Book 2 — TO MARY PRIDHAM[468:1]
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TO MARY PRIDHAM[468:1]
[AFTERWARDS MRS. DERWENT COLERIDGE]
Dear tho' unseen! tho' I have left behind Life's gayer views and all that stirs the mind, Now I revive, Hope making a new start, Since I have heard with most believing heart, That all my glad eyes would grow bright to see, 5 My Derwent hath found realiz'd in thee, [469]The boon prefigur'd in his earliest wish Crown of his cup and garnish of his dish! The fair fulfilment of his poesy, When his young heart first yearn'd for sympathy! 10 Dear tho' unseen! unseen, yet long portray'd! A Father's blessing on thee, gentle Maid!
S. T. Coleridge.
16th October 1827.
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Title]: To Mary S. Pridham MS. S. T. C.
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Dear tho' unseen! tho' hard has been my lot And rough my path thro' life, I murmur not— Rather rejoice—
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That all this shaping heart has yearned to see
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