The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Upon a Stolen Kiss

Wither, George. "Upon a Stolen Kiss." New York Saturday Press, January 18, 1859, 4.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

The narrator wishes to steal "one poor kiss" from the sleeping woman who lies before him. He is afraid of taking the risk, not because someone else could find out but because it could wake and anger her.