| Hunt and Lee, comps. The Book of the Sonnet. 1867. | | | | V. To One Deceived | | By Henry Theodore Tuckerman (1813–1871) |
| | | ALL hearts are not disloyal; let thy trust | |
| Be deep and clear and all-confiding still; | |
| For though Love’s fruit turn on the lips to dust, | |
| She ne’er betrays her child to lasting ill: | |
| Through leagues of desert must the pilgrim go | 5 |
| Ere on his gaze the holy turrets rise; | |
| Through the long sultry day the stream must flow | |
| Ere it can mirror twilight’s purple skies. | |
| Fall back unscathed from contact with the vain, | |
| Keep thy robes white, thy spirit bold and free, | 10 |
| And calmly launch affection’s bark again, | |
| Hopeful of golden spoils reserved for thee. | |
| Though lone the way as that already trod, | |
| Cling to thine own integrity and God! | | | | |
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