Classic and Contemporary Poetry
QUANTUM EST QUOD DESIT, by THOMAS MORE Poet's Biography First Line: Twas a new feeling - something more Last Line: And yet who -- did not! Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
'Twas a new feeling -- something more Than we had dar'd to own before, Which then we hid not; We saw it in each other's eye, And wish'd in every broken sigh To speak, but did not! She felt my lips' impassion'd touch; 'Twas the first time I dar'd so much, And yet, she chid not; But whisper'd o'er my burning brow, 'Oh! do you doubt I love you now?' Sweet soul! I did not! Warmly I felt her bosom thrill, I prest it closer, closer still, Though gently bid not; Till -- oh! the world hath seldom heard Of lovers, who so nearly err'd, And yet who -- did not! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD |
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