In A Lady's Album

In A Lady's Album

by Marcus Clarke

This poem by Marcus Clarke explores the complex and often contradictory nature of human relationships. The speaker of the poem is a man who is deeply in love with a woman, but who is also aware of her flaws. He is torn between his desire for her and his doubts about whether she is truly worthy of his love. The poem is a meditation on the nature of love, beauty, and truth, and it is sure to resonate with anyone who has ever been in love.

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Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke was an English-born Australian novelist, journalist, poet, editor, librarian and playwright. He is best known for his 1874 novel For the Term of His Natural Life, about the...

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