Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Italy: Vols. XI–XIII. 1876–79. | | | | Sorrento | | Sorrento | | Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821–1895) |
| | | SORRENTO! Bright star! Land | |
| Of myrtle and vine, | |
| I come from a far land | |
| To kneel at thy shrine; | |
| Thy brows wear a garland, | 5 |
| O, weave one for mine! | |
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| Her mirror thy city | |
| Fair finds in the sea,— | |
| A youth sings a pretty | |
| Song, tempered with glee,— | 10 |
| The mirth and the ditty | |
| Are mournful to me. | |
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| Ah, sea boy, how strange is | |
| The carol you sing! | |
| Let Psyche, who ranges | 15 |
| The gardens of Spring, | |
| Remember the changes | |
| December will bring. | | | | |
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