Why wilt thou chide, Who hast attained to be denied? O learn, above All price is my refusal, Love. My sacred Nay Was never cheapened by the way. Thy single sorrow crowns thee lord Of an unpurchasable word. O strong, O pure! As Yea makes happier loves secure, I vow thee this Unique rejection of a kiss. I guard for thee This jealous sad monopoly. I seal this honour thine; none dare Hope for a part in thy despair | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO THE UNKNOWN EROS: BOOK 2: 3. ARBOR VITAE by COVENTRY KERSEY DIGHTON PATMORE ODES: BOOK 1: ODE 9. TO CURIO by MARK AKENSIDE EPILOGUE TO LESSING'S LAOCOON by MATTHEW ARNOLD CYNTHIA SPORTING by PHILIP AYRES THE VOYAGE; TO MAXIME DU CAMP by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE ANOTHER JOURNEY FROM BETHUNE TO CUINCHY by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN THE AVENUE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |