Tell me, lovely, loving pair! Why so kind, and so severe? Why so careless of our care, Only to yourselves so dear? By this cunning change of hearts, You the power of love control; While the boy's eluded darts Can arrive at neither soul. For in vain to either breast Still beguiled love does come, Where he finds a foreign guest, Neither of your hearts at home. Debtors thus with like design, When they never mean to pay, That they may the law decline, To some friend make all away. Not the silver doves that fly, Yoked in Cytherea's car; Not the wings that lift so high, And convey her son so far; Are so lovely, sweet, and fair, Or do more ennoble love; Are so choicely matched a pair, Or with more consent do move. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MATRIMONIAL MELODIES: 5. SPEAKING OF DRIVING by BERTON BRALEY A CHILD'S GRACE AT FLORENCE; A.A.E.C. by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING SONG OF THE GREEK AMAZON by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT THE BURIAL-PLACE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT SONNET: 278 by LUIS DE CAMOENS THE TURKISH LADY by THOMAS CAMPBELL |