On a Caroline Poet

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On a Caroline Poet

THIS lord of a romantic wit

Was subtle without knowing it;

For Subtlety expires in air

If of herself she grow aware.

Oft with a reveller's gait did he

Stagger into profundity,

As mariners that chartless rove

May drift on isles of treasure-trove.

Title
On a Caroline Poet
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greatwar_watsonretro008
Item sets
Retrogression and Other Poems
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<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">On a Caroline Poet</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line">THIS lord of a romantic wit</p><p class="line">Was subtle without knowing it;</p><p class="line">For Subtlety expires in air</p><p class="line">If of herself she grow aware.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Oft with a reveller's gait did he</p><p class="line">Stagger into profundity,</p><p class="line">As mariners that chartless rove</p><p class="line">May drift on isles of treasure-trove.</p></div></body></html>