Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 32. THERE'S NO DEFENCE AGAINST LOVE, by PHILIP AYRES



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EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 32. THERE'S NO DEFENCE AGAINST LOVE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: To sword and gun we steel oppose and bluff
Last Line: There is no fence against his prot'stant flail.
Subject(s): Love


To sword and gun we steel oppose and buff,
To bearded shafts a trusty coat of mail,
But against Cupid's darts no armour's proof,
There is no fence against his Prot'stant flail.





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