PoemOnSensibility

poemonsensibility

sensibility,howcharming,

dearestnancy,thoucansttell;

butdistress,withhorrorsarming,

thoualas!hastknowntoowell!

fairestflower,beholdthelily

bloominginthesunnyray:

lettheblastsweepo'erthevalley,

seeitprostrateintheclay.

hearthewoodlarkcharmtheforest,

tellingo'erhislittlejoys;

butalas!apreythesurest

toeachpirateoftheskies.

dearlyboughtthehiddentreasure

finerfeelingscanbestow:

chordsthatvibratesweetestpleasure

thrillthedeepestnotesofwoe.