Benjamin, Park. A Song--When First I Saw Thee
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A Song -- When First I Saw Thee
Benjamin, Park
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1996
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A Song -- When First I Saw Thee
Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine
Park Benjamin Volume 30
Louis A. Godey
Philadelphia
1845 Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine.
Prepared for the University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center.
Published: 1845
English fiction; poetry LCSH
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A Song.-When First I Saw Thee
When first I saw thee, to my breast
Love came-a not unwelcome guest:
From thy sweet eyes I saw him dart-
Those eyes! the portals of thy heart.
Indeed it seemeth strange that he
Should leave his home to dwell with me:
Yet I the little rover keep
Within my bosom, soft and deep.
Must I for him the cage unbar
To plume his wings and haste afar?
Oh say not "yes," delicious maid;
But rather grant thy gentle aid
To keep the pretty prisoner where
He cannot sport in Freedom's air;
Or only be allowed to flee
From thee and back again to me.