Sonnet XXVIII: Weak Is the Sophistry
Read 'Sonnet XXVIII: Weak Is the Sophistry' by 'Mary Darby Robinson' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.
Sonnet XXVIII: Weak Is the Sophistry by Mary Darby Robinson
Weak is the sophistry, and vain the art
That whispers patience to the mind's despair!
That bids reflection bathe the wounds of care,
While Hope, with pleasing phantoms, soothes their smart.
For mem'ry still, reluctant to depart
From the dear spot, once rich in prospects fair,
Bids the fond soul enamour'd there,
And its least charm is grateful to the heart!
He never lov'd, who could not muse and sigh,
Spangling the sacred turf with frequent tears,
Where the small rivulet, that ripples by,
Recalls the scenes of past and happier years,
When, on its banks he watch'd the speaking eye,
And one sweet smile o'erpaid an age of fears!
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