THE reason why we love thee dost thou ask? We love for many reasons joined in one. Because thy face is fair to look upon: Because, when pains or toils our hearts o'ertask, In sunny smiles of thine they love to bask: Because thou honourest all, and harmest none: Because thy froward moods so soon are gone: Thy many faults and foibles were no mask. Because thou art a woman. Unto me A gracious woman is a child mature; Docile, and gentle, though with many a lure Enriched, and, in a soft subjection, free. A sanguine creature, full of winning ways; A thirst for love, and shily pleased with praise, | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO MR. S.T. COLERIDGE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE SUPERSEDED by THOMAS HARDY THERE IS NO DEATH by JOHN LUCKEY MCCREERY SUMMER NIGHT, RIVERSIDE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS WILLIAM COWPER by WILLIAM BLAKE JOURNEYS by KATHLEEN REA BRAID |