UNTIL MY EYES SAW THEE.
Until my eyes saw thee, they had no sight, My ears, till you had spoken, had not heard ; Love was to me at best a pretty word, And day was but a lesser form of night. Now, as an Emperor at power's height May win so much he cannot count his gain. I also seek, but equally in vain, To realise the sum of my delight. If other men have called themselves most blest When eyes less bright have smiled in love on them, How shall my wondrous fortune be expressed, More rich than other love, or gold or gem ? For I, wlio should have worshipped from . afar, Content with things of earth, have gained a star ! BR END OX CLARK, Pailiia, Bay of Islands.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 139, 13 June 1936, Page 1 (Supplement)
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