English poem
To Mollie
by Hanford Lennox Gordon (1836–1920)
O Mollie, I would I possessed such a heart; It enchants me--so gentle and true; I would I possessed all its magical art, Then, Mollie, I would enchant you.
Those dear, rosy lips--tho' I never caressed them(?)-- Are as sweet as the wild honey-dew; Your cheeks--all the angels in Heaven have blessed them, But not one is as lovely as you.
Then give me that heart,--O that innocent heart! For mine own is cold and perdu; It enchants me, but give me its magical art, Then, Mollie, I will enchant you.
1855.