Love
I held her hand, the pledge of bliss
From Lyra Elegantiarum, ed. Frederick Locker (London: E. Moxon, 1867)
Love
I held her hand, the pledge of bliss,
Her hand that trembled and withdrew;
She bent her head before my kiss.
My heart was sure that hers was true.
Now I have told her I must part.
She shakes my hand, she bids adieu,
Nor shuns the kiss. Alas, my heart!
Hers never was the heart for you.
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MLA
Landor, Walter Savage. “I held her hand, the pledge of bliss.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/62/.
Chicago
Landor, Walter Savage. “I held her hand, the pledge of bliss.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/62/.
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