SD436. Edward Moulton-Barrett (brother) to Edward Moulton-Barrett (father)
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 1, 332 (in part).
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[28 May] [?1822]
To
my dearest Papa
on
his birthday
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When morning, clad in lustre bright
Dispels the mists of silent night
The lark upraises to the azure sky
His swelling note in sweet toned melody
The flowret opens to the suns mild ray
And nature courts the blessings of the day,
But why today should morning sweeter seem
And Sol shine brighter with more powerful beam,
Why seems the lark to glide more light along
And sweeter melody inspire his song?
Affection answering quickly seems to say
A father fondly loved was born today
EMB
Address, on integral page: E M Barrett Esqr. / Hope End.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Berg Collection.
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