Versos English Elizabeth Stuart Phelps SEALED.

English poem

SEALED.

by (1844–1911)

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"Shall I pour you the wine," she said, "The wine that is rare and red? Sweeter the cup for the drop."— "But why do you shrink and stop?"

"The seal of the wine Has a sacred sign; I am afraid," she said.

"I love and revere You more for your fear, Than I do for your wine," he said.