An original something, fair maid, you would win me
To write—but how shall I begin?
For I fear I have nothing original in me—
Excepting Original Sin.


'To a Young Lady, Who Asked Me to Write Something Original for Her Album' (1843)


An original something, fair maid, you would win me To write—but how shall I begin? For I fear I have nothing original in me— Excepting Original...

An original something, fair maid, you would win me To write—but how shall I begin? For I fear I have nothing original in me— Excepting Original...

An original something, fair maid, you would win me To write—but how shall I begin? For I fear I have nothing original in me— Excepting Original...

An original something, fair maid, you would win me To write—but how shall I begin? For I fear I have nothing original in me— Excepting Original...