Mrs. Elizabeth F. Swift. I. To Estelle. Hunt and Lee, comps. 1867. The Book of the Sonnet

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Hunt and Lee, comps. The Book of the Sonnet. 1867.

I. To Estelle

By Mrs. Elizabeth F. Swift


COME 1 out upon the dewy hills, sweet friend,
And let us study Nature’s changeful face.
Look how the sun’s last rays harmonious blend,
Folding the woodlands in a warm embrace;
Each glowing leaf, stirred by the evening breeze,	5
Gleams with prismatic hues; crimson and gold,
Purple and azure seem the waving trees;
The mists their silvery vapors have unrolled,
And hover o’er the river’s troubled breast,—
River, that ’midst such deep and calm repose	10
Forever murmurs with a sad unrest,
Like human hearts o’erburdened with life’s woes.
But see—bright messenger of Heaven, queen of the summer skies,
Filling the earth with loveliness—the Harvest-Moon arise.

Note 1. Mrs. Swift, formerly Miss Lorrain, is a Philadelphian by birth, and first-cousin of Leigh Hunt, the poet. She is the wife of Dr. Joseph T. Swift of Easton, Pa. [back]

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