Crisis is sweet and yet the Heart 1
Upon the hither side
Has Dowers of Prospective
To Denizens denied
Inquire of the closing Rose 5
Which rapture she preferred
And she will point you sighing
To her rescinded Bud.
Upon the hither side
Has Dowers of Prospective
To Denizens denied
Inquire of the closing Rose 5
Which rapture she preferred
And she will point you sighing
To her rescinded Bud.
(F.1365/J.1416)
[1] Crisis:: the turning point, from girl to woman as from Bud to Rose.
[2] hither side:: this side, the woman's side.
[3] Dowers of Prospective:: a woman's nature of foresight.
[4] Denizens denied:: foreigners admitted to a residence but was denied; girls became women but was denied.
[5] Rose:: a beautiful woman.
[8] Bud:: a young, immature girl.