Matthew Arnold-Longing' -poem

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Uploaded by on Apr 26, 2008

Longing'
by Matthew Arnold
read by Alex Jennings


Come to me in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For then the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.

Come, as thou cam'st a thousand times,
A messenger from radiant climes,
And smile on thy new world, and be
As kind to others as to me!

Or, as thou never cam'st in sooth,
Come now, and let me dream it truth,
And part my hair, and kiss my brow,
And say, My love why sufferest thou?

Come to me in my dreams, and then
By day I shall be well again!
For then the night will more than pay
The hopeless longing of the day.


Audio created by Robert Nichol AudioProductions London all rights reserved

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  • This has been a favourite of mine since I was a teenager. It's just perfect.

  • Looooove this!

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