The Silken Tassel/The Weak Spot
The Weak Spot
He spoke to Gul with all his heart,
And yet she stood unmoved;
He spoke to her with feelings smart,
And yet as hard she proved.
And yet she stood unmoved;
He spoke to her with feelings smart,
And yet as hard she proved.
He told her of his sleepless nights,
He told her of his dreams;
He told her of his lost delights,
And of those distant gleams.
He told her of his dreams;
He told her of his lost delights,
And of those distant gleams.
He spoke to her of all her charms,
And all her winning ways;
He said his soul was wrung with storms
For her a thousand days.
And all her winning ways;
He said his soul was wrung with storms
For her a thousand days.
Yet, like a stony statue, there
She stood unstirr’d for long:
He turn’d, and with a lighter air
Then sang another song:
She stood unstirr’d for long:
He turn’d, and with a lighter air
Then sang another song:
"O, Perin loves me with a love
Fain I would seek in thee;
And Soona holds me far above
Her heart’s felicity:
Fain I would seek in thee;
And Soona holds me far above
Her heart’s felicity:
"And Banoo is so beautiful!
And who can more so boast?
And glorious are her—";—there said Gul,
"I love thee, dear, the most!"
And who can more so boast?
And glorious are her—";—there said Gul,
"I love thee, dear, the most!"