Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LOVE A MYSTERY, by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON


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First Line: It matters not its history - love has wings
Last Line: His life thy empire, and his heart thy throne?
Alternate Author Name(s): L. E. L.; Maclean, Letitia
Subject(s): Love - Nature Of


IT matters not its history -- Love has wings,
Like lightning, swift and fatal; and it springs,
Like a wild flower, where it is least expected;
Existing, whether cherished or rejected.

A mystery art thou! -- thou mighty one!
We speak thy name in beauty; yet we shun
To say thou art our guest; for who will own
His life thy empire, and his heart thy throne?





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