Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
I. Disappointment in LoveThe Palm and the Pine
Heinrich Heine (17971856)From the German by Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord Houghton
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Of other blood reposes;
Her cheek is clear and pale as pearl
Amid that wild of roses.
Is leaning fancy-bound,
Nor listens where with noisy joy
Awaits the impatient hound.
Relaxed the frosty twine,—
The pine-tree dreameth of the palm,
The palm-tree of the pine.
Those dimly-visioned boughs,
As these young lovers face to face
Renew their early vows.