Love

Jump-to-Glory Jane: XXIV

by George Meredith 1828–1909

From Poems — Volume 3

Love

In apron suit the Bishop stood;
The crowding people kindly viewed.
A gaunt grey woman he saw rise
On air, with most beseeching eyes:
And evident as light in dark
It was, she set to him for mark.

MLA

Meredith, George. “Jump-to-Glory Jane: XXIV.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/182/.

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Meredith, George. “Jump-to-Glory Jane: XXIV.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/182/.

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