SUITOR RESARTUS.

A Sentimental Dilemma.

How can I woo you in this ancient suit?

You do not notice it, of course; I know it.

My soul is burdened with a shapeless boot,

Your heart is singing welcome to your poet.

Here in the shadowy settle I can sit

And sparkle with you, brightly confidential,

But when into the lamp-bright zone you flit,