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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG [WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1732], by GEORGE LYTTELTON Poet's Biography First Line: When delia on the plain appears Last Line: Tell me, my heart, if this be love. Alternate Author Name(s): Lyttleton Of Frankley, 1st Baron; George, First Lord Of Lyttleton Variant Title(s): Tell Me, My Heart, If This Be Love Subject(s): Innocence; Love; Love - Beginnings | |||
WHEN Delia on the plain appears, Awed by a thousand tender fears, I would approach, but dare not move; -- Tell me, my heart, if this be love. Whene'er she speaks, my ravished ear No other voice than hers can hear; No other wit but hers approve; -- Tell me, my heart, if this be love. When she is absent, I no more Delight in all that pleased before, The clearest spring, the shadiest grove; -- Tell me, my heart, if this be love. When fond of power, of beauty vain, Her nets she spread for every swain, I strove to hate, but vainly strove; -- Tell me, my heart, if this be love. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WHY I MIGHT GO TO THE NEXT FOOTBALL GAME by DENIS JOHNSON THE POOL by ALEXANDER ANDERSON COZY APOLOGIA; FOR FRED by RITA DOVE YOU NOW HOLDING THIS BOOK IN HAND by ALICE NOTLEY FALLING IN LOVE IN SPAIN OR MEXICO by RON PADGETT |
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