Against that time, if ever that time come, When I shall see thee frown on my defects, When as thy love hath cast his utmost sum, Call'd to that audit by advised respects; Against that time when thou shalt strangely pass And scarcely greet me with that sun thine eye, When love, converted from the thing it was, Shall reasons find of settled gravity, -- Against that time do I ensconce me here Within the knowledge of mine own desert, And this my hand against myself uprear, To guard the lawful reasons on thy part: To leave poor me thou hast the strength of laws, Since why to love I can allege no cause. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN ORDER FOR A PICTURE by ALICE CARY THE WINDHOVER: TO CHRIST OUR LORD by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS THE LAND O' THE LEAL by CAROLINA OLIPHANT NAIRNE AS THE TEAM'S HEAD BRASS by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS YEW-TREES by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THE LINCOLN HOME by ZELLA ACKERMAN |