| Hunt and Lee, comps. The Book of the Sonnet. 1867. | | | | Pauline | | By Sarah Gould |
| | | WHITE-BROWED anemones, daughters of the Sun, | |
| And blue-eyed violets, with the mignonette, | |
| And pale pink roses, with the valley’s pet, | |
| The myrtle, iris, lily,—every one | |
| Becomes a sweet interpreter of thee; | 5 |
| And as I list the voices of thy soul, | |
| So soft and gentle, yet in their control | |
| Strong and subduing, clearly do I see | |
| The latent strength that slumbers in thy spirit, | |
| Where lofty faith, and aspirations high, | 10 |
| And holy loves keep closest company, | |
| Building the heaven predestined souls inherit. | |
| O, the sweet influence of thy soul on mine | |
Is as an effluence of the most Divine!
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