Henry O'Meara Ballads of America

IMOGEN

IN "CYMBELINE"

IN Imogen all pearls of wifehood shine,
  Conjugal truth and immolation lend
A life-it halo to the spousal shrine
While Nature's gems in nuptial beams combine
  Where jewels of connubial lustre blend.

Clasped to this shrine, her wronged heart bides alone -
   Each radial impulse cleft by Love's recision -
Conjures an aureole phasma all her own,
A soul's perfusion as a nimbus thrown
  On her the centred angel of the vision.

Decoration

ISABELLA

CONTENTS

CORDELIA

Henry O'Meara Ballads of America

IMOGEN

IN "CYMBELINE"

Edited and formatted by Sheldon Brown updated Wednesday, April 19, 2000 URL: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/omeara/imogen.htmlCopyright © 2000 Sheldon Brown

Edited and formatted by Sheldon Brown
updated Wednesday, April 19, 2000
URL: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/omeara/imogen.html
Copyright © 2000 Sheldon Brown