Courage! I will keep my vigil on the balcony till day
Like a knight in full pyjamas who would rather run away.
Courage! let me ope the casement, let the shutters be withdrawn;
Let scirocco, breathing on me, check a tendency to yawn;
There’s the sea! and—Ecco l’alba! Ha! (in other words) the Dawn!
TO JULIA UNDER LOCK AND KEY
(A form of betrothal gift in America is an anklet secured by a padlock, of which the other party keeps the key.)
When like a bud my Julia blows
In lattice-work of silken hose,
Pleasant I deem it is to note