Love
While thou wert by
From Lyra Elegantiarum, ed. Frederick Locker (London: E. Moxon, 1867)
Love
While thou wert by
With laughing eye,
I felt the glow and song of spring;
Now thou art gone
I sit alone,
Nor heed who smile nor hear who sing.
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Landor, Walter Savage. “While thou wert by.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/67/.
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Landor, Walter Savage. “While thou wert by.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/67/.
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