vain | |
| Would hold thee in its fond embrace; | 10 |
| Thou glidest from its arms again | |
| And hurriest on with swifter pace. | |
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| Thou wilt not stay; with restless feet | |
| Pursuing still thine onward flight, | |
| Thou goest as one in haste to meet | 15 |
| Her sole desire, her heart’s delight. | |
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| O lovely river of Yvette! | |
| O darling stream! on balanced wings | |
| Thy wood-birds sang the chansonnette | |
| That here an unknown poet sings. | 20 | | | |
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