Revenge Poem by Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Revenge

Rating: 3.7


Ay, gaze upon her rose-wreathed hair,
And gaze upon her smile;
Seem as you drank the very air
Her breath perfumed the while:

And wake for her the gifted line,
That wild and witching lay,
And swear your heart is as a shrine,
That only owns her sway.

'Tis well: I am revenged at last,—
Mark you that scornful cheek,—
The eye averted as you pass'd,
Spoke more than words could speak.

Ay, now by all the bitter tears
That I have shed for thee,—
The racking doubts, the burning fears,—
Avenged they well may be—

By the nights pass'd in sleepless care,
The days of endless woe;
All that you taught my heart to bear,
All that yourself will know.

I would not wish to see you laid
Within an early tomb;
I should forget how you betray'd,
And only weep your doom:

But this is fitting punishment,
To live and love in vain,—
Oh my wrung heart, be thou content,
And feed upon his pain.

Go thou and watch her lightest sigh,—
Thine own it will not be;
And bask beneath her sunny eye,—
It will not turn on thee.

'Tis well: the rack, the chain, the wheel,
Far better hadst thou proved;
Ev'n I could almost pity feel,
For thou art nor beloved.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Your mom 13 January 2019

This poem is very gay thank you and bye!

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your dad 24 February 2019

lol your right

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Your Sister 09 January 2020

So are you

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your uncle 07 February 2020

you're all gonna be gay when I'm done with you

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Success Shaibu 16 June 2014

what the he? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? !

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Sylvia Frances Chan 18 September 2024

‘Revenge' explores scorn, desire for retribution, and cruel satisfaction emerging from unrequited love and betrayal.CONGRATS being chosen as The Classic Poem Of The Day.5 Stars

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Sylvia Frances Chan 30 May 2024

THREE: the woman who has rejected them and to write poetry about her. Letitia Elizabeth Landon's post-Romantic style infuses the poem with characteristic intensity, emphasizing themes of art, decay, and loss from a woman's perspective.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 30 May 2024

TWO: In this poem, the speaker addresses their lost love, expressing both pain and betrayal. The speaker encourages the object of their affection to gaze upon the beauty of

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Sylvia Frances Chan 30 May 2024

ONE: The poem explores scorn, desire for retribution, and cruel satisfaction emerging from unrequited love and betrayal. The poem delves into intense emotions of heartbreak, thirst for vengeance, and gratification.

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Larissa 15 November 2020

I love that revenge Pom it makes me feel better and help me breathing batter

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