Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Frederick Locker-Lampson. 18211895746. At Her Window
BEATING Heart! we come again | |
Where my Love reposes; | |
This is Mabel’s window-pane; | |
These are Mabel’s roses. | |
Is she nested? Does she kneel | 5 |
In the twilight stilly, | |
Lily clad from throat to heel, | |
She, my virgin Lily? | |
Soon the wan, the wistful stars, | |
Fading, will forsake her; | 10 |
Elves of light, on beamy bars, | |
Whisper then, and wake her. | |
Let this friendly pebble plead | |
At her flowery grating; | |
If she hear me will she heed? | 15 |
Mabel, I am waiting. | |
Mabel will be deck’d anon, | |
Zoned in bride’s apparel; | |
Happy zone! O hark to yon | |
Passion-shaken carol! | 20 |
Sing thy song, thou trancèd thrush, | |
Pipe thy best, thy clearest;— | |
Hush, her lattice moves, O hush— | |
Dearest Mabel!—dearest… | |