Sonnet. To * * *
Dorothea
Hollins
Hollins, Dorothy
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University of Victoria Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry Project
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Woman’s World
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Nay, Sweet, ’tis nothing new ! What though
the light
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Sonnet
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To * * *
Nay, Sweet, ’tis nothing new ! What though
the light
Of your life’s love first break upon you now,
What though its radiance shine from your pure brow,
Telling of some great day beyond our night—
What though your gracious kindness melt the snows
Of world-worn weary hearts, and cannot cease
To gladden his who, finding you, finds peace—
Yet ’tis no change. You are not one of those
Love lifts from drear December into May ;
On us, your nearest, you have ever shed
May’s healing charm while snows lay thick around ;
’Tis but the essence of a perfect day.
In his true eyes your truth with truth doth wed,
And by his love your sweet life’s love is crowned.
Dorothy Hollins
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