"TO MISS CUSHMAN.—HELENA'S SONG", Liverpool Mercury, Aug 21, 1855
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Title
"TO MISS CUSHMAN.—HELENA'S SONG", Liverpool Mercury, Aug 21, 1855
Subject
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876
Arts--Literature
Description
This is a poem dedicated to Charlotte Cushman.
Credit
The British Library Newspapers, Gale Digital Collections
Credit
The British Library Newspapers, Gale Digital Collections
Source
Liverpool Mercury
Publisher
Reach PLC
Date
1855-08-21
Type
Reference
Poem Item Type Metadata
To
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876
Text
TO MISS CUSHMAN.—HELENA'S SONG.
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"It were all one that I should love a bright particular star and
Think to wod it, he is so above me."—HELENA.
I wake from a deep trance of bliss—
I start from a sorrowless dream—
As one whom fatal abyss
Hath drawn to its perilous stream.
I strive to suppress my vain grief,
I nerve my lorn heart to despair;
Yet, ah! E'en my soul's disbelief
Recalls thee, impassioned there.
I have thought of thee, only to weep,
As we sadden, yet gaze on the sky—
As we mournfully, hopelessly seek
The track of a planet on high.
If my soul for one hour could forget
The chasm fate bids intervene,
This waking for ever hath set
Its seal to my spirit's young dream.
Mansfield House.
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"It were all one that I should love a bright particular star and
Think to wod it, he is so above me."—HELENA.
I wake from a deep trance of bliss—
I start from a sorrowless dream—
As one whom fatal abyss
Hath drawn to its perilous stream.
I strive to suppress my vain grief,
I nerve my lorn heart to despair;
Yet, ah! E'en my soul's disbelief
Recalls thee, impassioned there.
I have thought of thee, only to weep,
As we sadden, yet gaze on the sky—
As we mournfully, hopelessly seek
The track of a planet on high.
If my soul for one hour could forget
The chasm fate bids intervene,
This waking for ever hath set
Its seal to my spirit's young dream.
Mansfield House.
Location
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Geocode (Latitude)
53.407154
Geocode (Longitude)
-2.991665
Archive
Gale Primary Sources
Provenance
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/BC3204001868/BNCN?u=bayreuth&sid=BNCN&xid=6d69ff41. Accessed 16 April, 2021
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Citation
“"TO MISS CUSHMAN.—HELENA'S SONG", Liverpool Mercury, Aug 21, 1855,” Archival Gossip Collection, accessed April 19, 2024, https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/639.