Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
America: Vols. XXV–XXIX. 1876–79.
The Cliffs at Newport
By Ruth DanaO N
Wooed by the waves at each returning tide;
The strong rocks guard thee, lest thou daintily
Shouldst, slipping ’twixt their crags, flee as his bride.
That ask and call, and, weeping, turn again,
So shall you rise and fall forevermore,
Nor even time shall bring you joy for pain.
It is as with the city and the sea;
For Fate is strong, and holds me still apart
From one who hopes, and, trusting, waits for me.