Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PLATONIC LOVE, by JOHN HALL (1627-1656)


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First Line: Come, dearest julia! Thou and I
Last Line: Doth gently warm, consumes when near.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hall Of Durham, John
Subject(s): Love - Nature Of


COME, dearest Julia! thou and I
Will knit us in so strict a tie,
As shall with greater pow'r engage
Than feeble charms of marriage:
We will be friends, our thoughts shall go,
Without impeachment, to and fro;
The same desires shall elevate
Our mingled souls, the selfsame hate
Shall cause aversion, we will bear
One sympathizing hope and fear,
And for to move more close, we'll frame
Our triumphs and our tears the same;
Yet will we ne'er so grossly dare,
As our ignobler selves shall share;
Let men desire, like those above
Unmatter'd forms, we'll only love,
And teach the ruder world to shame,
When heat increaseth to a flame.
Love's like a landscape, which doth stand
Smooth at a distance, rough at hand;
Or like a fire, which from afar
Doth gently warm, consumes when near.





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