Yes, Mary Ann, I freely grant,
The charms of Henry's eyes I see;
But while I gaze, I something want,
I want those eyes -- to gaze on me.
And I allow, in Henry's heart
Not Envy's self a fault can see:
Yet still I must one wish impart,
I wish that heart -- to sigh for me.
More verses by Thomas Lovell Beddoes
- To Sea! To Sea!
- Old Adam, The Carrion Crow
- Dream-Pedlary
- Songs From “death’s Jest-Book” Ii - Dirge
- A Ho! A Ho! (Song )