‘Tis customary as we part

‘Tis customary as we part
A trinket — to confer —
It helps to stimulate the faith
When Lovers be afar —

‘Tis various — as the various taste —
Clematis — journeying far —
Presents me with a single Curl
Of her Electric Hair —

10 Dec 1830 - 15 May 1886

Region: Central America

Period: Victorian

Movement: Romanticism

Poem Name	Topic
‘Twould ease — a Butterfly	Butterfly, Divinity, Eternity
‘Twas warm – at first – like Us	Stone, Warm
‘Twas the old — road — through pain	Heaven, Pain, Road
‘Tis Good & Mdash; The Looking Back On Grief	Funeral, Grief, Sea
‘Tis Anguish grander than Delight	Delight, Miracle, Pain
‘Faithful To The End’ Amended	Amend, Faithful, Life
‘Tis little I — could care for Pearls	Pearls, Sea
‘Tis One by One — the Father counts	Eye, Teach
‘Tis not that Dying hurts us so	Die, Door, Hurt
‘Tis so appalling — it exhilarates	Cold, Faint, Horror

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