I AM not fair,
But you have thought me so,
And with a crown I go
More rich than beauty’s wear.
I am not brave.
But fear has made me so,
And dread lest I forego
The honour that you gave.
I am not wise,
But you loved wisdom so,
That what I did not know
I learnt it in your eyes.
I am not true,
But you have trusted so,
That faithfully I go
Lest I be false to you.
If Heaven I win,
I can no virtue show
But that you loved me so.
Will they not let me in?
From: Song Of Dreams By Ethel Clifford, Published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1903
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