Love

Jump-to-Glory Jane: XXVI

by George Meredith 1828–1909

From Poems — Volume 3

Love

The mild inquiry of his gaze
Was altered to a peaked amaze,
At sight of thirty in ascent,
To gain his notice clearly bent:
And greatly Jane at heart was vexed
By his ploughed look of mind perplexed.

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Meredith, George. “Jump-to-Glory Jane: XXVI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/184/.

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