lirik lagu anna bentinick - charlotte bronte - preference
not in scorn do i reprove thee
not in pride thy vows i waive
but, believe, i could not love thee
wert thou prince, and i a slave
these, then, are thine oaths of passion?
this, thy tenderness for me?
judged, even, by thine own confession
thou art steeped in perfidy
having vanquished, thou wouldst leave me!
thus i read thee long ago;
therefore, dared i not deceive thee
even with friendship’s gentle show
therefore, with impassive coldness
have i ever met thy gaze;
though, full oft, with daring boldness
thou thine eyes to mine didst raise
why that smile? thou now art deeming
this my coldness all untrue,~~
but a mask of frozen seeming
hiding secret fires from view
touch my hand, thou self~deceiver;
nay~be calm, for i am so:
does it burn? does my lip quiver?
has mine eye a troubled glow?
canst thou call a moment’s colour
to my forehead~~to my cheek?
canst thou tinge their tranquil pallor
with one flattering, feverish streak?
am i marble? what! no woman
could so calm before thee stand?
nothing living, sentient, human
could so coldly take thy hand?
yes~~a sister might, a mother:
my good~will is sisterly:
dream not, then, i strive to smother
fires that inly burn for thee
rave not, rage not, wrath is fruitless
fury cannot change my mind;
i but deem the feeling rootless
which so whirls in passion’s wind
can i love? oh, deeply~~truly~~
warmly~~fondly~~but not thee;
and my love is answered duly
with an equal energy
wouldst thou see thy rival? hasten
draw that curtain soft aside
look where yon thick branches chasten
noon, with shades of eventide
in that glade, where foliage blending
forms a green arch overhead
sits thy rival, thoughtful bending
o’er a stand with papers spread~~
motionless, his fingers plying
that untired, unresting pen;
time and tide unnoticed flying
there he sits~~the first of men!
man of conscience~~man of reason;
stern, perchance, but ever just;
foe to falsehood, wrong, and treason
honour’s shield, and virtue’s trust!
worker, thinker, firm defender
of heaven’s truth~~man’s liberty;
soul of iron~~proof to slander
rock where founders tyranny
fame he seeks not~~but full surely
she will seek him, in his home;
this i know, and wait securely
for the atoning hour to come
to that man my faith is given
therefore, soldier, cease to sue;
while god reigns in earth and heaven
i to him will still be true!
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