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First Line: Honey from silkworms who can gather
Last Line: How should I then hate thee?
Subject(s): Criticism & Critics; Hate


I

HONEY from silkworms who can gather,
Or silk from the yellow bee?
The grass may grow in winter weather
As soon as hate in me.

II

Hate men who cant, and men who pray,
And men who rail like thee;
An equal passion to repay
They are not coy like me.

III

Or seek some slave of power and gold,
To be thy dear heart's mate;
Thy love will move that bigot cold
Sooner than me thy hate.

IV

A passion like the one I prove
Cannot divided be;
I hate thy want of truth and love --
How should I then hate thee?





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