Relationships
To a Poet’s Wife
From Poems (1853)
Relationships
She, who in lonely pride may wear
The laurel on her brow,
And sit beneath its chilling shade,
Is far less blest than thou.
A higher happiness is thine,
To hear the voice of Fame
Re-echo in her silver tones,
The one beloved name.
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MLA
Botta, Anne Lynch. “To a Poet’s Wife.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/botta/88/.
Chicago
Botta, Anne Lynch. “To a Poet’s Wife.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/botta/88/.
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