Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Walt Whitman. 18191892742. The Imprisoned Soul
AT the last, tenderly, | |
From the walls of the powerful, fortress’d house, | |
From the clasp of the knitted locks—from the keep of the well-closed doors, | |
Let me be wafted. | |
Let me glide noiselessly forth; | 5 |
With the key of softness unlock the locks—with a whisper | |
Set ope the doors, O soul! | |
Tenderly! be not impatient! | |
(Strong is your hold, O mortal flesh! | |
Strong is your hold, O love!) | 10 |